Category: <span>Google News</span>

After fifteen years, Google’s head of search, Amit Singhal, is leaving the company. Read the entire article here: Amit Singhal, The Head Of Google Search, To Leave The Company For Philanthropic Purposes

In the face of attacks, bigotry and general nastiness — news organizations are throwing in the towel on online comments. The Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Beast, news website Re/code, the millennial-focused news site Mic and Popular Science have shut off comments. Read the entire article here: Nastiness threatens online reader comments

Google creates the News Lab, a new effort to empower innovation at the intersection of technology and media. The mission is to collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to help build the future of media. Read the entire article here: Official Google Blog: Introducing the News Lab