Digital News Initiative

Google is funding the creation of software that writes local news stories

Google’s Digital News Initiative has committed £622,000 ($805,000) to fund an automated news writing initiative for U.K.-based news agency, The Press Association. The money will help pay for the cr

Google’s DNI fund puts €24M into 124 news projects across Europe

Google’s ongoing effort to fix its reputation in the world of publishing in Europe took another step forward today. The Digital News Initiative, a group formed by the search giant to explore,

Google pours $30 million into European news tech companies

Pouring gas on the bonfire of news tech, Google recently announced that it has distributed more than $30 million into projects spanning the European news tech scene. The fund's goal is to 'help stimul