Critics say it's a textbook political maneuver by tech giants to avoid a fee under what could have been groundbreaking legislation. California lawmakers agreed to kill a bill requiring tech to support news outlets they profit from in exchange for Google's financial commitment.
Google said the deal will help both journalism and the artificial intelligence sector in California. The public-private partnership builds on our long history of working with journalism and the local news ecosystem.
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