Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a €1.1 million ($1.34 million) fine after a probe found that the company’s hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers. According to a statement issued on Monday by France’s finance ministry and fraud watchdog, Google has amended its hotel rankings practices since September 2019. The American search engine is accused of having created... 

Business owners are awaiting Tuesday’s Google search results, crossing their fingers that the tech giant’s new algorithm won’t affect their internet livelihood. The firm has updated its search algorithm to demote websites not deemed ‘mobile-friendly.’ Sites with text too small to read on a mobile device and those with links too close together are among the reasons why...