Google has detailed more of the changes it';s implementing to comply with the European Union';s Digital Markets Act. We already covered the changes to linked services, but Google is also changing how results related to shopping and booking results are
displayed.

We will introduce dedicated units that include a group of links to comparison sites from across the web, and query shortcuts at the top of the search page to help people refine their search, including by focusing results just on comparison sites. For
categories like hotels, we will also start testing a dedicated space for comparison sites and direct suppliers to show more detailed individual results including images, star ratings and more. These changes will result in the removal of some features
from the search page, such as the Google Flights unit.
↫ Oliver Bethell

Google is also releasing its promised Google Takeout API, allowing developers to programmatically deal with users wanting to take their data out of Google to another service. This one in particular I';m interested in, since I';m curious if, say, a
competing email service will make it easier and automatic to move away from Gmail.

https://www.osnews.com/story/138364/google-introduces-google-takeout-api/

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