Google is to start paying some news publishers for their content, in a deal that could ease tensions between the tech giant and the news industry.
It has announced a licensing programme which will pay publishers for "high-quality content for a new news experience" it will launch later this year.
The new programme will begin with local and national publishers in three countries - Germany, Australia and Brazil - but Google said it plans to add more in the months to come.
As part of the deal, the company said it would also offer to pay for free access to articles behind paywalls in order to help publishers grow their audiences.