Google claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets
1. Google's test found news content worthless to its ad business. 2. The experiment involved 1% of users in eight European countries. 3. Google aims to leverage results for payment negotiations with publishers. 4. Previous antitrust fines in France complicate Google's strategy. 5. Germany's scrutiny raises risks for Google's proposed changes.