{"id":107243,"date":"2018-08-28T17:01:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T17:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=107243"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:07:44","slug":"google-assistant-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-assistant-good-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Assistant can serve you only good news"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Google is testing out a new feature for Google Assistant that will only give out good news<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107860 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/google-assistant-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Google Assistant\" width=\"840\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/google-assistant-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/google-assistant-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/google-assistant-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/google-assistant.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These days it easy to feel like the world is going to hell. We have Brexit in the U.K. and a President in the U.S. who makes &#8217;round-the-clock headlines. Add to that global warming, a never-ending war in Syria, a financial crisis that just won\u2019t seem to go away and it is nearly enough to make us want to give up on the news altogether. I mean, why bother? Well for all of us news weary heavy-hearted souls, Google thinks it has the answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey Google, Tell me something good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8lkDYqnnd3g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Google Assistant is testing a brand-new feature for Assistant. The \u201cexperimental\u201d new feature means if you have a Google Assistant-enabled device, that simple command will have your faithful AI assistant regale you with nothing but good news from around the world. In a blog post announcing the &#8220;glass half full&#8221; feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/products\/assistant\/hey-google-tell-me-something-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google described<\/a> <strong>Tell me something good<\/strong> as offering:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c\u2026 a brief news summary about people who are solving problems for our communities and our world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnb.artstation.com\/p\/assets\/images\/images\/005\/660\/769\/smaller_square\/david-camilo-leon-varon-doodle-google.jpg?1492790646\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">How to find your favorite Google Doodle<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-where-to-see-your-favorite-google-doodle-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-where-to-see-your-favorite-google-doodle-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Behind the positive news stories Google Assistant will be serving up is the not-for-profit Solutions Journalism Network. Solutions Journalism aims to report on stories that show how problems are solved. The news stories will be aggregated from numerous sources with examples including:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;good news like how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/georgia-state-stopped-students-slipping-cracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgia State University<\/a>\u00a0coupled empathy with data to double its graduation rate and eliminate achievement gaps between white and black students, how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/money\/business\/2018\/03\/14\/backyard-beekeepers-detroit-bee-hive\/416065002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backyard beekeepers in East Detroit<\/a>\u00a0are bringing back the dwindling bee population while boosting the local economy, and how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/900000357\/how-iceland-became-the-most-stone-cold-sober-country-for-teens-in-europe.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iceland curbed teen drinking<\/a>\u00a0with nightly curfews and coupons for kids to enroll in extracurricular activities.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that hearing positive news stories will have a positive effect on our well-being. Hearing about humanity has overcome collective problems can act as a breath of mental fresh air. For its part, as well as testing this new feature, Google says it is working on incorporating more solutions-based journalism into all its news offerings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/google-io-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Google I\/O 2018: The biggest news stories about Android, Maps, Photos, Assistant, and more<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/google-io-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/google-io-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>It is also important to note, however, that Google (like all tech companies) contributes to more than its fair share of the bad news we\u2019re served up daily. Tax avoidance and app-addicted users are just the tip of the tech iceberg that threatens to sink us all. This is definitely a step in the right direction from the search giant though, and the positive effort must be applauded. 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