Google unveils Mobile News Reader to load articles faster

Google Inc. unveiled a publishing platform designed to make news articles on smartphones load faster, which will compete with similar services from Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc.

Google’s new project, called the "Accelerated Mobile Pages Project," is aimed at loading mobile web pages instantly instead of requiring consumers to wait several seconds to open a story.

The platform, which is in a test format and will be available to the public at a later date, includes dozens of publishing partners around the world, including the New York Times, Washington Post, BuzzFeed and Vox Media.