Google has launched a pilot program that adds AI‑generated overviews to articles from participating news publishers on their Google News pages. The initiative, aimed at delivering more context to readers, includes a roster of international outlets and offers direct payments to publishers for their involvement. While the summaries appear only within the Google News environment, the move builds on earlier AI experiments in Discover and signals broader efforts such as audio briefings and the expansion of Google’s Preferred Sources feature. Leia mais →

Meta announced that its AI chatbot will now draw information from a range of news partners, including CNN, Fox News, USA Today and People Inc., as part of new licensing deals. The move comes amid a wave of lawsuits by publishers accusing AI firms of using their content without permission, highlighted by a recent New York Times suit against Perplexity. Meta says the agreements will broaden the viewpoints and content types available through its AI, and it has also partnered with The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner and France's Le Monde. The shift follows Meta’s earlier decisions to pull back on news licensing in Canada and to discontinue its Facebook News tab. Leia mais →

Meta has entered multiyear agreements with a range of news publishers to feed real‑time content into its AI chatbots. The contracts compensate publishers and require the chatbots to link back to original articles when answering news queries, potentially boosting traffic. Partners include mainstream outlets such as USA Today, People, Le Monde and CNN, as well as conservative sites like Fox News, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner. The move marks a shift for Meta, which halted payments to U.S. publishers in 2022 and discontinued its news tab last year, signaling a broader strategy to enhance AI accuracy while supporting news sources. Leia mais →

Google has added a new Preferred Sources option that lets users prioritize selected publishers in Top Stories results. By checking a box for a chosen source, the site appears more prominently in search, and a dedicated From Your Sources section may be shown. Users can set preferences through a provided link or directly in the Top Stories module. The move follows recent algorithm updates that have affected traffic to many outlets, and aims to give readers more control over the sources they see. Leia mais →

Google has added a new Preferred Sources option that lets users prioritize selected publishers in Top Stories results. By checking a box for a chosen source, the site appears more prominently in search, and a dedicated From Your Sources section may be shown. Users can set preferences through a provided link or directly in the Top Stories module. The move follows recent algorithm updates that have affected traffic to many outlets, and aims to give readers more control over the sources they see. Leia mais →

Google has added a new Preferred Sources option that lets users prioritize selected publishers in Top Stories results. By checking a box for a chosen source, the site appears more prominently in search, and a dedicated From Your Sources section may be shown. Users can set preferences through a provided link or directly in the Top Stories module. The move follows recent algorithm updates that have affected traffic to many outlets, and aims to give readers more control over the sources they see. Leia mais →

Google has added a new Preferred Sources option that lets users prioritize selected publishers in Top Stories results. By checking a box for a chosen source, the site appears more prominently in search, and a dedicated From Your Sources section may be shown. Users can set preferences through a provided link or directly in the Top Stories module. The move follows recent algorithm updates that have affected traffic to many outlets, and aims to give readers more control over the sources they see. Leia mais →

Google has added a new Preferred Sources option that lets users prioritize selected publishers in Top Stories results. By checking a box for a chosen source, the site appears more prominently in search, and a dedicated From Your Sources section may be shown. Users can set preferences through a provided link or directly in the Top Stories module. The move follows recent algorithm updates that have affected traffic to many outlets, and aims to give readers more control over the sources they see. Leia mais →