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Publishers lose traffic as Google AI search keeps users from clicking news links

As Google expands AI-powered search features, online publishers are seeing fewer visits from search results. Critics say AI Overviews and AI Mode shift search from link lists to AI summaries, letting users get answers without opening original articles. Data show search traffic has fallen at major outlets, and some publishers report steep drops in click-through rates. Google disputes the claims and says clicks are stable and broader across sites. Publishers are pursuing legal action and changing distribution strategies.

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Google to add more source links in AI search answers to address traffic drop concerns

Google is increasing the visibility of source links in its AI search answers, placing in-text links higher and more frequently in responses. The change aims to help users reach needed information directly and make links easier to click. Google also introduced additional steps to boost publisher traffic, including showing contextual links at the top when few references exist, expanding a link carousel and changing how lower-page links appear. It is also testing links to publisher and creator profiles in AI Mode.

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Google releases Nano Banana 2.1 with 4K support and half price

Google unveiled its image generation and editing AI model, Nano Banana 2.1. It boosts performance while cutting developer image-generation costs to about half of the previous version and expands use from the Gemini app to Search, Ads and developer tools. Google said Nano Banana 2.1 improves visual design quality, mask-based editing and subject consistency, supports up to 4K output, and can handle up to 14 reference images.