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Google takes AI Mode ads global as Search growth slows

October 29, 2026

Google is expanding AI Mode advertising beyond the U.S. as Search revenue growth slows to 12%.

October 29, 2026

Alphabet reported $127.6 billion in quarterly revenue as Google Search and Cloud both posted year-over-year growth.

October 28, 2026

Axios is building feeds for AI agents, while Every lets subscribers use agents to reshape stories for their own needs.

October 27, 2026

Meta postponed its revised business terms by three weeks as publishers, trade groups and regulators continue raising concerns.

October 27, 2026

Press Gazette found casino articles published under a former Esports Insider writer’s name after he had left the company.

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October 26, 2026

The Verge traces publisher traffic concerns, legal challenges and licensing efforts surrounding Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode.

October 26, 2026

News/Media Alliance, WAN-IFRA and European publishing groups are pressing Meta to withdraw or reconsider its revised commercial terms.

October 23, 2026

The Movement for an Open Web wants regulators to pause Meta’s new commercial terms before they take effect Oct. 30.

October 22, 2026

Jim Lanzone says AI answers are disrupting the long-standing exchange between publishers and search engines.

October 21, 2026

The Independent, Reach, Reuters and Metropolis are using in-house AI tools for reporting, production and audience products.