Manchester Evening News editor says Google AI summaries hurt local journalism
Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester says Google’s AI summaries and the BBC’s local expansion are putting pressure on publishers’ reach and revenue.
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Publisher revenue growth holds despite traffic losses, but tougher comps loom
The New York Times, People Inc., Reuters and News Corp posted revenue gains in Q3 even as some reported declining audiences and referral traffic.
Report: Nearly 50% of press releases are now AI-written
Pangram Labs reports that in June, 48% of press releases on PR Newswire contained AI-generated text.
Alphabet shares fall 12.6% as AI Mode monetization trails traditional search
Google Search revenue grew 12% in the third quarter as executives said AI Mode still monetizes at a lower rate than traditional search.
New York Times sues Brave over alleged content scraping
The New York Times alleges Brave scraped copyrighted content and distributed it to AI companies including Anthropic, Perplexity and xAI.
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People Inc. builds custom APIs for AI agents
People Inc. is moving beyond web crawling toward custom APIs that provide AI partners with cleaner article text and publishing details.
NLA Media Access launches free AI scraping detection service for publishers
NLA Media Access has launched a free service that pools publisher data to identify possible content scraping and support licensing or legal action.
Google takes AI Mode ads global as Search growth slows
Google is expanding AI Mode advertising beyond the U.S. as Search revenue growth slows to 12%.
Alphabet says AI investments push Search query growth to fastest pace in five years
Alphabet reported $127.6 billion in quarterly revenue as Google Search and Cloud both posted year-over-year growth.
Axios and Every test publishing for AI agents
Axios is building feeds for AI agents, while Every lets subscribers use agents to reshape stories for their own needs.