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Time starts building ads for AI agents as bot traffic overtakes humans

July 31, 2026

Time is placing brand FAQs inside markdown pages aimed at AI crawlers, with Ally Bank and the Project Management Institute among its first buyers.

Read moreTime starts building ads for AI agents as bot traffic overtakes humans
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What 600,000 AI sessions reveal about the content that wins AI traffic

July 29, 2026

An analysis of 600,000 AI sessions reveals homepages drive 31% of AI traffic.

Read moreWhat 600,000 AI sessions reveal about the content that wins AI traffic

Muck Rack licenses MIT Technology Review for expanded AI news monitoring

July 28, 2026

Muck Rack has licensed MIT Technology Review’s full editorial coverage, including paywalled reporting, for its AI-focused communications monitoring platform.

Read moreMuck Rack licenses MIT Technology Review for expanded AI news monitoring
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Media OutReach bets on US newswires to boost AI visibility

July 27, 2026

Media OutReach Newswire now guarantees press release placements on USA Today and 770 US news sites to boost AI search visibility.

Read moreMedia OutReach bets on US newswires to boost AI visibility

When bots become the audience 

July 23, 2026

Bots now make up about half of all web traffic. Are they a threat to block or an audience to win?

Read moreWhen bots become the audience 
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AI accuracy is Google’s problem—until it becomes a publisher’s

July 7, 2026

Newsrooms can't dictate what Google's AI does their work, but they can shape how it reads.

Read moreAI accuracy is Google’s problem—until it becomes a publisher’s
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Sitecore acquires GEO startup Scrunch for around $225 million

June 3, 2026

The deal puts AI answer-engine visibility tools into an enterprise CMS platform.

Read moreSitecore acquires GEO startup Scrunch for around $225 million
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NYT publisher warns AI companies are ‘stealing’ journalism’s future

June 2, 2026

The NYT publisher accused major tech companies of building AI products on "brazen theft" of journalism.

Read moreNYT publisher warns AI companies are ‘stealing’ journalism’s future
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The end of 10 blue links is not the end of Google

May 21, 2026

Google’s AI search push may kill the old web traffic model, but it shows how firmly the company still controls the future of information.

Read moreThe end of 10 blue links is not the end of Google
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Google declares the end of the ’10 blue links’ era with AI search overhaul

May 20, 2026

Google I/O unveiled the biggest change to Search in 25 years — and it starts this week.

Read moreGoogle declares the end of the ’10 blue links’ era with AI search overhaul
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