Yahoo CEO calls AI search an ‘existential issue’ for publishers
Jim Lanzone says AI answers are disrupting the long-standing exchange between publishers and search engines.

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

Google is increasing links across its AI Search experiences and testing clickable creator and publisher profiles in AI Mode.

Google referrals to publishers fell 40% in a year as some outlets experiment with ways to improve visibility in AI-generated answers.

Reach has announced a partnership with Google that gives Google enhanced content rights to news across its UK and Ireland portfolio.

The publisher coalition wants a common way to track when AI systems retrieve, use, cite and present publisher content.
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The publishers argued Google used its search power to obtain content for AI products without compensation. A federal judge rejected their claims.

Publishers in Google’s AI contribution pilot report uneven payments and say Search Console makes month-to-month tracking difficult.
AI referrals are tiny but valuable, Google is shaky ground, and a licensing check is only half the deal. Bombora's Jaime Schultheis explains.

Adobe is bringing Photoshop, Lightroom, Express and Firefly to Google Gemini while its Claude plugin adds Acrobat tools and interactive editing.

Google is testing a program that pays publishers when their content significantly contributes to Gemini, AI Overviews or AI Mode.
