IAB blueprint highlights gaps in measuring AI’s sales impact
The IAB says publishers and advertisers can measure some AI visibility and activity, but connecting that influence reliably to downstream sales remains difficult.
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How publishers plan to tame AI’s Wild West
David Buttle says the market for AI's use of news is still lawless. SPUR is betting that collective action can change that.
Four AI firms back training opt-out token, but enforcement remains voluntary
Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI support a proposed robots.txt signal for opting out of AI training, though publishers would still depend on companies honoring it.
Publishers wait for click data before testing Google’s AI opt-out
Google must provide U.K. publishers with click data by Dec. 3, and some say they want that information before changing how their content appears in AI features.
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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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.
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.
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.
Meta delays scraping terms to Nov. 20 amid publisher pushback
Meta postponed its revised business terms by three weeks as publishers, trade groups and regulators continue raising concerns.