Google began adding AI Overviews (AIO) to the U.S. search results on May 14. While vaguely mentioning that links in AIO get higher click-through rates (CTRs), Google has remained evasive when ...

Google’s AI Overviews feature has led to a significant increase in the frequency of “zero clicks” to search queries — drastically reducing traffic to news websites, according to a new report.

The global search traffic fell by 15 percent year-on-year (YoY) as of June 2025, according to an Internet traffic tracker.

Visits to major US news websites have plummeted since Google rolled out its artificial intelligence search feature last year – with some plunging 40%, according to troubling new data. Of the top 50 ...

Key Takeaways Google Discover now features AI-generated summaries, reducing the need for users to click on full articles to access the information they need.Pub ...

The feature will appear on iOS and Android in the U.S., with a focus on trending lifestyle topics like sports and ...

Two large publishers – Dotdash Meredith and Ziff Davis – say Google AI Overviews haven’t significantly impacted their traffic. What Dotdash Meredith is saying. Here’s what the IAC (owner ...

Reddit Inc.‘s board and top executives misled investors about the negative impacts of Google Search’s algorithm and ...

In a digital landscape dominated by ever-evolving algorithms and artificial intelligence, the roles of large tech companies in shaping the ...

Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at ...

AI Overview's Impact on SEO. Google's new AI Overview feature in Search is at the heart of the evolving debate. ... (SEO) to drive traffic to their websites, AI Overview could upend that strategy.