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Google AI Overviews Lawsuit: Penske Takes Aim at Search Giant

Introduction: A Legal Clash Over AI and Journalism The battle between publishers and technology giants has reached a new flashpoint. Penske Media Corporation (PMC), one of the largest magazine publishers in the United States and owner of iconic brands like Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, has filed a lawsuit against Google over its controversial google-ai-overviews…

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Google’s AI Overviews Spark Major Traffic Drop for Publishers

Introduction In a dramatic shakeup of how people interact with Google Search, the rollout of AI Overviews — Google’s AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of search results — is having a significant impact on publishers’ website traffic. Since the feature’s broader release, multiple digital media outlets and news organizations have reported traffic drops…