Google boosts news and link visibility in AI mode

Economic Times TechOctober 16, 2026en

Google announced Thursday it will start displaying links to websites and articles more prominently and higher up in search results powered by artificial intelligence (AI), as brands and news publishers warn of a sharp decline in their traffic. According to a report by consultancy Chartbeat, news website publishers saw a 40 percent drop in traffic coming from Google between July 2025 and July 2026.

This is a short summary published by AI Global Wire. The full article is owned and hosted by Economic Times Tech — open it there to read it in full.

• Google