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Google Is Now Paying More Than 400 News Publishers for AI Features. Not Everyone Is Cheering.

Google's News AI pilot has grown from a handful of partners to more than 400 publications worldwide. The licensing deal brings cash to newsrooms, but whether AI search sends readers to publishers or just replaces the trip is still wide open.

3 min read
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Mirror Publisher Reach Cuts 220 Newsroom Jobs as AI Summaries Drain Web Traffic

Reach, the company behind the Mirror, Express, Manchester Evening News and dozens of regional titles, is shedding another 220 editorial staff. The reason given is blunt: readers are getting their news from AI-generated summaries instead of clicking through to articles.

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