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Google Search AI to feature user-selected news sources

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Google Search is expanding its "Preferred Sources" feature to its AI Mode and AI Overviews. This allows users to select specific news publishers they wish to see more frequently in AI-generated search results. The feature aims to give users more control over the information presented by Google's AI. AI

IMPACT Gives users more control over AI-generated search results, potentially influencing publisher visibility.

RANK_REASON This is a feature update for an existing product, not a new model release or significant industry shift.

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Google Search AI to feature user-selected news sources

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · laurentgiret ·

    The Preferred Sources feature that lets Google Search users pick up the news publishers they want to see more often in Top Stories is now available in AI Mode a

    The Preferred Sources feature that lets Google Search users pick up the news publishers they want to see more often in Top Stories is now available in AI Mode and AI Overviews https://www. thurrott.com/cloud/336596/goog le-search-now-supports-preferred-sources-in-ai-mode-and-ai-o…

    LINKS thurrott.com/…/google-search-now-supports…

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