Google Increases External Links in AI Overviews, New Data Shows Shift to 25%

The UK's CMA has proposed new rules requiring Google to make it simpler for Android and Chrome users to select alternative search engines or AI platforms.

Google added newly-launched CrUX ad metrics to its Page Experience documentation without confirming them as a ranking signal.

SERoundtable reports spammers are using Google's public Gemini Notebook feature to generate and publish low-quality pages across search results.

Google is embedding links within AI Overviews that route users to AI Mode rather than external web pages, reducing traditional organic traffic potential.