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theguardian.com - Dan Milmo - What do UK watchdog's new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers?
What do UK watchdog's new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers?
The Guardian

There is still a long way to go. A mass boycott of AI Overviews by publishers, in an attempt to force Google's hand, seems unlikely. But Google's brand relies heavily on being the world's central source of information. Earlier this week, AG…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - MGM and Amazon Game Studios to publish future IO Interactive James Bond titles
MGM and Amazon Game Studios to publish future IO Interactive James Bond titles
GamesIndustry.biz

IO Interactive will no longer self-publish future James Bond games, which will instead be published by MGM and Amazon Game Studios. IO Interactive developed and self-published 007: First Light, which launched on May 27 and sold over 1.5 million…

techcrunch.com - Sarah Perez - Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
TechCrunch

The U.K. has just imposed legal guardrails on Google's AI search onslaught. On Wednesday, Google announced compliance with the U.K.'s regulatory requirements, which state that the tech giant must offer publishers a way to opt out of being…

arstechnica.com - Jon Brodkin - Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
Ars Technica

UK regulators today ordered Google to put clearer attributions and links to publishers' content in its AI-generated search features. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also said Google must give publishers a way to opt out of AI…

standard.co.uk - Holly Williams - Google must allow publishers to opt out of AI search results under new CMA rules
Google must allow publishers to opt out of AI search results under new CMA rules
Evening Standard

News groups and other online publishers will be able to choose not to appear in the AI Overviews of Google search results in a move hailed as a “world first” by Britain's competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search under new rules
Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search under new rules
The Standard

Britain has imposed new conduct requirements on Google's GOOGL.O search services, including allowing publishers to stop their content being used to power the U.S. tech giant's AI features, as the watchdog ramps up its oversight. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…

ign.com - Cade Onder - IO Interactive Won't Self-Publish Future James Bond Games; Amazon Will Have More Control
IO Interactive Won't Self-Publish Future James Bond Games; Amazon Will Have More Control
IGN

Future sequels to 007 First Light will be published by Amazon and MGM, not IO Interactive. In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, confirmed that Amazon Game Studios will handle publishing on future James Bond games. 'We…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Reliance Industries slides Thursday, underperforms market
Reliance Industries slides Thursday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

Reliance Industries Ltd. 500325 shares inched down 0.67% to 1,304.20 Indian rupees Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.02% to 74,360.01. Reliance…

socialmediatoday.com - Andrew Hutchinson - Google looks to ease publisher concerns over the impact of AI Overviews on referral traffic
Google looks to ease publisher concerns over the impact of AI Overviews on referral traffic
Social Media Today

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As Google continues to integrate more artificial intelligence-powered features into its Search tools, referral traffic trends are changing, and SEO, as it's long been known, is…

indianexpress.com - Tech Desk - UK orders Google to improve AI search attribution, give publishers opt-out controls
UK orders Google to improve AI search attribution, give publishers opt-out controls
The Indian Express

The regulatory action against Google comes at a time when news websites and other publishers globally are witnessing a sharp drop in click-through rates as a growing number of users turn to AI chatbots or generative AI-powered search features such…

billboard.com - Chris Eggertsen - Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins Sells Publishing Catalog to Seeker Music
Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins Sells Publishing Catalog to Seeker Music
Billboard

Seeker Music has acquired the publishing catalog of songwriter, producer, bassist and keyboardist Simon Raymonde, best known as a member of Scottish band Cocteau Twins. The deal includes his entire body of work with the dream pop group. Terms of…

techradar.com - Craig Hale - UK regulator mandates that Google should let publishers opt out of AI search
UK regulator mandates that Google should let publishers opt out of AI search
TechRadar

Publishers must now be allowed to opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode They should not be penalized by risking visibility loss in regular search Google given nine months to implement changes, must submit reports Britain's competition regulator, the…

indiewire.com - Brian Welk - Amazon Prime Video Is Publishing Its Own Netflix-Style Weekly Top 10 Lists, Just Without Any Numbers
Amazon Prime Video Is Publishing Its Own Netflix-Style Weekly Top 10 Lists, Just Without Any Numbers
IndieWire

Where Netflix goes in the streaming space, so too in many cases does the rest of the industry. And after years of Netflix publishing its own weekly streaming top 10 lists and making them public and searchable, Amazon Prime Video is doing the same.

thebookseller.com - Publishing hits record revenue of £7.4bn in 2025 as audio, digital and export lead growth
Publishing hits record revenue of £7.4bn in 2025 as audio, digital and export lead growth
The Bookseller

Publishing reached its highest-ever revenue in 2025, according to the Publishers Association's (PA) latest industry statistics, up 3% to £7.4bn, with audiobooks, digital and export key areas of growth. Create a free account to unlock 3…

pressgazette.co.uk - Charlotte Tobitt - Youtube boss says publisher paywall integration coming 'very soon
Youtube boss says publisher paywall integration coming 'very soon
Home Page - Press Gazette

Youtube's boss in Europe has revealed it is working on allowing publishers to combine their own paywalls with subscriptions on the video platform. Pedro Pina, vice president of Youtube EMEA, told the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress on Wednesday…

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