Overview
- Preferred Sources expands to English-language users worldwide this week, with broader language support coming early next year, and Google reports selected outlets receive about double the clicks on average.
- AI Mode begins surfacing more inline links and adds short contextual introductions that explain why each cited source may be useful to visit.
- Google will highlight and prioritize links from users’ paid news subscriptions, launching first in the Gemini app in the coming weeks before reaching AI Overviews and AI Mode.
- A paid pilot with publishers including The Guardian, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, El País, Folha de S. Paulo, Infobae, Kompas, The Times of India and The Washington Examiner will test AI-powered article overviews on their Google News pages and experiment with audio briefings with clear attribution and links.
- The rollout comes as the European Commission investigates Google’s use of publisher content in AI features, and Google says some partnerships involve payments for extended display rights and API-based content delivery.