"AI Overviews are now triggering for breaking news more often. When that happens, Top Stories drops below the AIO. Not good for news publishers covering those stories."
"In the past, news publishers were somewhat shielded for breaking news. Top Stories would rank at the top of the SERP and AIOs were typically not showing up."
"Google itself even said last May at a news event that 'AI Overviews are purposefully not triggered for hard news queries.'"
"If you are a news publisher, be aware that AIOs are starting to show up more for breaking news. I would track this heavily for your key topics."
AI Overviews are now appearing more frequently for breaking news, pushing Top Stories down in search results. This shift is detrimental to news publishers who rely on Top Stories for traffic. Previously, news publishers were somewhat protected, as AIOs did not trigger for hard news queries. Google had stated that AIOs were not intended for such queries, but this has changed. News publishers should monitor the rise of AIOs for their key topics to understand the impact on their traffic.
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