Facebook AI Mode Mines Public Posts With No Opt-Out
Meta launched AI Mode on Facebook, turning billions of public posts into AI-synthesized search answers with no opt-out for the 2 billion daily users whose content powers it.
Articles Tagged "AI Search"
Yahoo Scout Review: Old-School Links, New-School AI
Yahoo Scout is the rare AI search engine that puts source links front and center - here's whether that philosophy holds up in practice.
UK Forces Google to Give Publishers AI Search Opt-Out
The UK's CMA issued a world-first binding order requiring Google to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews, AI Mode, and AI model training, with nine months to comply.
DuckDuckGo Traffic Triples After Google's AI Search Pivot
DuckDuckGo's no-AI search page saw a threefold traffic spike after Google's I/O 2026 overhaul made AI-generated summaries mandatory with no opt-out.
CNN Sues Perplexity in First TV Network Copyright Case
CNN filed a copyright and trademark lawsuit against Perplexity AI in federal court, becoming the first television network to take legal action against an AI search company over scraping 17,000+ stories.
Google AI Overviews Treat 'Disregard' as a Command
Google's new AI Overviews respond to words like 'disregard,' 'ignore,' and 'dismiss' as LLM instructions rather than vocabulary queries, leaving users with blank search results.
Google Search Gains AI Agents, Hits 1 Billion Users
Google's AI Mode reached 1 billion monthly users at I/O 2026, as the company announced information agents, agentic booking, and generative UI set to transform Search this summer.
Perplexity vs ChatGPT Search 2026
Perplexity vs ChatGPT for search and research in 2026: real-time citations, Deep Research speed, pricing tiers, and which tool fits which workflow.
Best Perplexity Alternatives in 2026: 7 Tools Compared
Seven Perplexity alternatives compared on citation quality, pricing, and research depth - from ChatGPT Search and Kagi to Grok DeepSearch and developer-focused Exa.
Best AI Link Building Tools 2026 - 5 Compared
A hands-on comparison of the five best AI link building tools in 2026 - Pitchbox, Respona, BuzzStream, Postaga, and Hunter.io - with pricing, honest verdicts, and a full feature table.
Best AI Keyword Research Tools 2026 - 6 Compared
A data-driven comparison of the six best AI keyword research tools in 2026, covering Semrush, Ahrefs, Mangools, SE Ranking, Surfer, and Ubersuggest with verified pricing and honest verdicts.
Best AI SEO Tools in 2026 - 6 Compared
A hands-on comparison of the six best AI SEO tools in 2026 - from Semrush and Ahrefs to Surfer, Clearscope, Frase, and Rank Math, with pricing and honest verdicts.
