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Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
As Google AI Takes Over Search, News Sites Lose Clicks and Cut Jobs
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is drawing criticism from media executives who say its growing use of artificial intelligence is reducing traffic to news outlets, forcing them to rethink their digital strategies and slash jobs. According to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday, publishers are reporting major declines in referral traffic as Google's AI Overviews and chatbot features increasingly serve answers directly to users eliminating the need to click on search results. The shift from a search engine to an answer engine is real, said The Atlantic's CEO Nicholas Thompson, who added that media companies now have to explore new approaches to stay relevant. Data from analytics firm Similarweb, cited in the report, shows steep drops in organic search traffic across major publishers: HuffPost's desktop and mobile traffic more than halved in the past three years. The Washington Post saw nearly the same level of decline. Business Insider reported a 55% drop and recently laid off 21% of its workforce. The New York Times saw its share of organic search traffic shrink to 36.5% in April 2025, down from almost 44% in 2022. Although The Wall Street Journal's search traffic rose in raw numbers, its share of total traffic dipped to 24% from 29% over the same period. WaPo CEO William Lewis warned that click-free search answers represent a serious threat to journalism. Beyond news, Google's AI tools have also dented traffic to travel guides, health information, and product review pages. The report notes that Google's upcoming AI Mode could hit even harder. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
As Google AI Takes Over Search, News Sites Lose Clicks and Cut Jobs
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is drawing criticism from media executives who say its growing use of artificial intelligence is reducing traffic to news outlets, forcing them to rethink their digital strategies and slash jobs. According to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday, publishers are reporting major declines in referral traffic as Google's AI Overviews and chatbot features increasingly serve answers directly to users eliminating the need to click on search results. The shift from a search engine to an answer engine is real, said The Atlantic's CEO Nicholas Thompson, who added that media companies now have to explore new approaches to stay relevant. Data from analytics firm Similarweb, cited in the report, shows steep drops in organic search traffic across major publishers: HuffPost's desktop and mobile traffic more than halved in the past three years. The Washington Post saw nearly the same level of decline. Business Insider reported a 55% drop and recently laid off 21% of its workforce. The New York Times saw its share of organic search traffic shrink to 36.5% in April 2025, down from almost 44% in 2022. Although The Wall Street Journal's search traffic rose in raw numbers, its share of total traffic dipped to 24% from 29% over the same period. WaPo CEO William Lewis warned that click-free search answers represent a serious threat to journalism. Beyond news, Google's AI tools have also dented traffic to travel guides, health information, and product review pages. The report notes that Google's upcoming AI Mode could hit even harder. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Bloomberg
A New Central Park Amenity, Tailored to Its East Harlem Neighbors
When McKenzie Lewis turned 7 years old, she found her love for figure skating. She took her first skate steps on the Lasker Rink, a run-down skating and pool facility built in the 1960s, located near the northern neck of Central Park's East Harlem entrance. Her neighbors swam and skated there too, even though the facility itself was slightly shady, said Lewis's dad, William. 'It was a little disconnected to get to the park,' he says. 'Like you could take those walks but it's like you were looking over your shoulder a bit.' What replaced Lasker this week — the new Davis Center at the Harlem Meer — is, by William's account, 'a breath of fresh air for the community.' A pool in the summer, a rink in the winter and synthetic turf for a picnic spread in the months between, the Davis Center marries the concept of three buildings into one. Designed with the East Harlem community at its heart, this 34,000-square-foot reinvention of a once-crumbling facility is more than a makeover; it's a restoration of trust.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Beckley VFW to hold bag drive for children in the foster system
BEAVER, WV (WVNS) — The Beckley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4469 has partnered with the Knights of Columbus and the Foster Care System to hold a Day of Service on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Raleigh County native named U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's Senior Sailor of the Year From noon until five in the evening, members of the VFW, the Knights, and experts from the foster care system will be at 201 Raleigh Avenue collecting backpacks, duffel bags, luggage and essentials for the younger children within the foster care system. William Lewis, a member of the VFW, said the stories the VFW were told about how these little kids transport the few things they're able to take with them inspired the drive. 'A lot of times when these kids are taken out, they just have, I mean, next to nothing. More often than not, that next-to-nothing is placed in a black garbage bag. Which is not the kind of symbolism you want when you're a kid moving from foster family to oftentimes, in just a hotel,' said Lewis. Lewis said the community can help by filling these bags with essentials for the kids. Things like underwear, socks, diapers, and nightlights. He said experts from the foster care system will be on hand to give information to people who may be considering becoming foster parents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
