Google said that the open web is "in rapid decline" as it tries to defend a breakup of its ads business, but later clarified ...

For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending ...

Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public ...

Some website owners want to block AI bots while permitting traditional search crawlers. The IETF is working on a solution.

Google's court filing reveals the open web is in decline, contradicting its previous claims, while new ad formats and AI ...

A recent analysis of AI Overviews web traffic from the Pew Research Center suggests AI Overviews results in a substantial ...