--- title: "Google announces changes to highlight news links in AI search results" description: "Most outlets led with the announcement that Google will increase the visibility of news articles and web links in its AI-powered search features. They noted the company's plan to display source links more prominently and higher in search results. Framing was largely consistent, with a focus on the global expansion of these updates and the reaction from news publishers." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14596-google-boosts-news-and-link-visibility-in-ai-mode site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Google announces changes to highlight news links in AI search results technology · updated 16 Oct 2026, 4:24 PM PKT · 16 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the announcement that Google will increase the visibility of news articles and web links in its AI-powered search features. They noted the company's plan to display source links more prominently and higher in search results. Framing was largely consistent, with a focus on the global expansion of these updates and the reaction from news publishers. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Google makes website links more visible in AI Mode](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568159/google-makes-website-links-more-visible-in-ai-mode/) · 16 Oct 2026, 4:24 PM PKT > Google has announced plans to make website links and news articles more visible in its AI-powered search results. The move comes as publishers report falling website traffic due to AI-generated summaries. The company aims to help users find relevant sources more easily. The changes will place contextual links higher in AI-generated answers and display them […] - **Dawn** — [Google boosts news and link visibility in AI mode](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037556/google-boosts-news-and-link-visibility-in-ai-mode) · 16 Oct 2026, 11:34 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Google announced on Thursday that it will start displaying links to websites and articles more prominently and higher up in search results powered by artificial intelligence (AI), as brands and news publishers warn of a sharp decline in their traffic. The Alphabet subsidiary began integrating more AI features in its search results over two years ago. In May 2024, it launched AI Overviews, where... - **24 News HD** — [Google boosts news and link visibility in AI mode](https://www.24newshd.tv/16-Oct-2026/google-boosts-news-link-visibility-ai-mode) · 16 Oct 2026, 10:20 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Google announced Thursday it will start displaying links to websites and articles more prominently and higher up in search results powered by artificial intelligence (AI), as brands and news publishers warn of a sharp decline in their traffic. 4 articles from 3 outlets, 16 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.