GEO news
What is changing in AI search. Each item is a summary with a link to the outlet that reported it.
Google opens Connected Apps preview for AI Mode and Gemini
Google has opened a public preview of its Connected Apps Platform, letting developers apply to have their apps run inside AI Mode in Search and in the Gemini app.
Source: Search Engine Journal
Google AI Overviews now appear on more than 80% of searches as ads blend into AI Mode
Google's AI Overviews now surface on over 80% of search queries and the share is still climbing, according to the week's search news roundup.
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Opting out of Google AI Overviews cut organic clicks too, small study finds
A small case study by Cyrus Shepard has put an estimated click-through rate of roughly 0.9% on impressions inside Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode.
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Reddit blames Google AI Mode for a million lost search referrals a week
Reddit's search referrals fell by more than 1 million a week on average during October, after a third quarter in which search traffic was already down meaningfully. The company told shareholders the decline accelerated late in the quarter and has carried into the current one.
Source: Search Engine Journal
Google tests query refinement bubbles above AI Overviews
Google is testing query refinement bubbles at the top of AI Overviews in Search. Tapping a bubble does not run a new search for that refined query. Instead it opens AI Mode, with the text of the bubble used as the prompt.
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Alphabet shares drop 13% as AI spending and slower Search growth unsettle advertisers
Alphabet shares fell about 13% on Thursday after third-quarter results showed Search revenue growing more slowly while the company ramps up spending on AI. Capital expenditure reached $51.36 billion in the quarter, with free cash flow at negative $9.07 billion.
Source: Search Engine Journal
Google says ads in AI Mode earn less than traditional search ads
Google's senior vice president and chief business officer, Philipp Schindler, told analysts on the company's earnings call that advertising in AI Mode monetises worse than advertising in traditional search.
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google says AI Mode users ask questions three times longer
People using Google's AI Mode are asking questions roughly three times longer than before, and are working through decisions earlier in the search process, according to Google Ads product liaison Ginny Marvin and search vice president of data science and user experience research…
Source: Search Engine Journal
Google AI Mode passes 1 billion monthly users as it absorbs AI Overviews
Google's AI Mode has passed 1 billion monthly active users, Sundar Pichai said at Google I/O in May 2026, calling it "our biggest upgrade to Search ever".
Source: Ahrefs Blog
Google blames lower AI Mode monetisation for slowing Search growth
Alphabet's Google Search & Other revenue rose 12% year on year to $63.35 billion in Q3 2026, down from 19% growth in Q1 and 17% in Q2, and essentially flat on the previous quarter's $63.27 billion.
Source: Search Engine Journal
Google expands AI Mode ads to ten more countries and adds multiturn ads in the US
Google is widening advertising inside AI Mode, its conversational search experience. Ads are now live in Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Singapore, with Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom due in the fourth quarter.
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google takes AI Mode ads international as Search growth slows
Google is expanding advertising inside its AI Mode search experience to international markets for the first time, alongside multi-turn ads and AI Mode in the US.
Source: TechCrunch AI
Google opens Connected Apps Platform preview for Search and Gemini
Google has opened a preview of its Connected Apps Platform, letting developers build apps that run inside Google Search and the Gemini app. The company described it as a unified way for app developers to bring their capabilities directly into both surfaces.
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google lets connected Gmail and Photos data shape AI Mode ads
Google has changed its privacy policy so that content from Gmail, Google Photos and Google Drive can inform personalised advertising when users link those apps to other Google services.
Source: Search Engine Journal
