A branded search now shows a Google AI Overview for 93% of the brands tested. Where it sits on the page, and what to check on your own company.
AI Overviews
AI Overview Links Can Now Take You to AI Mode
AI Overview links spotted on 21 September open AI Mode instead of a web page. What this test changes for a site’s traffic.
Your Business Profile May Now Open With an AI Summary
Google is testing an AI Overview at the top of mobile Business Profiles. Why it leans on your own website, and what small businesses should check now.
AI Overviews Cost Wikipedia 100 Million Visits a Month
A University of Washington study puts the drop in Wikipedia search referrals at 5% since AI Overviews. What the method proves, and where Google pushes back.
AI Overviews: Le Monde Reports No Audience Drop
The head of France’s Le Monde group reports no audience drop since AI Overviews launched, while publisher bodies quote 33% to 38% traffic losses.
Blocking Your Site From AI Responses: What You Lose
A Search Console control keeps your site out of AI responses on Google. What it really cuts, what it leaves alone, and the finer levers to use instead.
AI Overviews Sources: What the Top 50 Really Share
AI Overviews sources share one format: extractable data. The Ahrefs top 50 sorted into six families, and the GEO strategy a normal site can copy.
AI Overviews in France Are Already Cutting Clicks
AI Overviews in France: Ahrefs measures a 23.1% drop in click-through rate for the most exposed sites, nine days after launch.
Query Fan-Out: Google Says No Optimisation Is Needed
Query fan-out: Google describes the mechanism in its documentation, then writes that no special optimisation is needed. What actually follows from it.
French Publishers Take AI Overviews to the Regulator
French publishers filed a complaint over Google AI Overviews with the competition regulator. What the case contains and what it could change for your site.









