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What's changing in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini — and what it means for brands that want to be the answer.

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PlatformsJuly 8, 2026

Reddit Nukes 23 Million Spam Views a Day — But 13 Words Can Still Steer an AI Answer

Reddit's massive bot crackdown collides with GEO: Cornell found 13 seeded words can sway AI answers, and Reddit feeds ~40% of LLM citations.

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AI AdsJuly 8, 2026

Google Starts Selling Ads Inside AI Mode — Healthcare Goes First, Your Vertical Is Next

Google is testing healthcare ads inside AI Mode, its 1-billion-user AI search. The free-citation era of AI answers has an expiry date.

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AI SearchJuly 8, 2026

Proof, Not Vibes: First Randomized Study Shows Google AI Overviews Cut Organic Clicks 39.8%

A randomized experiment confirms AI Overviews slash publisher clicks ~40% and push zero-click searches to 72% — causal proof the old SEO playbook is dying.

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