Search Engine Journal·4 min read·medium
What Top Stories Inside AI Overviews Means For Publishers And Brands In 2026 And Beyond
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Greg Jarboe
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Google has begun embedding 'Top Stories' carousels directly into AI Overviews for a significant percentage of trending news queries. This change means publishers cannot opt out of this placement using standard robots.txt directives, marking a shift in how news is surfaced in AI-generated search results.
Google now embeds Top Stories inside AI Overviews on 15.5% of U.S. trending news queries, and blocking Google-Extended won't remove publishers from it.
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