Google updates AI search, core algorithm shifts visibility; Ask.com closes
Google updates AI search with more links, its March core update shifts visibility from aggregators, Preferred Sources expands globally, and Ask.com shuts down.
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AI models alter digital traffic, liability for marketers
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