AI search underperforms for Google while cutting into Reddit's traffic

Reports say Google's AI search features are underperforming, and the shift toward AI-generated answers is reducing traffic to Reddit, leaving both companies facing uncertain paths forward.

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2026-10-30 00:51 · Platformer
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