Google is introducing a new way for creators and publishers to promote their content on the search engine with "Search profiles." The new feature comes amid consternation from website operators and creators that Google's AI summaries have eroded the volume of referral traffic coming from the search portal.

Updates to Google Search's AI Mode rolled out on May 19. Here's what to know about the changes.

These are enhanced publisher landing pages, where you can follow the publisher, see the publishers latest articles, videos and social posts all in one place.

The company's sweeping AI overhaul of Search could reshape how billions of people find information—and impact the publishers and businesses who depend on them.

Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out.

June 3 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it has imposed new conduct requirements on Google's search services, including allowing publishers to opt out of training the U.S.

The European Parliament will stop using Google Search in favor of Qwant on its official systems to reduce reliance on foreign tech.

Google launches Search profiles, giving eligible creators a customizable page for articles, social posts, and followers. U.S.-only at launch.

A new “subsetting” within Search Services History is Saved Media. If this preference is enabled, Google will save your images, files, audio, and video when using voice search, Google Lens, and Search Live. This can be disabled independently of the main setting, while you “can also delete individual pieces of media from your history.”