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Google has started monetizing Search’s AI Mode. Sponsored results now appear along with AI-generated responses. These ads appear at the bottom of a response. Update: November 21, 2025 (2:14 PM ET): A ...

Adobe Bets on AI Search With $1.9B Semrush Acquisition Your email has been sent Adobe is making a $1.9 billion bet that AI-driven discovery is the new battleground ...

What’s the biggest capital commitment in Big Tech right now? AI infrastructure—and Google is shoveling cash into it faster than anyone expected. Just how quickly has Google’s capital spending ...

Leading SEO platform Semrush – the company that acquired Search Engine Land, MarTech, and Third Door Media in October 2024 – is being acquired by software company Adobe. Adobe announced the ...

Semrush will be acquired by Adobe, the two companies announced today. "Adobe and Semrush announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Adobe will acquire Semrush, a leading ...

AI is changing the nature of search and rewriting the rules for brands. It has spawned a cottage industry of AI search experts, though skeptics warn of overpromising. This story is one of a five-part ...