it was Google wot done it
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Sources:
Business Insider layoff memo: https://x.com/sarafischer/status/1928063856464511208
rchive: https://archive.is/scdjd
Google fixes bug that led AI Overviews to say it’s now 2024 https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/google-fixes-bug-that-led-ai-overviews-to-say-its-now-2024/
Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI https://www.wired.com/story/politico-workers-axel-springer-artificial-intelligence/
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Google’s AI Overview directly takes readers away from its own source sites https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/26/googles-ai-overview-directly-takes-readers-away-from-its-own-source-sites/
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