Ahrefs analyzed 137K domains and found 97% of llms.txt files received zero requests. AI retrieval bots accounted for 1% of total requests.

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Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged on the platform.

Mueller argues LLM systems can't use llms.txt to differentiate between websites for discovery. He sees a narrow role once an agent is on a site.

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Google Open Knowledge Format turns organizational knowledge into a shared format for AI agents, tools, and teams.

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One of the larger behind-closed-doors experiences in last year's Summer Game Fest's Play Days was the home of Amazon Game Studios, where titles like Blue Protocol, Throne and Liberty, and New World Aeternum all had playable experiences. This year, though, they dedicated their entire space solely to their upcoming remake: Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. Legacy of Atlantis isn't the first time that Lara Croft's inaugural adventure has been rebuilt from the ground up from its original PlayStation 1 release, as Tomb Raider Anniversary was released a decade later on the PlayStation 2, Wii, and other platforms. I asked one […]

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Hygenco, Rylo, Ola Electric, and more raised funds this week.

U.S. export control directive forces Anthropic to shut down Fable 5 access. The company disputes the security concerns.

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Google's information agents are now available in all AI Mode languages and markets for AI Ultra subscribers, with expansion to more people planned this summer.

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With 80% of AI traffic draining website infrastructure for model training, what can you do to fight back without affecting search visibility?

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Chrome says WebMCP creates hijacking risks for AI agents operating inside users' logged-in browser sessions.

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Claude referral traffic has grown almost 4x this year, making it the fastest growing among AI platforms, though still the smallest source.

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BrightEdge research suggests AI engines assign citation roles to Reddit and LinkedIn for ranking purposes.

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Anthropic Fable 5 is its most capable public AI model yet, designed for coding, research, and project-scale work.

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Reuters and Time now block AI bots by default, allowing only approved crawlers through allowlists, as more publishers add friction to AI content scraping.

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