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AI search & visibility: what monitored sources reported
Answer. 16 distinct stories on ai search & visibility were indexed from DABYTE's monitored sources over the last 30 days, through 2026-10-31. 0 of them were reported by more than one outlet — a rough signal of significance. None of the 20 brands in the DABYTE AI Visibility Index were named in this coverage.
Sources polled hourly · rolling 30-day window · headlines and short excerpts only, with links to the original reporting · how this index works
Indexed stories
Cross-source deduplicated: the same story from several outlets is merged into one entry listing every outlet that covered it. Full articles stay with the publisher — follow the link to read them.
- Flock camera searches fell 95% after a dispatcher's misconduct was caught
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/flock-camera-searches-fall-95-percent-highland-heights-dispatcher-misconduct-caught/95-9… - As search traffic dries up, Reddit announces it’s shifting to a logged-in experience
· techcrunchAs AI transforms how people find information online, Reddit is rethinking its open-web roots to protect its audience and business. - Google Search is now less than half of Alphabet’s revenue
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://www.kadoa.com/companies/insights/google-search-below-half Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50291945 Points… - Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
· techcrunchThe announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127.6 billion. - As AI agents reshape the web, Google opens Gemini and Search to more apps
· techcrunchA new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers discover and use… - Google’s AI search changes upended online publishing
· thevergeThis is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. - The Last Museum: Semantic search across 5.8M artworks from major museums
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://lastmuseum.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50194522 Points: 91 # Comments: 26 - Footage of the Flock search that a judge ruled was uncosntitutional
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://www.404media.co/watch-footage-of-the-flock-search-a-judge-ruled-unconstitutional/ Comments URL… - DeepSeek search and fetch – $0.75 per 1000 successful requests
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/search/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138531 Points: 551 # Comments: 261 - Chrome and Edge are removing XSLT: what breaks and what does not
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://doctor-seo.net/en/blog/news/chrome-edge-removing-xslt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50134617 Points: 103 #… - Is MCP becoming the common foundation of smart, decentralised search?
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://contextetech.com/en/articles/mcp-protocol-smart-decentralised-search Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129235… - Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US
· techcrunchThe new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app. - The Hetzner Cloud network stack – history and technical overview
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://www.hetzner.com/blog/the-hetzner-cloud-network-stack-history-and-technical-overview/ Comments URL… - Web Search API
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-02-introducing-web-search-api/ Comments URL… - Building a RAG Pipeline for Semantic Code Search
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2026/09/building-a-rag-pipeline-for-semantic-code-search-a-developer-diary-and-field-notes/ Comments URL… - Show HN: AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS
· hackernewsArticle URL: https://github.com/allenv0/SCM Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49952111 Points: 149 # Comments: 67
Machine access
/api/topics/ai-search.json— this topic as JSON (stories, sources, matched brands)/api/topics.json— all topics with counts/api/aiv.json— the AI Visibility Index these brand tags link back to