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This week’s Media Briefing analyzes recent publishers’ earnings results, and the different bets publishers are making on how to build businesses less dependent on Google search traffic.

The search exit strategy

French newspapers file complaint against Google AI Overviews, USA Today Co employees push back against new company deal with Palantir, and more.

The search exit strategy