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EPISODE · Sep 10, 2025 · 33 MIN

Google’s Action Links Crackdown, The “Declining” Open Web, and Siri + Gemini

from The Near Memo · host Greg Sterling, Mike Blumenthal & David Mihm

Send us Fan MailWe discuss Google’s new guidelines for Business Profile action links, the company’s conflicting statements about the health of the open web in an antitrust case, and Apple’s rumored partnership with Google’s Gemini to power Siri. Together, these stories highlight Google’s tightening grip on local businesses, the shifting economics of publishing, and how Apple’s AI ambitions could reshape search traffic and advertising revenue.Subscribe to our newsletters and other content at https://www.nearmedia.co/subscribe/

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