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Google's Preferred Sources feature now works with AI-powered searches.

You can add your favorite news sites so they appear more prominently.

Google will also now point you to stories that are highly cited.

I like to see certain news sites, such as ZDNET, pop up in my Google searches when I'm looking for help on a certain topic. With Google's Preferred Sources option, I'm able to add such sites so they appear in a regular search. Now, Google has expanded the feature to also cover AI-powered searches.

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In a blog post published on Wednesday , Google announced that the Preferred Sources feature now supports searches that run through AI Overviews or AI Mode.…