# Google says News AI pilot includes more than 400 publications

_Published Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM EDT · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Google says more than 400 publications participate in its News AI pilot, including the Financial Times, CNN and The Texas Tribune, Nieman Lab reports. The program licenses publishers' content to test AI features in Google News, including overviews. Google launched the pilot in December; the newly reported figure describes its participation.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261015/p45#a261015p45)

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