Google no longer provides direct URLs in search results

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What happened

Article URL: https://www.autom.dev/blog/google-search-goto-links Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668386 Points: 92 # Comments: 53…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://www.autom.dev/blog/google-search-goto-links Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668386 Points: 92 # Comments: 53…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:14:20 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
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