Google Isn’t a Search Engine Anymore “AI Armageddon” Arrives Isabella Simonetti and Katherine Blunt opened Today’s Wall Street Journal report with a blunt verdict: the “AI armageddon is here for online news publishers.” Chatbots now sit atop results, answering questions outright, siphoning clicks from the blue links that once paid newsrooms’ bills. HuffPost’s organic search traffic “fell by just over … Read more

Welcome to Mercury Local, the team behind some of Charlotte’s most essential local newsletters—Strolling Ballantyne and coming soon Queen City Express. As part of the larger Charlotte Mercury ecosystem, we are redefining what local journalism looks like in the digital age. What We Do Mercury Local is more than just a publishing company—it’s a community-first news network that keeps Charlotteans informed, … Read more