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Briefly: Sunrise confirms 358 layoffs, Brussels investigates Booking, Google redesigns AI mode links

What happened

Google is introducing updates to its AI Mode and AI Overviews features to improve access to web sources.

Source

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Between major headlines, several news items caught our attention this week without being the subject of a full article. Here is an overview. Sunrise announces 358 layoffs for operational reasons following its consultation procedure with staff representation and syndicom. Initially, up to 450 job cuts were considered. The operator has also expanded its social plan, particularly for older employees, and introduced a voluntary departure option in certain sectors. The European Commission has opened a formal investigation against Booking.com for potential infringements of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The investigations focus on fraudulent accommodation listings, phishing risks related to reservation data, and the transparency of paid ad placements. The procedure does not prejudge any potential infringement. Google is introducing several updates to its AI Mode and AI Overviews features to facilitate access to web sources. The new features include more integrated links in responses, more visible news carousels, and rich links to related articles. Google is also testing links to creator and publisher profiles. IT news in Switzerland and internationally, with a focus on French-speaking Switzerland, directly in your inbox > Subscribe to the ICTjournal newsletter, sent Monday through Friday!

ictjournal.ch/news/2026-10-23/en-bref-sunrise-confirme-358-licencieme...Read the full source

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Launch

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Product
AI Mode and AI Overviews

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Details

Release type
Update

Topics and mentions

Product tags

  • online technology
  • general technology
  • future tech
  • data

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Oct 23, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
launches

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