"Google Search Retires Cache Links, Promises New Replacement"
Google Search is discontinuing its "cached" web page feature, which provided a snapshot of a web page the last time Google indexed it. Google claims the feature is no longer necessary due to improvements in page loading, but many users, including SEO managers and news professionals, relied on it for various purposes such as checking site validity and monitoring updates. The decision has been met with criticism, and Google may consider adding links to the Internet Archive in the future, but no promises have been made.