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How Meta’s AI shopping assistant decides which products you see

An early shopping test sheds light on product discovery, while Meta’s checkout design shows how customers approve the order.

By Radu Tyrsina · 5 hours ago

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Google appears to remove AI Overview labels from desktop results

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Yahoo tests reviews and popular links in search ads

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Google tests product features in Shopping ads

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Google shows cart icon by default in Search

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DeepSeek says its search engine filters ‘GEO manipulation’

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Google Merchant Center adds Fast Delivery setup for retailers

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Google launches tool to check whether ads actually increase sales

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Meta One turns Instagram post links into a paid feature

Digital Marketing · 17 Sep 2026

Google AI Mode now showing more ads

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Google AI Mode adds Source preferences button to the citation panel

Google AI Mode now has a ‘Source preferences’ button in its citation panel, letting users view,…

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