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Google says AI Mode is holding back growth in its search ad business

Search revenue rose 12%, but Google says AI Mode's lower monetization weighed on its growth.

By Martin Ashmere · 30 Oct 2026

PPC

Google tests new design for visit counts and ratings under sponsored results

5 hours ago

SEO

Bing search results now appear in dark mode

7 hours ago

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Google tests new follow-up queries at the bottom of AI Mode answers

SEO · 8 hours ago

Bing tests image preview overlay in web search results

SEO News · 9 hours ago

Bing tests square-box layout for local search results on desktop

SEO News · 9 hours ago

Google AI Mode tests new heading above citation cards

SEO · 9 hours ago

Google sponsored results show blue website URLs

PPC · 10 hours ago

Google has nothing to announce about AI Mode clicks and queries data

SEO · 1 day ago

11 best alternative search engines to Google in 2026

Industry · 09 Aug 2026

GPT-6 Astra not showing up? Here’s where ChatGPT Plus users can find it

SEO News · 05 Sep 2026

India’s deepfake rules hit inboxes: Google begins quarterly ToS reminder emails to users

SEO News · 03 Oct 2026

Is a Google October 2026 update rolling out? Forum reports say yes, Google’s dashboard says no

SEO · 19 Oct 2026

Meta One turns Instagram post links into a paid feature

Digital Marketing · 17 Sep 2026

Google launches tool to check whether ads actually increase sales

PPC · 10 Sep 2026

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Microsoft makes Bing AI Mode official as it splits Copilot Search into AI Mode and AI Overview

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OpenAI rewrites its AI rules to give you more say in how it responds

OpenAI loosens style rules and expands guidance on remembering preferences and acting on your behalf.

30 Oct 2026

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Reddit wants you to log in as traffic from search keeps shrinking

Tests start outside the U.S., while Reddit weighs how much visitors can see without an account.

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Mistral lets you download its biggest AI model and run it on your own servers

Mistral opens its largest model for self-hosting, with a licensing exception for model providers.

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Microsoft Ads can track more of the sales your browser tag misses

Microsoft opens its direct sales-data connection, with duplicate counting and consent settings to check.

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Google expands AI Mode ads to 10 new countries

Google is expanding AI Mode ads to 10 additional countries, including India, Canada and Australia, while…

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Google tests query bubbles at the top of AI Overviews

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Google Tag Manager adds verbose logging to Preview mode

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