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Sachin Patel
An SEO professional and SERP analyst with over five years of experience tracking search engine developments across Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Focused on uncovering new search features, AI search updates, ranking changes, and SERP experiments, with a passion for helping the SEO community stay informed about the latest developments in search.
2026
Google now shows Google Translate directly in AI Overviews
Google is now showing its Translate tool directly within AI Overviews, a change that could reduce clicks to third-party translation…
Google tests sponsored product grid replacing organic product grid in SERP
Google is testing a sponsored product grid that appears to replace the organic product grid entirely, with Brodie Clark warning…
Google tests new image design in product grid
Google is testing a new, shorter image design within its product grid, though it's unclear whether this is an intentional…
Bing Copilot shows ads before users complete the verification
Bing Copilot is showing ads before users complete the CAPTCHA verification, an unusual behavior spotted in the AI Mode-branded search…
Bing now showing sitelinks for ads in Copilot results
Bing is now showing sitelinks on ads within Copilot results, adding more detail and visibility to sponsored ads there.
Google tests new sitelink design for ads on mobile
Google is testing yet another new sitelink design for ads on mobile, spotted independently by both Brodie Clark and our…
Google updates video structured data documentation
Google updated its video structured data documentation to add support for the 'creator' property and clarify supported interaction types within…
Google tests new loading button for AI Overviews
Google is testing a new loading button for AI Overviews that shows the full overview at once without a 'Show…
Google tests shorter AI Overview design on desktop
Google is testing a shorter AI Overview design on desktop, potentially giving organic results below it more visibility and clicks.
Bing tests Read more button for organic results
Bing is testing a 'Read more' button for organic results, following a similar feature Google rolled out globally this year.