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Get the latest SEO news, Google algorithm updates, search ranking changes and AI search developments from Search Engine Watch. We cover Google Search, Search Console, Google Ads, Bing, ChatGPT, AI Overviews and emerging search platforms – explaining what changed, why it matters and how it could affect organic traffic, paid visibility and your wider search marketing strategy. 365 articles
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Google Wants Highly Satisfied Chrome Android Users to Boost Its Play Store Rating

Google is testing a Chrome Android app rating prompt that asks users to rate the browser on the Play Store. The test targets highly satisfied users.

By Venkat · 19 Sep 2026

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Google wants adult products labeled, not left to its imagination

Merchants selling adult-oriented products should flag them in Merchant Center or structured data. Google says normal organic Search visibility is unaffected.

By Radu Tyrsina · 18 Sep 2026

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Google is turning local Knowledge Panels into AI Overviews

Google is testing AI Overviews inside local business panels, giving its AI a bigger role in describing what a business does.

By Radu Tyrsina · 18 Sep 2026

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GA4’s Singapore bot problem is back, and some of it now looks almost human

Publishers and site owners are reporting another wave of suspicious traffic from Singapore, with Google Analytics dashboards filling up with visitors who…

By Radu Tyrsina · 18 Sep 2026

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Bing tests showing favicons in Shopping ad results

Bing is testing favicons within Shopping ad results, following a similar change recently seen on Google — a small update that could…

By Sachin Patel · 18 Sep 2026

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Google Free Listings now shows Visit site button in product grid

Google Free Listings is now showing a clickable 'Visit site' button alongside price and website name in the product grid, a change…

By Sachin Patel · 18 Sep 2026

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Wikipedia plans to test Google Preferred Sources as search traffic falls

Wikipedia wants to find out whether asking Google visitors to mark it as a Preferred Source can turn a search click into…

By Radu Tyrsina · 17 Sep 2026

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Google ordered to let rivals into its ad-tech walled garden

A federal court is making Google connect AdX and DFP to Prebid and let rival publisher ad servers access AdX demand. Publishers…

By Radu Tyrsina · 17 Sep 2026

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Perplexity is betting on creators as AI search’s new distribution layer

Perplexity is putting multimillion-dollar budgets behind creator campaigns as brands increasingly look at creator content as a source of visibility in AI…

By Radu Tyrsina · 17 Sep 2026

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Bing tests hiding sitelink descriptions until hovered

Bing is testing hidden sitelink descriptions that only appear when a user hovers over the link, a shift from showing all descriptions…

By Sachin Patel · 17 Sep 2026

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Google tests Chrome desktop Search with AI Mode from the Windows taskbar

Google is testing a new Chrome desktop Search experience that brings AI Mode, Google Lens, and Windows taskbar access together.

By Venkat · 17 Sep 2026

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Anthropic merges Claude Cowork into Claude chat

Claude users will no longer need to choose between regular chat and Cowork for more complex tasks.

By Radu Tyrsina · 16 Sep 2026

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New Google Ads Spend Benchmarks feature will put peer pressure on your budget

Google’s new Spend Benchmarks report shows how your ad spend compares with similar businesses. But the first public example suggests advertisers should…

By Radu Tyrsina · 16 Sep 2026

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Google lowers Search Profiles to 10,000 followers, giving more publishers a way into Discover

Google has reduced the eligibility requirement for Search Profiles by 90% since June, opening the feature to thousands of mid-sized publishers and…

By Radu Tyrsina · 16 Sep 2026

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Gemini 3.8 Live makes Google Search more useful and clicking websites less necessary

Google is upgrading Search Live’s conversations and language switching, giving publishers another reason to examine what happens to the web links beside…

By Radu Tyrsina · 16 Sep 2026

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Google introduces Business Agent in YouTube ads that answer back

The U.S. beta lets shoppers ask product questions inside YouTube ads. It starts with eligible Demand Gen campaigns, a $10-a-day minimum and…

By Radu Tyrsina · 16 Sep 2026

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OpenAI’s Sponsored Agents turn ads into chats—and could reshape paid search

The limited US pilot lets shoppers question a business-sponsored AI agent before visiting the advertiser’s website.

By Radu Tyrsina · 16 Sep 2026

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Google tests new icon design for Find related products and services section on mobile

Google is testing a new design for the “Find related products and services” section on mobile. Previously, a magnifying glass icon was…

By Sachin Patel · 16 Sep 2026

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Google nudges users on its homepage to set up selfie video sign-in

Google is promoting its selfie video sign-in option directly on the Google homepage. A new nudge asks users to set up a…

By Venkat · 16 Sep 2026

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Profound raises $180 million to move beyond AI search tracking, reaches $1.8B valuation

The $1.8 billion company is expanding into content production and advertising, giving marketers more to assess than how often a chatbot mentions…

By Radu Tyrsina · 15 Sep 2026

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Google makes publisher ad load visible in Chrome’s real-user data

Chrome’s new CrUX metrics let advertisers and publishers measure visible ads, viewport density, CPU use and network cost—without giving the industry a…

By Radu Tyrsina · 15 Sep 2026

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Anthropic admits Claude can make copied text look original

Anthropic admits Claude can copy text without marking it as a quote. Its Fable 5.1 guidance exposes an extra editing burden for…

By Radu Tyrsina · 15 Sep 2026

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Google’s new Site Goals feature shows which WordPress pages drive sales

Automatic tracking works with supported store and form plugins, while detailed breakdowns need new data after setup.

By Radu Tyrsina · 15 Sep 2026

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You can now opt out of AI training in Cloudflare without blocking Google

Cloudflare’s new “Disallow AI Training” setting lets website owners refuse model training without shutting out Google’s search crawler. The company announced its…

By Radu Tyrsina · 15 Sep 2026

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Google AI Mode tests new carousel format with Pro tip and Sizing note popups

Google AI Mode is testing carousel popups labeled 'Pro tip' and 'Sizing note,' appearing mainly for ecommerce queries and pulling in Reddit…

By Sachin Patel · 15 Sep 2026

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