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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 added Brave Search to Chrome; Brave is using it to push Brave Browser

Google recently added Brave Search to Chrome’s list of available search engines, giving users another option for what powers searches in the browser. Now, Brave is using that…

By Venkat · 15 Sep 2026

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Google says Search Console can’t show your position inside AI Overviews

Google’s John Mueller has acknowledged a limitation in Search Console’s AI reporting: it cannot tell publishers where their links sit within an…

By Radu Tyrsina · 14 Sep 2026

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Google Business Profile now lets you review and delete collected info

Google has announced the availability of “Collected Info,” a Business Profile tab that lets owners inspect details gathered by its automated assistant.…

By Radu Tyrsina · 14 Sep 2026

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Google Ads tests a way to steer spending toward priority products

Google Ads is testing Product Value Optimization, a feature that lets retailers adjust how much selected products are worth to its automated…

By Radu Tyrsina · 14 Sep 2026

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OpenAI can reject ChatGPT ads simply for competing with its own business

OpenAI has explicitly reserved the right to reject ChatGPT advertisements that conflict with its commercial interests, giving competing businesses another condition to…

By Radu Tyrsina · 14 Sep 2026

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Google details partner-only search API as Custom Search nears shutdown

Google has updated documentation for a service that lets approved partners add full-web Google search results to their websites and apps. The…

By Radu Tyrsina · 14 Sep 2026

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Google tests payments for content used in AI answers, but pricing remains unclear

Google is testing payments to publishers whose content helps produce answers in Gemini, AI Overviews and AI Mode. Participants can see their…

By Radu Tyrsina · 14 Sep 2026

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How to run ads on ChatGPT: A beginner’s guide

To run ads on ChatGPT, start at OpenAI Ads Manager. Eligible businesses can create an advertiser account, complete verification and billing, build…

By Radu Tyrsina · 13 Sep 2026

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Google Analytics launches Dashboards to make custom reporting easier

Google Analytics has launched Dashboards, giving businesses a new way to arrange their most useful numbers and charts on one screen. The…

By Radu Tyrsina · 13 Sep 2026

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Google’s AI answers reduced Wikipedia search visits, study finds

Google’s AI Overviews reduced search referrals to English Wikipedia by around 5%, according to a University of Washington working paper revised September…

By Radu Tyrsina · 11 Sep 2026

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Google tests new queries between free listing products in SERP

Google is testing new query suggestions that appear between the free listing product carousel above and an AI Mode box below. Clicking…

By Sachin Patel · 11 Sep 2026

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Google wants Maps and Waze to send more customers into stores

New advertising controls focus on people ready to visit a business. The accompanying sales measurement update still comes with substantial eligibility requirements.

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Amazon is bringing its ad empire to ChatGPT

Amazon is opening a new route for its advertisers to reach people inside ChatGPT, putting its advertising business closer to the conversations…

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Could Google’s next core update arrive in September 2026?

Google’s last core rollout finished in June. We checked previous September updates, current volatility readings and publisher reports to assess whether another…

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Businesses say Google encouraged them to spend, then denied the reward

Advertisers say Google denied ad credits after they spent thousands

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Google Ads adds a new way to measure sales missing from your reports

Google’s latest measurement update could help explain why reported ad results improve even when a business hasn’t made more sales.

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Google researchers improved AI search and made the top result worse

Google DeepMind researchers are exploring whether one AI model could find and rank search results, replacing a process often split between two…

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Google warns AdSense publishers their impression counts could drop

Google is warning publishers that a new way of counting display ad impressions could reduce their reported totals from February 17, 2027.…

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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WordPress co-founder sidelined by the company he built

Automattic’s board has put its founder on paid leave. The leadership of the open-source software used by publishers and businesses remains unchanged.

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Demand for people to fix AI-generated work is climbing, reports find

AI’s next big job opportunity? Cleaning up after AI

By Radu Tyrsina · 10 Sep 2026

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Cloudflare’s AI block could shut out Google next week, even if you change nothing

Rules scheduled for September 15 would bring Google, Microsoft and Apple crawlers under restrictions that previously excluded them.

By Radu Tyrsina · 09 Sep 2026

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Google People Also Ask answers are now nearly 100% AI-generated

Google's People Also Ask answers have jumped from just 12% AI-generated 14 months ago to 97% today, according to data shared by…

By Sachin Patel · 09 Sep 2026

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Bing tests new Web tab in its search menu

Bing is testing a new 'Web' tab under its 'All' tab in the search menu, though it currently shows the same results…

By Sachin Patel · 09 Sep 2026

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Google says search is getting worse in Europe and this will hurt local businesses

Google began rolling out changes to EU search results on September 8 to comply with the Digital Markets Act, warning that the…

By Radu Tyrsina · 08 Sep 2026

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GPT-6 users report disappearing credits and jobs left unfinished

Codex users report exhausted allowances and unfinished tasks, while a separate bug report alleges purchased credits keep draining during connection failures.

By Radu Tyrsina · 08 Sep 2026

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