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Google uses its search homepage to promote AI tools in the U.S.
Google is using the U.S. version of its Search homepage to promote its growing collection of AI tools. A promotional link at the bottom…
YouTube says showing fewer videos helped people watch more
Larger desktop thumbnails increased engagement with longer videos, according to YouTube. How individual channels benefited remains unclear.
Google’s new weather AI promises fewer “but it said sunny” moments
WeatherNext 3 is coming to Search, Maps and Gemini, with Google claiming better rain predictions for plans a day or more ahead.
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.
One longer article or two separate pages? Google offers advice
A user asked how to decide between expanding an article or creating a new supporting one. John Mueller answer: there's often no absolute right…
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 Saeed Khosravi…
Google clarifies how AI Overview impressions get counted
John Mueller clarified on Reddit how Google Search Console counts impressions for AI Overviews, explaining they're tracked as a block rather than by individual…
Google tests new title box when hovering over links in ai mode
Google is testing a new hover design for anchor text links in AI Mode, showing a different format than the website icon and title…
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 and appears…
Best SEO books for 2026: what I learned from reading them
The ideas worth taking back to your website, the arguments I question, and the books I would recommend for different kinds of work.
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 redesign would…
Google Merchant Center AI performance report gets new sections
Google Merchant Center's AI performance report has expanded with new sections covering AI Search intent, AI Search terms, and AI Attributes, giving account owners…
Google tests larger sitelink font size on mobile for sponsored ads
Google is testing larger sitelink font sizes on mobile within Google Ads, making sitelinks noticeably more prominent while the website name stays the same…
Google shows sold last week badges more often in Shopping ads
Google is showing 'Sold last week' badges more frequently in Shopping ads. This can increase user trust and improve CTR.
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.
Google is coming for the free tools small websites depend on
Interactive tools are spreading into AI Overviews, prompting small developers to question how they will keep earning visits.
Google tests new smaller link card design in AI Overviews and AI Mode
Google is testing a smaller link card design in AI Overviews and AI Mode, dropping the website description and shrinking the card size from…
Google Ads tests new Video Campaign Group feature
Google is testing a new “Video Campaign Group” option in Google Ads, currently in beta. This was first spotted by Marcin Wsół, who posted…
Google now serving regular Search campaigns with restrictive match types in AI Mode
Google is now serving regular Search campaigns with Exact and Phrase match keywords in AI Mode — but only for queries with explicit, direct…
Google Ads introduces new AI-powered dashboard creation feature
Google Ads has introduced a new AI-powered dashboard feature that lets advertisers simply describe the dashboard they want like account summaries or conversion trend…