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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.