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<p>OpenAI's Dots can review connected apps and run scheduled checks between conversations, with read-only limits on proactive research.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-dots-read-only-proactive-research/591565/">OpenAI Dots Run Read-Only Research When Nobody Is Asking</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google Analytics now supports app conversions in its performance and attribution reports.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-analytics-app-conversions-cross-channel-reports/591558/">Google Analytics Adds App Conversions To Cross-Channel Reports</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Shopify has extended its WebMCP tools into checkout, letting browser agents update a shopper's checkout and place the order after the buyer confirms it.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/shopify-extends-webmcp-into-checkout-for-browser-agents/591478/">Shopify Extends WebMCP Into Checkout For Browser Agents</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Q2 data shows Google desktop CTR down and mobile up at top positions, in a comparison spanning the end of a Search Console logging error.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-desktop-mobile-ctr-q2-2026/591402/">Google Desktop CTR Fell In Q2 While Mobile Rose, Data Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>EmDash 1.0 trades WordPress's freedom of choice for heavy reliance on Cloudflare's infrastructure.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/emdash-1-0-challenges-wordpress-freedom-with-cloudflare-lock-in/591378/">EmDash 1.0 Challenges WordPress Freedom With Cloudflare Lock-In</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A report using Similarweb panel data breaks down ChatGPT ad click-through rates by market and tracks how often the top ChatGPT advertisers changed.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-ad-ctr-markets-report/591384/">ChatGPT Ad CTR Topped 1% In 4 Markets, Not In The U.S.: Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is rolling out AI Mode’s information monitoring globally, with ongoing updates and suggested monitoring tasks in Search.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-mode-info-monitoring-global-rollout/591312/">Google Rolls Out AI Mode Info Monitoring To All Users Globally</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 prompting guide asks developers to retest effort settings and reconsider chat prompt lines telling Claude to think carefully.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/anthropic-claude-opus-5-5-prompting-guidance/591278/">Anthropic Publishes Prompting Guidance For Claude Opus 5.5</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A court brief quotes an OpenAI engineer saying users "won't click" links and cites Microsoft data on lower CTRs in Bing Chat than in search.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-engineer-users-wont-click-links-court-filing/591303/">Court Filing Quotes OpenAI Engineer: Users “Won’t Click” Links</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>UCP has published a draft hotel booking specification, Google says it will adopt the open standard for AI Mode hotel booking over the coming months.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-plans-to-adopt-ucp-draft-spec-for-ai-mode-hotel-booking/591235/">Google Plans To Adopt UCP Draft Spec For AI Mode Hotel Booking</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>WP Engine is gratified by the judge's antitrust ruling, but Automattic also scores seven victories.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/automattic-matt-mullenweg-fail-to-dismiss-wp-engine-antitrust-claims/591210/">Automattic & Matt Mullenweg Fail To Dismiss WP Engine Antitrust Claims</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's new system for catching AI content spam has already been deployed. This is why it may be a part of Google's Spam Update.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-has-deployed-a-new-ai-spam-detector-called-safe/590918/">Google Has Deployed A New AI Spam Detector Called SAFE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google’s September 2026 spam update is rolling out worldwide and may take up to two weeks to complete.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-september-2026-spam-update/590828/">Google Rolls Out September 2026 Spam Update Globally</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Search Console’s new multimodal filter shows which pages receive traffic from image-based searches, without query data.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-console-multimodal-filter/590781/">Google Search Console Adds Multimodal Filter For Image-Based Searches</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google announced a new query fan-out framework that is described as ready for production-scale search.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-announces-new-query-fan-out-framework-r4t-diffusion/590700/">Google Announces New Query Fan-Out Framework: R4T-Diffusion</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A report finds Google Search and Discover declines got steeper for publishers, while direct, internal, and dark social grew.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-decline-publishers-chartbeat/590681/">Google Search Decline Steepened To 40% YoY For Publishers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>YouTube is adding shopping features to Ask YouTube, which may organize product review videos into a comparison table and answer questions on watch pages.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/youtube-shopping-ask-youtube-ai-search/590662/">YouTube Adds Shopping Features To Ask YouTube AI Search</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Data shows ChatGPT ads becoming more common in retail conversations among US users on desktop.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-ads-appeared-in-47-of-video-gaming-chats-data-shows/590481/">ChatGPT Ads Climbed In 3 Retail Categories, Led By Gaming: Comscore</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Fiverr's holiday survey finds more of its search freelancers reporting rising GEO requests than Google-ranking requests, though most still back SEO long term.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/fiverr-survey-search-freelancers-geo-demand/590403/">GEO Requests Rise Among More Search Freelancers Than Google SEO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google Analytics supports Include data filters for hostnames, so a property can keep event data from approved domains instead of excluding spam one by one.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-analytics-include-hostname-filters/590336/">Google Analytics Adds Include Filters For Hostnames</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Job site operators report months-long waits for Google Indexing API approval, with no stated review timeframe in Google’s documentation.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-indexing-api-approval-job-sites/590316/">Job Boards Say Google Indexing API Requests Get No Response</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke says unreviewed AI output is landing on coworkers. Freelance marketplace data shows demand for AI cleanup work rising elsewhere too.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/shopify-ceo-ai-slop-grenades-coworkers/590292/">Shopify CEO Warns AI ‘Slop Grenades’ Shift Work To Coworkers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Lighthouse 13.5 adds an audit for AI agent resource discovery, but its checks differ from the latest ARD proposal.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-lighthouse-ai-agent-resource-discovery-audit/590274/">Google Lighthouse Adds Audit For AI Agent Resource Discovery</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Is Google lying about AI Search? New research shows AI Mode decreases clicks and it gives a poor user experience.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/research-shows-google-ai-mode-sends-less-clicks-is-a-poor-user-experience/590221/">Research Shows Google AI Mode Sends Less Clicks & Is A Poor User Experience</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is testing a "Dive deeper" button in Discover, starting with videos.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-discover-test-adds-topic-overviews-starting-with-videos/589963/">Google Discover Test Adds Topic Overviews, Starting With Videos</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google updated its Search documentation to add local business queries to the two result units rolled out in the EEA for directories and direct providers.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-adds-local-businesses-to-eea-search-result-units/589955/">Google Adds Local Businesses To EEA Search Result Units</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller explains how publishers can catch site problems before they become an indexing crisis.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-responds-to-cross-domain-canonical-de-indexing-report/589917/">Google Responds To Cross-Domain Canonical De-Indexing Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Pew's 37-country survey finds more people expect AI to reduce jobs than add them, a view more common in high-income countries than middle-income ones.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/pew-ai-job-loss-expectations-survey/589836/">More People Expect AI To Cut Jobs Than Add Them, Pew Finds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google expanded their Mediapartners-Google guidance to make it about more than just AdSense.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-updates-mediapartners-google-crawler-guidance-less-about-adsense/589821/">Google Updates Mediapartners-Google Crawler Guidance: Less About AdSense</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A controlled AI citation test found source order mattered less than raw data suggested, while structured rewrites shifted how citation credit was distributed.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-citation-test-finds-source-order-matters-less-than-it-looks/589806/">AI Citation Test Finds Source Order Matters Less Than It Looks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>An audit of Reddit AI search found formal, highly upvoted comments were selected more often, while experiential language appeared less often.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/reddit-ai-search-picks-already-popular-comments-audit-finds/589771/">Reddit AI Search Picks Already-Popular Comments, Audit Finds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google published guidance for adding a Search profile badge as Search becomes a destination for following creators and publisher.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-profile-badges-expose-the-publisher-traffic-crisis/589724/">Google Search Profile Badges Expose The Publisher Traffic Crisis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is rolling out cart transfer and checkout testing in the Merchant Center UCP hub, plus a YouTube ads beta and wider AI insights.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ucp-update-lets-merchants-enable-cart-transfer-to-site/589713/">Google UCP Update Lets Merchants Enable Cart Transfer To Site</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google lowers Search profile eligibility to 10,000 followers for U.S. websites and creators, with new account tools and updated article displays.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-profiles-10000-followers/589635/">Google Search Profiles Now Available At 10,000 Followers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Ex-Googler Jeff Dean shares insights from Gemini's development and the approach he uses to discover promising new ideas.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ex-googler-jeff-dean-explains-what-users-should-understand-about-gemini/589593/">Ex-Googler Jeff Dean Explains Design Choices Behind Gemini</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is turning publisher advertising into user experience metric that adds four more numbers that publishers need to track.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-adds-new-ad-experience-metrics-to-crux-report/589569/">Google Adds New Ad Experience Metrics To CrUX Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Cloudflare's Disallow AI Training keeps mixed-use crawlers available for search. Google and Apple honor training opt-outs; Bing robots.txt support is pending.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/cloudflare-lets-sites-disallow-ai-training-without-blocking-googlebot/589559/">Cloudflare Lets Sites Disallow AI Training Without Blocking Googlebot</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Anthropic shares prompting upgrades that save tokens, improve how AI writes, code more efficiently, and handle longer tasks.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/anthropic-shares-power-prompts-that-improve-ai-results/589448/">Anthropic Shares Power Prompts That Improve AI Results</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is testing a Search Console pilot that pays publishers when their content contributes to Gemini, AI Overviews, and AI Mode answers.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-tests-paying-publishers-for-ai-answers-via-search-console/589414/">Google Tests Paying Publishers For AI Answers Via Search Console</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Automattic says Matt Mullenweg has returned with the board's full support. But its official announcement raises additional questions.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/matt-mullenweg-apparently-back-in-charge-at-automattic/589251/">Matt Mullenweg Apparently Back In Charge At Automattic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google admits that Search Console's AI search reporting does not adequately reflect AI search positioning data for SEO.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-admits-search-console-reporting-for-ai-search-is-inadequate/589236/">Google Admits Search Console Reporting For AI Search Is Inadequate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google redesigned Search results across the EEA, Business Profile posts get view counts again, and ChatGPT Shopping now leans harder on product feeds.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-redesign-business-profile-post-views-seo-pulse/589151/">Google Search Redesign, Business Profile Post Views – SEO Pulse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's developer docs for the Web Search Service API show a partner-only path to full-web search results.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-documents-partner-only-api-for-full-web-search-results/589194/">Google Documents Partner-Only API For Full-Web Search Results</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A University of Washington paper estimates AI Overviews reduced search referrals to Wikipedia by about 5%, a metric Google disputes.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-wikipedia-reveals-about-ai-overviews-and-web-traffic/589042/">What Wikipedia Reveals About AI Overviews And Web Traffic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google says Business Profile post view counts are rolling out globally for posts published in the past 18 months, combining views from Search and Maps.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-business-profile-post-view-counts/589128/">Google Adds Post View Counts To Business Profiles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>YouTube is expanding Get Feedback, a tool that reviews a Shorts before publishing, to U.S. users</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/youtube-gives-you-feedback-on-shorts-before-publishing/589088/">YouTube Gives You Feedback On Shorts Before Publishing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google launches Meridian GeoX globally, giving marketers new ways to run geo experiments and bring incrementality results into marketing mix modeling.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-launches-meridian-geox-globally/589030/">Google Launches Meridian GeoX Globally</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google expands Data Manager across GA and DV360 and introduces a Data Strength Uplift Metric to measure the impact of first-party data.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-expands-data-manager-and-adds-uplift-measurement/589025/">Google Expands Data Manager And Adds Uplift Measurement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google DeepMind researchers test Autoregressive Ranking (ARR), a unified model that can replace current retrieval and ranking methods.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-deepmind-develops-new-ai-search-ranking-model/589062/">Google DeepMind Develops New AI Search Ranking Model</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Le Monde says its audience hasn't dropped since AI Overviews launched in France, while app traffic and subscriber growth complicate the broader traffic story.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/le-monde-says-ai-overviews-havent-hurt-its-audience-so-far/589018/">Le Monde Says AI Overviews Haven’t Hurt Its Audience So Far</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Automattic's board of directors placed Matt Mullenweg on paid leave of absence. Mullenweg claims conspiracy against him.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-co-founder-matt-mullenweg-ousted-from-automattic/589009/">WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg Ousted As CEO Of Automattic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>ChatGPT Shopping is pulling more product picks from what it calls feed-integrated sources, and store visibility moved too.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-shopping-results-lean-hard-on-product-feeds/589000/">ChatGPT Shopping Results Lean Hard On Product Feeds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google added documentation mapping regional Search features in the EEA, Türkiye, and South Africa, with eligibility and participation steps.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-regional-search-features-eligibility-guide/588975/">New Google Guide To Regional Search Features & Eligibility</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google Ads brings Local Customer Optimization to Performance Max and easier Store Sales measurement to help retailers drive and measure in-store purchases.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ads-introduces-local-customer-optimization/588886/">Google Ads Introduces Local Customer Optimization</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google rolled out redesigned Search results in the EEA, reworking aggregator units and adding supplier units for hotel, flight, transport, and product queries.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-rolls-out-redesigned-search-results-across-the-eea/588870/">Google Rolls Out Redesigned Search Results Across The EEA</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A UK news site's trending-query visibility collapsed after moving from .co.uk to .com, and the new domain didn't pick up what the old one lost.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/uk-publisher-news-search-visibility-com-move/588840/">UK Site Loses 98% Of News Search Visibility After .com Move</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>John Mueller says Google's systems may still judge a site by its old low-value programmatic pages, and that showing value again takes time and effort.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-says-old-low-value-pages-may-affect-site-recovery/588837/">Google Says Old Low-Value Pages May Affect Site Recovery</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Common Crawl analyzed 584,107 llms.txt files and found most came from templates, many had no links, and some carried crawler rules the format can't enforce.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/common-crawl-llms-txt-robots-txt/588786/">Some Sites Use llms.txt Like robots.txt, Common Crawl Finds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's latest Search integration is another step to a future where users get things done without traditional search results.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-new-weather-ai-in-search-continues-shift-away-from-10-blue-links/588392/">Google’s New Weather AI In Search Continues Shift Away From 10 Blue Links</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google explains why fixing what caused a ranking drop doesn’t necessarily mean rankings will come back anytime soon.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-says-ranking-recovery-takes-months-after-seo-issues-are-fixed/588268/">Google Says Ranking Recovery Takes Months After SEO Issues Are Fixed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>The Guardian reports AI cleanup listings are up 87%, while freelancers say clients lowball the work.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-slop-cleanup-job-listings-report/588235/">AI Slop Cleanup Job Listings Up 87%, Report Says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Data finds Google AI Mode rarely shows the same products as the regular results carousel, and often lists a different seller when it does.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-mode-prices-differ-from-product-carousel-for-same-items/588227/">Google AI Mode Prices Differ From Product Carousel For Same Items</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's Mueller comments on a sitemap SEO method that forces search engines to crawl and index web pages every day.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-responds-to-sitemap-seo-technique-that-forces-daily-crawling/588222/">Google Responds To Sitemap SEO Technique That Forces Daily Crawling</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google added Gemini 3.8 Flash to AI Mode's model menu on release day.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-gemini-3-8-flash-ai-mode/588194/">Google Adds Gemini 3.8 Flash To AI Mode</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google says a new Gemini system that inspects frames, audio, and transcripts on demand will power Ask YouTube on video watch pages.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-video-understanding-ask-youtube/588123/">Google To Bring New Video Understanding Tech To Ask YouTube</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>YouTube's Todd Beaupré says the desktop homepage redesign with larger thumbnails drove more long-form engagement despite showing fewer videos at once.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/youtube-bigger-thumbnails-long-form-engagement/588102/">YouTube Says Bigger Thumbnails Drove More Long-Form Views</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Interview with head of Google DeepMind explains how Gemini is moving beyond answers toward AI that can use tools and accomplish tasks.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-deepmind-says-gemini-is-evolving-from-chatbot-to-ai-agent/588077/">Google DeepMind Says Gemini Is Evolving From Chatbot To AI Agent</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google published eligibility rules, samples, and key dates for licensing ranking, query, click, and view data from EEA Search under the EU's Digital Markets Act.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-details-who-can-license-its-search-data-in-europe/587995/">Google Details Who Can License Its Search Data In Europe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>WordPress announced an initiative to scale security as AI makes it easier for criminal to find and exploit vulnerabilities.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-announces-a-proactive-security-initiative/587942/">WordPress Announces A Proactive Security Initiative</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>FTC and 22 states sued Amazon over alleged changes to its ad auctions that the agency says overcharged advertisers by more than $20 billion.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ftc-sues-amazon-over-alleged-20-billion-advertising-surcharge-scheme/587870/">FTC Sues Amazon Over Alleged $20 Billion Advertising Surcharge Scheme</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Rank Math paused its controversial feature, acknowledge a serious consent failure, and explains why it's coming back.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/rank-math-seo-plugin-pauses-controversial-feature-says-it-will-return/587853/">Rank Math SEO Plugin Pauses Controversial Feature. Says It Will Return</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google says Search Console's generative AI performance reports, which track AI Overviews and AI Mode impressions, have now rolled out to all sites worldwide.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-console-ai-reports-rolled-out-worldwide/587836/">Google Search Console AI Reports Rolled Out Worldwide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>ChatGPT is now a very large online search engine under the EU Digital Services Act after OpenAI reported about 159.1 million average monthly search recipients.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-is-now-a-very-large-online-search-engine-in-the-eu/587801/">ChatGPT Is Now A “Very Large Online Search Engine” In The EU</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller shares what happened when he checked whether AI crawlers were actually asking his sites for markdown.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-mueller-shares-their-experience-with-markdown-for-ai-seo/587671/">Google’s Mueller Shares Their Experience With Markdown For AI SEO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>The Universal Commerce Protocol's first spec release since April adds grocery readiness, lays groundwork for food and lodging, and brings schema changes.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ucp-releases-spec-update-with-schema-changes/587590/">UCP Releases Spec Update With Schema Changes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>New data finds Claude and Claude Code search at different rates, mention different brands, and send their agents to different types of pages.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/claude-code-rarely-searches-web-compared-claude-data/587584/">Claude Searches Web Differently From Claude Code, Data Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Ahrefs data shows public Facebook Group posts appear in 38% of Google's Discussions and forums results, passing Quora and trailing only Reddit.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/facebook-groups-are-googles-no-2-forum-source/587545/">Facebook Groups Are Google’s No. 2 Forum Source</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Anthropic warns that infostealer malware is stealing Claude login sessions to drain account usage.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/anthropic-warns-hackers-are-stealing-claude-sessions-to-hijack-accounts/587566/">Anthropic Warns Hackers Are Stealing Claude Sessions To Hijack Accounts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>New allegations surfaced that the Rank Math WordPress plugin has introduced a functionality that silently gives the company administrator-level permissions over WordPress sites. The access is triggered when a user is connected to a free Rank Math account and the user opens the plugin’s Help & Support section. Allegedly There Is Zero Consent Or Notification The developer of The SEO Framework SEO plugin recently tweeted that when a user opens Rank Math’s Help & Support section that the plugin creates a WordPress Application Password tied to the user that is opening that Help & Support section. So if the user […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/rank-math-wordpress-plugin-accused-of-secretly-taking-admin-access/587554/">Rank Math WordPress Plugin Accused Of Secretly Taking Admin Access</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>More than 100 organizations, including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, urge governments and website owners to prepare now for escalating AI cyberattacks.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-changing-website-security-seo-teams-should-know/587352/">AI Is Changing Website Security. Here’s What SEO Teams Should Know</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google explains why a named update can shake up rankings without giving affected site owners anything specific to act on.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-answers-if-updates-come-with-actionable-seo-signals/587432/">Google Answers If Updates Come With Actionable SEO Signals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is replacing site reputation abuse manual actions in the EEA with a system that can rank affected site sections independently.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-updates-site-reputation-abuse-policy-removes-penalties-in-eea/587423/">Google Updates Site Reputation Abuse (Parasite SEO) Policy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is rolling out hotel booking in AI Mode with Google Pay checkout. Flight alerts and rewards pricing are available in supported markets.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-starts-rolling-out-hotel-booking-in-ai-mode/587288/">Google Starts Rolling Out Hotel Booking In AI Mode</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>OpenAI added WebMCP support to ChatGPT’s desktop browser, letting supported webpages expose structured actions to ChatGPT Work and Codex.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-adds-webmcp-support/587237/">OpenAI Adds WebMCP Site Tools To ChatGPT’s Browser</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Judge who ruled that Google is a monopoly said in the Penske vs Google hearing that the AI Overviews situation "seems really unfair."</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/judge-in-penske-vs-google-says-ai-situation-seems-really-unfair/587216/">Judge Says Google/Publisher AI Situation “Seems Really Unfair”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A report finds AI tools often recommend brands while citing other websites as the source.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-tools-recommend-brands-but-cite-other-sites-data-shows/587160/">AI Tools Recommend Brands But Cite Other Sites, Data Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Wix introduced Symphony, an easy and safe way for small to medium size local businesses to use AI agents.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wix-introduces-symphony-an-easy-way-for-local-businesses-to-use-ai-agents/587093/">Wix Introduces Symphony, An Easy Way For Local Businesses To Use AI Agents</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Data shows that alternative domain extensions show stronger performance over traditional .com domains.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/org-sites-are-34-likelier-to-generate-ecommerce-revenue-than-com/587082/">.Org Sites Are 34% Likelier To Generate Ecommerce Revenue Than .Com</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google has brought its developing-topic link carousels to AI Mode, putting timely article links and Preferred Sources prominently inside AI responses.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-brings-developing-topic-link-carousels-to-ai-mode/587022/">Google Brings Developing-Topic Link Carousels To AI Mode</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's recent Spam Update may have partially focused on catching mass-generated SEO AI content.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/reports-indicate-googles-spam-update-focused-on-seo-ai-content/586978/">Reports Indicate Google’s Spam Update Focused On SEO AI Content</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Cloudflare's EmDash CMS, the spiritual successor to WordPress, is set to release version 1.0 soon after proving itself on their high traffic blog.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/cloudflare-says-emdash-version-1-0-is-releasing-soon/586951/">Cloudflare Says EmDash Version 1.0 Is Releasing Soon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Webflow adds Codex support with built-in Skills that vastly simplifies automating common website management and development tasks.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/webflows-new-openai-codex-integration-simplifies-site-management/586931/">Webflow’s New OpenAI Codex Integration Simplifies Site Management</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Pew found AI authorship signs on 10% of sampled webpages and 35% of pages carrying a post-ChatGPT publication date.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/1-in-10-webpages-shows-signs-of-ai-authorship-pew-reports/586883/">1 In 10 Webpages Shows Signs Of AI Authorship, Pew Reports</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google Ads adds new Search and AI Max experimentation tools for testing budgets, ROI targets, brand controls, location settings, and campaign changes.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ads-launches-new-search-and-ai-max-experimentation-tools/586549/">Google Ads Launches New Search and AI Max Experimentation Tools</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google explains whether some industries can get away with focusing on search and ignore GEO altogether.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-answers-if-some-sites-can-ignore-geo-and-just-focus-on-seo/586737/">Google Answers If Some Sites Can Ignore GEO And Just Focus On SEO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Microsoft Advertising will remove Max CPC from new non-portfolio campaigns starting Oct. 1, shifting advertisers toward automated bidding controls and performance targets.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-ads-is-removing-max-cpc-from-new-campaigns/586527/">Microsoft Ads Is Removing Max CPC From New Campaigns</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is rolling out a new embeddable Preferred Sources button, natural language Discover controls, and customizable audio briefings in the Google News app.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-expands-personalization-across-search-discover-news/586528/">Google Expands Personalization Across Search, Discover & News</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>New Promptwatch data shows a sharp drop in Reddit's ChatGPT Search citations this month.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-reddits-chatgpt-citation-drop-isnt-fully-explained/586479/">Why Reddit’s ChatGPT Citation Drop Isn’t Fully Explained</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Microsoft Advertising is rolling out AI Max globally, bringing expanded Search matching, text customization, URL expansion and new advertiser controls to Search campaigns.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-advertising-rolls-out-ai-max-globally/586459/">Microsoft Advertising Rolls Out AI Max Globally</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's generative UI, which builds custom visual layouts and interactive tools, has started reaching AI Overviews after launching in AI Mode last year.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-expands-generative-ui-beyond-ai-mode-into-ai-overviews/586452/">Google Expands Generative UI Beyond AI Mode Into AI Overviews</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>