Google AI Overview Citation Cards With AI-Generated Summary Snippets
Google seems to be testing or rolling out AI-generated summaries within AI Overviews citation cards. So the cards on the right (or bottom) of the AI Overviews within Google Search can now show AI summary snippets/descriptions.
ChatGPT tests two ad carousels from the same brand
ChatGPT is testing two ad carousels from the same brand in its results, expanding on its recent tests of multiple product feed ads from a single brand.
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JPEG XL Image Format Not Supported By Google Images & Google Discover
John Mueller at Google recently confirmed that Google Image Search and Google Discover don’t yet support the JPEG XL image format. He said this on Bluesky recently, “FWIW if you’re hoping to get images shown in Google Images & as previews in Discover, …
Google Business Profiles Tests New Advanced Performance Reports
Google is testing a completely revamped performance report section within Google Business Profiles that includes metrics on engagement, reviews, search trends, audience and more. It also includes top recommendations and a more broken-out reviews detail…
Google Universal Cart In Search Is Live, Yep
Last week, we reported that Google was launching its Universal Cart in the United States after demoing it at Google I/O in May. And yes, a few days after Google announced it, it was rolling out. I think most people started to see it show up in Google …
Google AdSense Videos Placement & Sticky Requirements Removed
Google updated its AdSense Video inventory restrictions policy to remove the placement requirement and the scroll-to-sticky requirements yesterday, October 22nd. Google removed this line from the policy, “For In-stream or Accompanying Content placemen…
Google Ads Tests Scrolling Marquee Style For Ratings/Reviews & Underlines
Google Ads is testing a scrolling marquee on some of the sponsored results within Google Search. Google will load in the reviews/ratings, number of visits and a visit site link in one of these tests. In the other test, Google underlines the domain name…
Google Ads Asset Optimization Sourced Videos On/Off Toggle
Google Ads has added a new “Sourced videos” on/off toggle setting to the asset optimization section. This uses Google AI to identify relevant videos from your approved sources and add them to your campaign automatically.
Google Merchant Center will require passkeys for select actions starting October 29
Google will require passkeys in Merchant Center for actions like adding users and assigning permissions starting as soon as October 29, 2026, while sign-in itself stays unchanged.
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Google tests new tab menu design in AI Mode
Google is testing a new AI Mode header that displays only the AI Mode and All tabs, moving other search tabs into a dropdown menu under All.
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Google plans Agent Compute Engine preview with isolated computers for AI agents
The service pauses idle environments while preserving work and keeps service credentials outside them.
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ChatGPT ads reach 89 countries after expansion into 26 new markets
New advertisers may face home-country targeting limits before they can run international campaigns.
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Google adds existing AI and snippet controls to its Search sharing guide
The October 21 revision brings site-wide AI choices and page-level preview rules into one guide.
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Anthropic gives Agent Skills to the Agentic AI Foundation
Teams can keep using the format without joining the foundation.
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LinkedIn brings its B2B audiences to CTV ads in Google’s DV360
Buyers gain another programmatic route, while LinkedIn’s public setup guide still lists older partners.
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OpenAI makes Decisions API generally available with 400-question requests
The release adds reusable prompt caching, native JSON input and US and EU inference residency.
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Canva Craft launches with 2K images and more than 30 aspect ratios
The model plans layouts before rendering; Magic Layers handles the editable design elements.
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Same Prompt, Different Data Structure: ChatGPT’s Search Data Keeps Changing
TL;DR
I ran the same ChatGPT prompt multiple times and saw the search data change across weeks, days, and even minutes
Between Sept. 3 and Sept. 16, ChatGPT’s underlying pipe-language data dropped from 4 lines to 0, while unique retrieve…
Ahrefs says Google is poisoning 5% to 20% of results sent to data providers
Ahrefs is filtering abnormal results and cleaning up past data; the reported rate varies by provider.
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Google Business Home – New Google Business Profiles Home
Google has launched a new “home” for Google Business Profiles named Google Business Home. It is a beta, but I just received an email with access to the new Google Business Home. Google wrote, “This beta experience brings together your Business Profile…