Google’s John Mueller: Eventually Systems Will Catch The AI Spam & Tricks
Google’s John Mueller was interviewed by David Iwanow, where he shared information on AI-generated content, the future of SEO, technical SEO, the crawl stats report, redirect chains, ecommerce product data and much more. John was asked about tactics, s…
Google: Ads In AI Mode Earning Less Than Traditional Search Ads
Google announced earnings yesterday, and during the earnings call, Philipp Schindler, Google’s senior vice president and chief business officer, said that ads in AI Mode have a “lower monetization” than ads in traditional search.
Google expands AI Mode ads to 10 new countries
Google is expanding AI Mode ads to 10 additional countries, including India, Canada and Australia, while launching multiturn ads in the US. Brazil, Mexico and the UK are expected to follow in Q4 2026.
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Google tests query bubbles at the top of AI Overviews
Google is testing query bubbles at the top of AI Overviews in some languages, and clicking one opens AI Mode with the bubble text as the prompt,
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Google Does Not Show All Spammy Links In Search Console
Google does not show all links, and not all spammy links, within the Search Console links report. This is not new, Google has long said that the link report only shows a sampling of links.
Google AI Overviews With Query Refinement Bubbles
Google is testing query refinement bubbles at the top of the AI Overviews in Google Search. But clicking the refinement bubble does not change the query, instead, it takes you into AI Mode for that query set.
Google AI Mode Tests Blending All Products With Sponsored Products
Google seems to be testing mixing sponsored products, ads, within the organic product results in AI Mode. Google has this line above the product results that can say “Sponsored” and “All products.” Even as I look at screenshots of this, I am not sure i…
Google Merchant API With New October 2026 Updates
Google has released several updates to the Merchant API for October 26. The update expands YouTube Shopping and AI-commerce reporting, adds product attributes for videos and warranties, improves disapproval diagnostics, and introduces API integration e…
Is Google Testing Dropping Citations Cards From AI Overviews?
Google may be testing removing the citations card on the Google AI Overviews section. So when you do a search on desktop and see an AI Overview, Google generally shows a citations card that has links to the sources you can click on. Google is reportedl…
Google Tag Manager adds verbose logging to Preview mode
Google Tag Manager’s Preview mode now has an ‘Enable verbose logging’ option that shows Google tag logs in Tag Assistant’s Console tab, though logs can’t yet be exported or filtered.
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Google publishes a help doc on AI review summaries in search ads
Google’s new help doc says AI review summaries in search ads are positive only, meaning a business with poor reviews could still get a glowing summary.
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ChatGPT visual ads now spotted in chats
OpenAI’s new visual ad format for ChatGPT is now showing in chats, with multiple images, bold text, a ‘Learn more’ button, and an ‘Ad’ label.
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Experts followed AI advice picked by a coin flip in an Anthropic study
The study tests who makes the judgment calls when an AI assistant helps analyze the data.
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How To Analyze Server Logs for AI Search
Learn how to find AI crawler requests in server logs and fix pages that crawlers cannot read
Reddit gives the communities you chose a feed of their own
Following keeps your chosen communities together, and Reddit remembers which feed you last used.
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Google confirms Chrome will show an AI chat button for third-party search engines
Google says Chrome will add an AI chat button for supported third-party search engines, with a gradual rollout planned for desktop and Android.
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Google Business Profiles AI-Powered Messaging Expands
Google seems to be rolling out access to the Google Business Profile AI-powered messaging feature to more businesses. I believe we covered this in June of this year, but since then, Google made some updates to the feature.
Microsoft tests a way to tell its AI what your ads should never say
The open pilot gives advertisers up to 40 instructions for generated copy. You still need to review it.
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Google gives security teams first access to its bug-hunting Gemini
Security teams get Gemini 4 Carbon first. Google hasn’t set a date for everyone else.
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Google Business Profiles Finally Adds Third-Party Ordering Controls
Google has finally added the ability to manage and control third-party ordering services on an individual basis for restaurants within Google Business Profiles. So you can disable features completely or partially from within Google Business Profiles.