Semrush says Google is feeding rank trackers bad results, but impact is limited
Google is serving swapped results to scrapers. Semrush, AccuRanker and Nozzle explain what it does to ranking data.
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Google AI Mode Citations With Preferred Source Preferences
Google is testing letting users view and modify their preferred sources list directly from within the AI Mode citations sidebar. There is a new button named “Source preferences” and when you click on it, it opens up your preferred sources list where y…
Google AI Mode Citations With Preferred Source Preferences
Google is testing letting users view and modify their preferred sources list directly from within the AI Mode citations sidebar. There is a new button named “Source preferences” and when you click on it, it opens up your preferred sources list where y…
Is a Google October 2026 update rolling out? Forum reports say yes, Google’s dashboard says no
Forum reports point to Discover and News drops, but Google’s last confirmed change ended October 8.
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Google Tests Direct Tab Sharing with AI Mode in Chrome
Google is testing a new tab-sharing option for AI Mode that lets Chrome users start new conversations from the tab context menu.
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Google’s Canvas in AI Mode Appears to Be Rolling Out in India
Google appears to be expanding Canvas in AI Mode beyond the U.S. The feature has surfaced in Google Search’s AI Mode and Chrome’s New Tab Page compose box in India.
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Google Updated Indexing API Quota Details & More
Google has updated the indexing API documentation; this includes three different pages within the documentation. I think the big takeaway is that Google removed the old approval process and initial testing explanation, the sitemap recommendation, and, …
Google Dataset Search Currently Not Returning Search Results
For the past several hours, Google Dataset Search has not been able to return any search results or matches. Google Dataset Search returns a response that says “Your search – [keyword phrase here] – did not match any datasets.”
Google Updates Links In AI Mode & AI Overviews Again, Won’t Show Click Data
Google, for the umpteenth time, has updated how it shows links and carousel link cards in AI Mode and AI Overviews. Google always says this is to encourage searchers to click from the AI response to the publisher or creator, but it feels as if those e…
Universal Cart Launches In Google Search (U.S.)
Google has launched its Universal Cart today in Google Search and Gemini within the United States. This is powered by the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and it was launched right before the big holiday shopping season.
Google Tests New Search Bar In Google App
Google is testing a redesigned search bar within the Google mobile app. The new search bar is now has the + sign in it, and instead of saying “Search,” it says “Ask Google.” The search bar is also white, as opposed to gray and is thinner and higher u…
Google tests opening AI Mode side panel in Chrome on the right by default
Google is experimenting with a new default position for Chrome’s AI Mode side panel, moving it from the left to the right while preserving users’ existing alignment preferences.
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Google Tests AI Mode Left Sidebar On Main Google Search Results Page
Google is testing placing the left vertical sidebar you see in AI Mode results on the main Google web search results page. This places the small super G Google logo on the left, with the chat history lines, a way to start a chat with AI Mode and the s…
Gemini 4 Argon In Google Search Via AI Mode
Google announced Gemini 4 Argon a couple of weeks ago and today announced that it is now an option in Google Search via AI Mode for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers globally.
Google Discover To Transform Into Hyper-Personalized Concierge
Google posted a new job posting to hire a Principal, UX, Search Discover who will lead efforts to transform Google Discover into a “proactive, hyper-personalized concierge experience.”
Google Discover To Transform Into Hyper-Personalized Concierge
Google posted a new job posting to hire a Principal, UX, Search Discover who will lead efforts to transform Google Discover into a “proactive, hyper-personalized concierge experience.”
Google Discover To Transform Into Hyper-Personalized Concierge
Google posted a new job posting to hire a Principal, UX, Search Discover who will lead efforts to transform Google Discover into a “proactive, hyper-personalized concierge experience.”
Third-Party Google Rank Tracking Struggling Now
Google seems to be successfully blocking enough of the attempts of scrapers from trying to scrape data from its search results page over the past few weeks than it has in a long time. We reported this a few weeks ago, and I am surprised to see that ma…
Google AI Overviews For Typos & No Search Results
Yes, Google often shows AI Overviews when Google Search cannot match specific web pages or when it thinks your query is a typo. In fact, Google AI Overviews can respond by saying, “It looks like your message might have been a typo or random keyboard in…
Google Updates Reader Revenue Manager Home Page
Google has made major updates to the Reader Revenue Manager homepage. It was a large redesign of the page, it also now lists AI Mode, AI Overviews, and Gemini, added a matrix to the page and moved things around as well.