Google AI Mode now showing more blog carousels
Google AI Mode is showing more blog carousels than before, giving websites that publish articles regularly another way to earn visibility inside AI Mode answers.
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Google unveils a faster way to power query fan-out
Its R4T framework generates multiple retrieval directions together, with researchers reporting a 12-to-20-fold speed improvement in tests.
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OpenAI launches dots, AI agents that keep working after you log off
The agents get their own cloud computers, but Pro subscribers in the UK, EEA and Switzerland are excluded from the initial rollout.
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Google uses AI to hunt video spam through upload times and device clues
The system examines how channels upload and connect to one another, looking for coordinated abuse even when their videos differ.
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Google AdSense moves ID checks ahead of your first penny
Google’s $0 identity-check threshold applies depending on location. Address verification still starts at $10 or its local equivalent.
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Claude recovers from outage, but some messages may be missing
Anthropic says the September 29 disruption affected Claude’s chat service, coding tools and API.
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Google may publish suggested business edits if you miss its deadline
Some suggestions can go live if owners miss the notification. A weekly profile check could leave businesses too late to respond.
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UK wants Google to offer you other search engines
The CMA’s revised proposal would let qualifying AI services compete for default searches, with clear credit for publishers among the conditions.
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Spam in Google Analytics? Here’s what its new filter can block
GA4’s hostname allowlist gives site owners another way to filter unwanted events. Its usefulness against suspicious Singapore traffic depends on what those events contain.
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Google will test gun accessory ads in US Search this October
A six-month pilot will cover selected accessories, while ads for firearms and ammunition remain banned.
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Google Ads gets a CRM backstop for broken conversion tags
Google’s multi-source conversions beta lets advertisers connect website tags with backend data from a CRM or order system, using transaction IDs to fill missing user data, update values and reduce measurement gaps.
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Google updates video structured data documentation
Google updated its video structured data documentation to add support for the ‘creator’ property and clarify supported interaction types within ‘interactionStatistic.
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Microsoft tests AI Mode branding for Copilot Search across Bing and Edge
Microsoft is testing AI Mode branding across Bing and Edge, with new AI Mode entry points connecting users to its Copilot-powered search experience.
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Microsoft Copilot now lets marketers build their own apps and dashboards
Microsoft’s new Code feature can turn natural-language instructions into internal apps, trackers, dashboards and automations, without requiring users to start with traditional programming.
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Google tests shorter AI Overview design on desktop
Google is testing a shorter AI Overview design on desktop, potentially giving organic results below it more visibility and clicks.
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Google’s own NotebookLM becomes a target for parasite SEO
An SEO practitioner reports an AI Overview citation from a public notebook. Another SEO practitioner has since highlighted more promotional pages indexed on Google’s domain.
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Google says page errors could explain cross-domain canonical mix-up
Google’s documentation already describes how identical error pages can make unrelated websites look like duplicates.
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Grok 4.7 launches as xAI switches X Search to per-post billing
Developers will pay for each post retrieved through the API, including parent and quoted posts returned with a thread.
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What the Taboola-Dianomi acquisition actually means for publishers
Taboola is paying £19 million for Dianomi, potentially rising to £27 million. The interesting part is what the extra £8 million depends on: keeping valuable publisher relationships locked in.
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Google drops free listings and carousels from the European Economic Area
Google has removed free listings and product carousels from the European Economic Area as part of its Digital Markets Act compliance, with EEA countries seeing drops of up to 100% in organic product visibility.
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