Google Search Bar Results Page Testing AI Mode Button
Google is now testing adding the AI Mode button to the search bar when you are inside the search results page. Google has the AI Mode button almost everywhere else, but now we are seeing it added to the search bar, within the search results page, not j…
Bing Also Asking To Verify You Are Human Before Showing Search Results
Microsoft Bing is also asking some searchers to verify they are human before showing them search results. Google is doing this a lot, in various forms, and now Bing was spotted doing this.
Google Ads Commerce Audience Sharing Help Document
Google has posted a new help document in the Google Ads help area named About commerce audience sharing through Google Ads. It explains that “Commerce audience sharing allows commerce partners, such as retailers or marketplaces, to share first-party da…
Google Merchant Center API Now Supports Product Reviews
Google updated the upload a product reviews data source to Merchant Center help document to now say that you can do this via the Merchant Center API. Previously, the document said, “API isn’t currently supported for product reviews data sources.” Now i…
Google Now Requires You Label Adult Products In Ecommerce Feeds
Google has updated its guidelines for sites with explicit content to now specify that ecommerce sites must “label adult products in ecommerce feeds or markup.” There is also a new section at the bottom of the help document titled, “For Google Shopping …
Google Search Drops Free Product Listings From European Economic Area
Google Search has dropped the free product listings and carousel formats from the European Economic Area (EEA). This change is part of what the European Commission forced Google to do in these regions under the Digital Markets Act.
Google Supports Local Business Queries In Aggregator & Supplier Search Units
Google has added local business query support to the aggregator and supplier units within Google Search. Google updated both the aggregator unit and supplier unit documentation to add “and local businesses” sprinkled throughout those documents.
What Ever Happened To Google Discover On Desktop
Last year, Google began to roll out Google Discover on the desktop interface of Google.com. But now, for the past several months, Discover on desktop is not been found. Google tested Discover on Desktop in 2023 and then, in 2025, said it was coming; …
Google Ad Tech Monopoly Remedies: Behavioral Changes With Oversight
Earlier this month, we learned a judge ruled that Google won’t be broken up over its monopoly ruling in its ad tech case. And now we have the full memo with the judge’s proposed remedies, including Google making behavioral changes.
Google Local Knowledge Panel As An AI Overview
Google is turning the local knowledge panels, your Google Business Profile, into an AI Overview listing. At the top of the local listing it says “AI Overview” and then there is a “Show more” button to expand, which brings you into the follow up AI Mod…
Bing Product Carousels With Top Picks, Sale, Price Drop, Views & More Labels
Microsoft is testing adding new labels to the Bing Search product carousels. Labels include Top Picks, Price Drop, Sale and likely other labels on the Bing Search product listings, within the carousels.
Google Sponsored Places That Expand On Hover
Google is testing the Sponsored Places ads that expand when you hover over the ads within Google Search. Google has been testing expandable ads on hover for a while, but here is one with the Sponsored Places ads.
Google Search Profile Badge – How To Add It To Your Site
Google left one thing out of the announcement around the new Search profiles features announced today, you can now add a Search profile badge to your website. This allows users/searchers to follow you directly from your website.
Google Search Profiles Article Design, Less Followers & Easier Login
Google has updated the Search profiles with a new article design, a single login to manage multiple Search profiles and only 10,000 followers on social platforms are required.
OpenAI Testing Sponsored Agents For ChatGPT Ads
OpenAI is testing a new ad format in ChatGPT named Sponsored Agents. Sponsored Agents “let people start a conversation with a business-sponsored agent after clicking an ad in ChatGPT,” OpenAI wrote.
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 16, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google said Search Console position reporting may change as Search, AI Mode, AI Overviews…
Google Merchant Center AI Reports Live, Easier UCP & UCP Analytics
Google has announced a number of updates to Google Merchant Center including the AI performance insights generally available, it has simplified Universal Commerce Protocol integration, and Google highlighted how using conversational and video attribute…
Google Image Search Collections Save To Suggested By Al
Google Image Search lets you save images to collections and folders. Well, now Google will suggest new folders or collections using AI – it says “suggested by AI” with a Gemini icon over a folder.
Google Search Product Listings Tests Linking Directly To Merchant Site
Google is now testing linking the product and shopping results within Google Search directly to the merchant or retailer website. This is instead of Google opening the side panel with more details about the product.
New Information On Google Ads Multi-Source Conversions Beta
Google posted another new help document on multi-source conversions (beta). Last month, Google reportedly renamed conversions with multiple data sources to multi-source conversions, but now there is this new help document as well.