Google AI Mode now shows sponsored ads and organic products together
Google AI Mode is now mixing sponsored ads with organic free listing products on mobile, a format previously spotted on desktop by Brodie Clark.
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Bing tests hiding sitelink descriptions until hovered
Bing is testing hidden sitelink descriptions that only appear when a user hovers over the link, a shift from showing all descriptions by default.
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Google tests Chrome desktop Search with AI Mode from the Windows taskbar
Google is testing a new Chrome desktop Search experience that brings AI Mode, Google Lens, and Windows taskbar access together.
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Bing tests Top Picks badges within Shopping ad results
Bing is testing ‘Top Pick’ badges with larger result boxes in Shopping ads, likely based on past user click and purchase behavior for specific search terms.
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New Site Rank (NSR) – Google’s Site-Wide Quality Engine
Understanding that NSR stands for New Site Rank rather than “Neural” or “Normalized” shifts the strategy from chasing dynamic, page-level AI optimisation to managing an offline, batch-calculated authority ceiling for your entire domain.
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Anthropic merges Claude Cowork into Claude chat
Claude users will no longer need to choose between regular chat and Cowork for more complex tasks.
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New Google Ads Spend Benchmarks feature will put peer pressure on your budget
Google’s new Spend Benchmarks report shows how your ad spend compares with similar businesses. But the first public example suggests advertisers should be careful about treating peer spending as a target.
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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 lowers Search Profiles to 10,000 followers, giving more publishers a way into Discover
Google has reduced the eligibility requirement for Search Profiles by 90% since June, opening the feature to thousands of mid-sized publishers and creators that were previously locked out.
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Gemini 3.8 Live makes Google Search more useful and clicking websites less necessary
Google is upgrading Search Live’s conversations and language switching, giving publishers another reason to examine what happens to the web links beside its spoken answers.
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Google introduces Business Agent in YouTube ads that answer back
The U.S. beta lets shoppers ask product questions inside YouTube ads. It starts with eligible Demand Gen campaigns, a $10-a-day minimum and no Shorts placements.
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OpenAI’s Sponsored Agents turn ads into chats—and could reshape paid search
The limited US pilot lets shoppers question a business-sponsored AI agent before visiting the advertiser’s website.
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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.
Google now showing AI Mode button within the search bar above results
Google is now showing an AI Mode button directly within the search bar above results, a placement not previously seen and possibly a new test.
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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…
Bing tests showing view counts in Shopping tab results
Bing is testing view counts within its Shopping tab results, though it’s unclear how the numbers are calculated clicks or visits might offer more useful insight.
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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.