Bing tests Short video tab in header on desktop
Bing is testing a short video header tab on desktop. We saw Google do something similar nov 2025, adding a short video option to its header, since short video has become so popular across social media. Now it looks like Bing is following the same approach. This appears to be a recent test. I was […]
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Google pauses AI-generated images test in search results
Last week, Google tested AI-generated images within search results. we covered previously this, Inspired Taste shared their frustration on X after seeing AI-generated images replace their own recipe content in an AI Overview. He wrote “replace creators who buy groceries for testing, photography, and filming recipe videos” It looks like Google has now paused this […]
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Google lets users remove watermarks from AI generations
Google announced last Friday that users can now remove watermarks from its AI-generated content. This was confirmed by Josh Woodward, the company’s VP for Gemini, who posted on X. Woodward wrote: “Papercut fixed: You can now toggle visible watermarks on or off in Gemini and Flow, with Search coming next. This applies to watermarks on […]
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Google Search Console performance report shows decline
Site owners have been reporting a drop in Google Search data since August 15th, with many complaints circulating on social media. I noticed this myself this morning as well. John Mueller confirmed the issue and wrote: “Hi Juan, we’re aware of this issue and working on resolving it. This is just a logging issue and […]
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Google Performance Reports Drop In Impressions/Clicks ~August 12
There are a number of reports that the performance reports, both for Google Search and the Generative AI features reports, are showing a decline in impressions and clicks (AI report does not show clicks) starting around August 12th and 13th. This seem…
Google Search Using Gemini 3.7 Flash In AI Mode
Late on Friday, Google’s Robby Stein and Rajan Patel announced on X and X that Google Search is now using its latest AI model named Gemini 3.7 Flash. This model was first announced on Thursday, but Google made no mention of Search, it only said it is i…
Google Ads Tests New Review Layout With Supersized Star
Google Ads is testing a new layout for review stars for a product in the mobile sponsored results within Google Search. I am pretty sure I’ve seen this layout before, but it is not common and I don’t think I covered it before.
Apple Adds Thousands Of New IP Addresses For Applebot To Crawl From
Apple has added over 4,000 new IP addresses for Applebot, Apple’s Siri and Apple Intelligence crawler, to crawl from. Specifically, there are now 18 of /24 CIDR ranges and 3 of /28, which totals 4,656 new IP addresses.
Bing tests showing full URLs in Copilot search
Bing is testing a change in Copilot search that shows the entire URL for a result. this is different from how Google handles links within AI Overviews. Instead of showing the full URL, Google displays anchor text. clicking on it takes the user directly to that website. Here is a screenshot of how Bing Copilot […]
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Bing Testing Large Images In Sponsored Results
Microsoft Advertising is testing displaying larger images in the Bing sponsored results. These images are full block size images that take up a lot of space in the search results.
Google Ads Tests Blue Hyperlinks In Ad Descriptions
Google is testing blue hyperlinks in the ad descriptions within the sponsored results. These are clickable, keyword rich, links in the ads, similar to what we saw last week with the keyword rich anchor text links but those were black links, not blue.
Google Hiring A Product Manager For Content Automation
Google has posted a job listing for a Product Manager for Content Automation, I kid you not. The job posting was posted about two weeks ago and is available for two Google locations, Boulder, CO, USA and Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Google brings Gemini 3.7 Flash to Search AI Mode
Google is bringing the Gemini 3.7 Flash model to AI Mode in Google Search. This is available globally starting today for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. Google Search VP of Product Robby Stein confirmed this on X. Stein wrote: “News Flash: We’re bringing Gemini 3.7 Flash to Search! -> Better at following instructions […]
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Google Merchant Center for agencies now supports 1,000 linked accounts
The Google Merchant Center Help document was recently updated with new information. GMC for agencies can now link up to 1,000 client accounts. Previously, there was no clear information available about account linking limits. Now Google has spelled it out directly. Google wrote: “As an agency admin, you can link up to 1000 client merchant […]
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Google now shows AI-generated images within AI Overviews
Google is now showing AI-generated images directly within AI Overviews. Google announced this last month, writing: “To help bring those unique ideas to life, we’re bringing image generation directly into AI Overviews in Search.” We’re now starting to see this play out in actual search results. Here is how it looks. Inspired Taste shared a […]
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Google updates checkout functionality in free listings
Google is testing new functionality within its free listings checkout experience. Earlier this year, Google launched direct checkout for free listings, and now it appears Google has made further changes to how it works. Brodie Clark spotted this and shared it on X and the SERP timeline. Brodie wrote: “Worth noting that the new ‘cart’ […]
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Microsoft Bing tests large images for ads, and it could dramatically boost CTR
Bing is testing large images for ads appearing at the top of its search results page. I spotted this yesterday. Last year, Bing tested something similar within Copilot ads, but this test looks different it shows larger images specifically for sponsored ads sitting at the very top of the page. Here is the screenshot of […]
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Microsoft Bing tests large images for ads, and it could dramatically boost CTR
Bing is testing large images for ads appearing at the top of its search results page. I spotted this yesterday. Last year, Bing tested something similar within Copilot ads, but this test looks different it shows larger images specifically for sponsored ads sitting at the very top of the page. Here is the screenshot of […]
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Google tests showing hyperlinks below cards in AI Mode
Since AI Mode launched in Google’s search results, Google has continued rolling out changes to how it looks and functions. We’ve spotted another change: Google is now showing links at the bottom of the page, after the cards, within AI Mode. Usually, these links appear before the cards, so seeing them positioned after felt new. […]
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Google tests showing hyperlinks below cards in AI Mode
Since AI Mode launched in Google’s search results, Google has continued rolling out changes to how it looks and functions. We’ve spotted another change: Google is now showing links at the bottom of the page, after the cards, within AI Mode. Usually, these links appear before the cards, so seeing them positioned after felt new. […]
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