Google Business Profile now has a new way to submit a business photo as part of verification. Ben Fisher spotted this and shared it on LinkedIn along with screenshots. He wrote: “New: This could be a ...

British department store chain John Lewis is turning to YouTube to help its products appear in AI shopping recommendations. The retailer has opened a permanent studio inside its flagship London store ...

Update 1 – 8:05 PM on September 3, 2026 local time in NY, Googler Robby Stein confirmed on X this isn’t working as intended. Robby wrote – “Hey — thanks for flagging. This isn’t working as intended, ...

Google has been steadily turning traditional search into an AI-first experience, first with AI Overviews and then AI Mode. Now, that approach is showing up where users may not expect it: the Chrome ...

LinkedIn’s “Seems like AI slop” button is now appearing more proeminently on comments, giving users a direct way to flag replies they believe are generic, automated or heavily generated by AI. We saw ...

Google started rolling out August 2026 Spam Update on 18 August 2026 (12:30 PM ET) and the rollout was completed on 21 August 2026 (4:50AM ET). Update was global and impacted search rankings ...

OpenAI says access has reached Plus and Business subscribers, but the new model is not available in every ChatGPT mode.

Google AI Mode is testing a new popup that appears between content, prompting users to “Sign in to save your favorite SEO tools and track your website optimization.” This showed up when searching for ...

I am a fan of Bing Webmaster Tools. I’ve said it multiple times, and I’ll say it again: I think they’ve come a long way in the last few years and have really improved their product. Today, we’re ...

Google is testing a new animation for sponsored ads on mobile. When a user searches for something, the sponsored results now show a loading animation before the ads actually appear. We spotted this ...

Google has rolled out several updates to its tagging tools, aimed at making it easier for advertisers to measure website performance and cutting down on the technical setup involved. Ginny Marvin, ...

The first problem with finding a good GEO conference is deciding what the field is actually called, believe it or not. Some organizers use generative engine optimization. Others prefer answer engine ...