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WordPress announced the Protect The Shire initiative for securing all plugins and themes in its repositories and directories.
Google positions itself as the ground truth for SEO and AEO/GEO advice and questions third-party SEO tools, data and services.
Google has documented a native link between Google Business Profile and Google Analytics, bringing local metrics like calls and directions into GA reports.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin says AI is heading toward AGI, but can’t explain what comes next.
Aleyda Solis analyzed US and UK SISTRIX data from Google’s May core update, finding visibility patterns tied to source type and market fit.
Google launches Search profiles, giving eligible creators a customizable page for articles, social posts, and followers. U.S.-only at launch.
The UK’s CMA has imposed a new conduct requirement on Google Search, letting publishers opt out of AI features and requiring clearer content attribution.
As AI Mode becomes more seamless, Google appears increasingly comfortable with a world beyond Classic Search.
Google is testing Search Console controls and reports for AI Search visibility, including AI-specific impressions data for some UK sites.
Google’s May core update finished rolling out on after nearly 12 days. SEO professionals described the update as heavier than March.
SISTRIX data from German-language ChatGPT responses shows citation patterns changed after GPT-5.5 appeared. The company compares it to a core update.
Google’s John Mueller casts doubt on LLMs.txt and says he likes WebMCP, a Google-backed alternative.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai downplays Google Zero concerns, saying low-quality clicks are being filtered out.
AI Overview tracking can tell very different stories depending on the prompts, query types, and markets included in the sample.
Google brings Preferred Sources into AI Overviews and AI Mode, iPullRank measures Gmail’s pull on AI Mode brand visibility, and new ad formats arrive.
WordPress is losing market share for six months in a row as competing platforms hold steady or grow more popular.
Google says users have selected 345,000 Preferred Sources, which now appear in AI Overviews and AI Mode alongside new link carousels.
YouTube is moving AI disclosure labels to more visible spots and adding automatic detection for undisclosed photorealistic AI content on videos.
WordPress and Astro emerge from the latest performance comparison as a contrast between platform complexity and lightweight publishing.
iPullRank tested Gmail and Photos signals in opted-in AI Mode Personal Intelligence accounts. Gmail showed the strongest brand visibility lift.
Pichai reviewed a live AI Overview and called it “more opinionated than it should be.” He also addressed bounce clicks and publisher traffic.
Google is moving Display campaigns into Demand Gen, changing how advertisers manage GDN inventory, exclusions, reporting, and campaign controls inside Google Ads.
In a post-keynote interview, Google’s Liz Reid told NDTV that AI Mode’s multilingual models have made it easier to expand across countries and languages.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman calls user content “modern oil” for AI, discusses deals with Google and OpenAI, and outlines why some companies face lawsuits.
Sundar Pichai says Google is “a bit behind” in agentic coding, citing a lack of developer-facing products as one reason for the gap.
Google launched the May core update, redesigned Search around AI at I/O, released its first AI Mode usage data, and sent mixed signals on llms.txt.
WordPress 7.0 exposes AI API keys worth thousands of dollars. Security researcher says there “will be an absolute rush by hackers to steal” them.
Google began rolling out the May 2026 core update, the second broad core update this year. It may take up to two weeks to complete.
WordPress 7.0 may be the most consequential CMS release to date, with changes that extend far beyond the platform’s new AI features.
Google’s John Mueller says markdown pages can help developer documentation, but most sites should focus on current SEO needs before agentic traffic.
