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Google explains why HTML sitemaps may still be useful even though the XML standard has largely replaced it.
Anthropic’s updated usage policy names seeding search and AI answer sources with misleading content, and drops automated publishing from its high-risk list.
Jetpack announced the release of version 16.3, a major update that adds three new blocks, expands existing features, improves accessibility and security, and reorganizes settings...
Google’s latest spam update has finished rolling out after nearly two weeks, taking longer than any of the three earlier spam updates it ran this...
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 in ChatGPT with Intelligent UI, which can add visuals and interactive tools to answers.
Google opened its SynthID Detector to everyone, allowing users to check images, video, and audio for watermarks from Google and partner AI tools.
WordPress released a canonical MCP Adapter that connects AI with sites while maintaining compatibility across MCP versions.
WordPress 7.1.3 fixes seven security vulnerabilities and a critical bug affecting image uploads that can result in a fatal error.
OpenAI plans a limited U.S. test of visual ads during image generation, alongside measurement updates that give advertisers more ways to assess results.
Google is opening Search profiles to creators and publishers in India and Canada, with Brazil to follow soon.
Google is updating Search Console’s Performance report filters so you can view combined Google Search traffic for several countries in a single filtered view.
Google admits a “couldn’t fetch” sitemap error may have nothing to do with whether Google can actually fetch it.
OpenAI will add an invisible watermark to ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU. Its tests show editing can weaken it.
Google’s John Mueller says AI training crawlers usually don’t offer sitemap submission and suggests default sitemap names or RSS feeds to help them find sites.
Google is fighting back against SERP tracking. The explosion of AI agents may cause it to clamp down harder.
Google’s recent changes provide strong clues about major changes from the next core algorithm update.
Google’s Gary Illyes showed timing ranges for crawling, indexing, site moves, and core update recovery at Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe in Barcelona.
Andrej Karpathy suggests asking LLMs to explain topics in an aerospace writing standard, or to answer with diagrams, HTML pages, or custom explainer videos.
Google’s people-first content guidance now warns site owners against fabricated author profiles, a form of deception its rater guidelines already described.
Google’s guidance on AI-generated content now says to fact-check it by hand before publishing, and the review extends to titles, alt text, and other metadata.
YouTube is updating recommendations to favor original Shorts and reduce reach for channels that mainly re-upload others’ clips without significant changes.
Gemini’s new UTM parameters give site owners clearer attribution for traffic coming from Google’s AI platform.
Google antitrust ruling shows how publishers can allege real harm yet still fail in a federal court.
Cloudflare’s Monetization Gateway charges AI agents per request in a closed beta, and Pay Per Use pays publishers for the AI uses that buyers report.
A new report says Google’s AI contribution pilot pays publishers widely different amounts, and some participants still can’t tell how payouts are calculated.
LiveRamp expands its OpenAI partnership, bringing RampID first-party audiences to ChatGPT Ads as advertisers gain more targeting and bidding options.
OpenAI’s Dots can review connected apps and run scheduled checks between conversations, with read-only limits on proactive research.
Google Analytics now supports app conversions in its performance and attribution reports.
Shopify has extended its WebMCP tools into checkout, letting browser agents update a shopper’s checkout and place the order after the buyer confirms it.
Q2 data shows Google desktop CTR down and mobile up at top positions, in a comparison spanning the end of a Search Console logging error.
