Google Must Share Anonymized Search Data With Rivals
EU binding rules require Google to share anonymized Search data with eligible rival engines and search-enabled AI chatbots.
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“Are You A Bot” Screens Can Get Your Pages Dropped By Google
Google’s Mueller explained how an “are you a bot” screen can push a site’s pages out of Google, and get another site picked as canonical.
Google Explains When To Use Search Console’s ‘Validate Fix
Google’s John Mueller explained what happens when you click Validate Fix in Search Console, and when the button is worth using.
Google NotebookLM Rebrand May Expose Your Site To More AI Scraping
Google’s NotebookLM rebrand may expose websites to more AI scraping with zero attribution unless site owners take action right now.
Google Claims AI Search Sends Quality Clicks, Without Sharing Data
Google’s Nick Fox said AI features in Search send billions of clicks to websites weekly, alongside Google’s daily count. Neither figure can be checked.
Google Faces Class Action Over Books Used To Train Gemini
Publishers allege works supplied to Google Books, Play Books and Scholar were used to train Gemini without permission. No court has ruled on the claims.
Apple Maps Ads Ban Home Services, Crypto ATMs, Bail Bonds
Apple Maps ads ban home services, crypto ATMs, and bail bonds. Learn which businesses qualify and how advertisers can prepare for the rollout.
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Is it a technical issue or a quality problem? A step-by-step look at why Google crawled your pages but refused to index them.
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AI visibility tools count citations. Citations aren’t recommendations. Here’s what to measure instead, and why the gap keeps widening.
“Are You A Bot” Screens Can Get Your Pages Dropped By Google
Google’s Mueller explained how an “are you a bot” screen can push a site’s pages out of Google, and get another site picked as canonical.
Google NotebookLM Rebrand May Expose Your Site To More AI Scraping
Google’s NotebookLM rebrand may expose websites to more AI scraping with zero attribution unless site owners take action right now.
Apple Maps Ads Ban Home Services, Crypto ATMs, Bail Bonds
Apple Maps ads ban home services, crypto ATMs, and bail bonds. Learn which businesses qualify and how advertisers can prepare for the rollout.
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Google rolls out Search Console reports for social posts, updates product markup guidance, and warns against building separate markdown pages for AI.
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Google’s Marvin Clarifies AI Search and Qualified Future Conversions
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How Google May ‘Understand’ Unique Content
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AI Search: Is Your Content Strategy Accidentally Recommending Your Competitors?
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AI Content Didn’t Stop Working, Your Metrics Did
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Google Data Shows AI Search Users Moved Past Keywords, Your Content Hasn’t
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6 Ways To Prepare Your Business For AI In 2026
This checklist, created from CallRail’s October 2025 survey of 600 small-to-midsize businesses, walks you through six areas to implement AI that can:
- Personalize prospect experience.
- Deliver more targeted ads and identify top performing channels.
- Turn that data into stronger, more accurate campaigns that generate more qualified leads.
AI Search Cites Reddit: 5 Proven Plays To Boost Multi-Location Visibility
By Loren Baker
Learn why Reddit is essential for AI citation strategies. Discover how it impacts search visibility and business recommendations.
Google Is Using Social Media Signals To Mask AI Search Click Loss
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The new Search Console social tracking hides AI click loss and turns your verified profiles into free training data for Google’s models.
TikTok Targets AI-Generated Spam Accounts In High-Risk Topics
By Matt G. Southern
TikTok will test detection for accounts posting AI-generated spam in politics, financial advice, and medical content, and has joined C2PA’s steering committee.
YouTube Moves Ahead of Spotify As UK’s Top Podcast Service
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YouTube edged past Spotify as the podcast service UK listeners use most, the first time it has led on record, according to new data.
Buying Reddit To Win AI Citations Is The New Link Farm
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Bought Reddit citations will be filtered the way Penguin filtered bought links. The only strategy that compounds on the agentic web is being real.
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Why the best content frameworks become outdated and how to stay ahead by embracing new data instead of defending old models.