Google Rolls Out ‘Veo 2’ Video Generation For YouTube Shorts
YouTube upgrades Dream Screen with Google’s Veo 2 video generation model, enabling faster AI-generated backgrounds and standalone clips.
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YouTube upgrades Dream Screen with Google’s Veo 2 video generation model, enabling faster AI-generated backgrounds and standalone clips.
Google updates structured data guidelines, enabling merchants to showcase sale, member, and strikethrough pricing in search results.
Google explains how it uses the Speculation Rules API to prefetch search results, improving loading speeds on Chrome browsers.
Google Chrome’s latest CrUX update delivers granular LCP and RTT insights. This can help with optimizing page speed and user experience.
YouTube CEO announces TV screens surpass mobile in U.S. watch time, creating new ad opportunities for marketers.
BBC study finds leading AI chatbots consistently distort news content, raising concerns about information accuracy and trust.
Study shows Americans trust AI more than social media, with young men expressing the highest confidence.
Google is updating its gambling advertising rules. Preview the changes before they go into effect on April 14.
Google leads organic search with 94.8% traffic, but AI tools and smaller engines show growing competition.
Google releases updated guidance on merging GA4 and Search Console data via Looker Studio to enhance SEO insights.
YouTube updates Analytics with more prominent device data, helping you tailor content to shifting viewing habits.
LinkedIn report highlights five key trends reshaping B2B marketing, emphasizing revenue metrics, AI attribution, and ROI-focused strategies.
Google’s new ads rules demote confusing landing pages and reward those aligned with user intent.
Alphabet’s Q4 revenue rose 12%, driven by AI advancements, cloud growth, and infrastructure investments.
LinkedIn video viewership is up 36% YoY. The platform adds new tools and free training courses to boost video creation.
The U.S. Copyright Office addresses questions about AI-generated content and creative ownership in a new report.
A report finds organic traffic is declining, costs are rising, and user frustrations are growing, forcing marketers to prioritize retention.
Google launches AI-powered “Ask For Me” to make business calls, starting with auto repairs and nail salons.
Google notifies users about mandatory migration of all reCAPTCHA services to Cloud platform. Service will remain free with a usage limit.
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI chatbot topping App Store downloads, failed 83% of accuracy tests and often promotes government positions.
Google launches Meridian, an open-source marketing tool using advanced modeling to optimize ad budgets and measure campaign effectiveness.
Google’s AI overviews appear in 30% of searches and nearly three-quarters of problem-solving queries, according to a new study.
YouTube reveals how AI, viewer satisfaction, context, and multilingual tools are reshaping its recommendation system for 2025.
DeepSeek-R1 is a free, open-source alternative to ChatGPT, featuring advanced reasoning capabilities that mimick human thinking.
Google updates Search Quality Rater Guidelines, addressing AI content and new spam types.
Learn eight practical strategies to optimize your website for voice search, including conversational keywords, local and technical SEO.
LinkedIn’s latest marketing jobs report highlights industry growth, key skills, and strategies for career success.
Reddit leads in search visibility growth, according to a SISTRIX report, raising questions about Google’s preferences for user-generated content (UGC).
Google Ads updates Performance Max with advanced controls, improved reporting, and smarter targeting to optimize campaign performance.
Google removes breadcrumbs from mobile search results, simplifying URLs to show only domains while keeping breadcrumbs on desktop.