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Report That Cloudflare AI Bot Blocking Prevents Googlebot From Indexing Sites
Anecdotal report that blocking AI training bots with Cloudflare blocks Googlebot from indexing websites.
Snapchat Clamps Down On AI-Generated Videos
Snap announced that it is removing wholly AI-generated videos from Snapchat’s Spotlight recommendations in favor of promoting authentic human-authored experiences.
Why AI Recommends Your Competitor & What To Do About It
Kris Jones says one word decides whether AI recommends your brand: synthesis. Here’s what that means for where you spend next quarter’s budget.
Google’s AI Image Generation In Google Earth Literally Became Disastrous
Google Earth’s AI image generator was rolled back after the internet used it to create realistic scenes of destruction.
Reviews, Reputation & Listings: The Local Signals AI Now Reads
Listing inconsistencies, review language, and third-party citations now decide whether AI assistants name your business. Fix them in this order before chasing AI visibility tactics.
EU Commission Article 50 AI Transparency Law Has Four Exemptions
The European Commission’s AI transparency law that has taken effect contains four exemptions from its AI labeling requirements.
What Opting Out Of Google’s AI Search Features Means Now
Google’s AI search opt-out is rolling out as Top Stories appear inside AI Overviews. What the control covers and what businesses can measure before deciding.
Cloudflare’s PACT Is Not Live Yet – Decide Which Track Your Traffic Needs
Cloudflare and three rival browsers agreed on one protocol. That’s rare. It still only solves half of the agentic access problem.
AI Search Isn’t Replacing Google, It’s Layering On Top – Similarweb Data
New Similarweb figures reveal how narrowly ChatGPT distributes its outbound clicks, and what that concentration means for publishers chasing AI referral traffic.
Head Of Anthropic’s Claude Code Says Prompt Engineering Not That Important
Anthropic’s Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code, explains how to become one of the top 1% of users who get things done.
Q3 AI Visibility: AI Citations, Brand Mentions & Content Refreshes That Work
Five articles explain why AI citations fluctuate, where they come from, what makes them persist, and how to audit content for stronger AI visibility.
89% Of AI Search Demand Has No Clear Owner: Use This Before The Window Closes
Kevin Indig’s data across 1,094 categories shows that only 15.2% have a clear ChatGPT owner, and citations barely predict which brand gets named.
How Perplexity Actually Picks Sources (I Read The Stream, Not The Answers)
Perplexity never skips the web, so every query is winnable. Here’s what its live answer stream reveals about citations, video, and local.
Google’s Open Knowledge Format Adds Five Trust Signals
Google announced version 0.2 of the Open Knowledge Format, introducing five new trust signals.
AI Recognizes 96% Of Brands But Mentions Almost None, New Study Finds
Find out how AI accurately describes brands but struggles with visibility. Explore Victorious’ findings in this insightful report.
Indexed Claude Chats Show Why Disallow Is Not Noindex
Shared Claude chats showed up in Google. We checked the pages and found a noindex header sitting behind a robots.txt block that keeps Google out.
ChatGPT Links Out Most On Travel Queries, Data Shows
A new report finds ChatGPT citation rates vary sharply by topic, with travel answers citing sources far more often than education answers.
How Publishers Can Monetize AI Visibility
AI sends barely any traffic, but the traffic it sends is twice as engaged. Here’s why publishers should care.
Charging AI Bots Decides Which Agents Can Still Cite You
AI bot paywalls are framed as new income. The real question is which AI answers you’re willing to disappear from.
Google Data Compares Gemini & AI Mode Use Against Daily Life
Google’s new AI & Economy report compares Gemini and AI Mode conversations against how Americans spend their days.
AI Search is Working. How to Prove It With Real Tests.
Dive into the evidence behind AI search and its effects on page performance. Learn from experts in the latest SEJ discussion.
AI Browsers Are Backward Because Agents Never Needed The Visual Layer
OpenAI killed Atlas because AI browsers were always a workaround. The real fix is a website machines can actually read.
Google Went ‘Not Provided’ In 2011 And Blinded Us, ChatGPT Just Shipped Its Version
Waiting for ChatGPT to prove your ROI? The not-provided lesson says stop. Here’s the measurement work you can own instead.
Pichai Says Google Needs Gemini 4 To Compete At The Frontier
On Alphabet’s Q2 call, Pichai named coding an area to improve, saying Google needs Gemini 4 for the next frontier, as 3.5 Pro stays delayed.
Beyond Brand Sovereignty: How To Build An AI-Ready Source Of Truth
AI doesn’t reward the best-optimized page. It rewards the highest-confidence evidence. Bill Hunt explains how organizations earn that confidence.
AI Overviews Now Answer Most Local Searches – How To Get Your Business Cited
AI Overviews are outpacing local packs across 15+ markets. Here is what location pages need to stay visible in AI-generated answers.
70% Of Top Retailers Are Invisible To Agentic Commerce – Here’s Why
Agentic commerce is here. Your next SEO win may be less about better content, more about being the easiest product for an agent to buy.
Google AI Mode Is Citing More Google-Hosted Pages
New data shows Google is now AI Mode’s second most-cited domain, driven by Google-hosted Business Profile and Product Knowledge Panel cards.
AI Answers About Your Locations Are Often Wrong – Check Before Customers Do
Wrong postcodes, closed-business claims, invented services: what vendor tests reveal about AI answers, and how to audit yours across five platforms.
MCP For Marketers: What To Connect First & Why Your Data Wins
Learn the essentials of MCP for marketers and its role in connecting AI assistants to enhance marketing effectiveness.