Google has rolled out its Digital Markets Act changes in Europe, calling them the "largest reduction in quality" in the 29-year history of Google Search, according to a Google official speaking to Reu…
Android Authority reports that version 17.56.14 of the Google app contains code for a background listening upgrade to Song Search, allowing the feature to identify music even when users switch apps an…
Google has confirmed it is running a small experiment serving regular pure Search campaigns with restrictive match types (exact and phrase) in AI Mode, a change first spotted by Anthony Higman. Ginny …
Search Engine Land's SEO priorities for 2027 guide urges brands to expand visibility beyond Google rankings to AI-generated answers, SERPs, and community conversations. The framework emphasizes multi-…
Google has added Gemini 3.8 Flash to AI Mode's model menu on the same day it released the model, making it available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers worldwide, according to Robby Stein, VP of P…
Google is now showing fully expanded AI Overview summaries with an 'Ask anything' text box by default for some desktop Search queries, a change that directs users into AI Mode without requiring them t…
Google announced on August 27 that AI Mode in Search can now track flight prices from more than 300 partner airlines and travel sites, show points and miles rates, and complete some hotel bookings thr…
Search Engine Land's 2027 SEO roadmap argues that AI-generated answers and zero-click results are redefining search visibility, citing Google I/O 2026 figures of over 1 billion monthly AI Mode users a…
Google is expanding AI Mode in Search to function as an all-in-one travel agent, adding flight price tracking in more than 180 countries, rewards points display for flights and hotels, and hotel booki…
Google has introduced three new travel-planning features in AI Mode in Search, including flight price tracking, points/miles rate display, and hotel booking. Flight price tracking is available in over…
Google Vice President of Product Robby Stein asked on X what feature users want in AI Mode, prompting responses from SEOs and publishers requesting more links, verifiable citations, and fair compensat…
Google's AI Mode has surpassed 1 billion monthly users, and at Marketing Live in May, Google introduced four Gemini-powered ad formats for AI Mode and Search, including Conversational Discovery Ads, H…
Google has expanded link carousels for developing topics to AI Mode, following their earlier rollout in AI Overviews, as announced by Robby Stein on X. The carousels display web pages directly in AI M…
Google has brought its developing-topic link carousels to AI Mode, giving timely articles a prominent placement within some AI-generated responses, as announced by Robby Stein, VP of Product for Googl…
Google reported that searches for 'home decor inspo' are up 300% in the past month, with 'bathroom inspo' and 'living room inspo' as breakout searches, and introduced five ways to use Google Search to…
Google AI Mode has surpassed 1 billion monthly active users globally, with average query length triple that of traditional searches and more than one in six queries including non-text inputs, accordin…
Alphabet Inc.'s AI products now reach over 2.5 billion monthly active users, according to CEO Sundar Pichai at Google I/O 2026, with AI Overviews and the Gemini app driving growth. The company process…
Google has begun rolling out generative UI to AI Overviews, enabling interactive tools and simulations to be generated directly within search results, following its global English launch in AI Mode. T…
Google on Thursday introduced a new 'Preferred Sources' button that publishers can embed on their websites, allowing readers to mark them as favorites to be highlighted more often across Google Search…
Google is adding new personalization controls across Search, Discover, and Google News, allowing users to specify topics and links they want to see more of in Discover, customize daily audio briefings…