Google Ads has added Veo-powered image-to-video generation to Asset Studio, letting advertisers turn up to three static images into unique videos of up to 10 seconds each without leaving the advertisi…
Google released Nano Banana 2.1, its latest image generation and editing model, which is already working within AI Mode in Google Search, according to Search Engine Roundtable's October 7, 2026 recap.…
Google Ads will automatically identify and extract high-quality promotions from advertisers' websites and apply them directly to Search and Performance Max campaigns with linked location assets starti…
Google Ads has launched a beta AI campaign localization tool for Search campaigns that uses generative AI to translate text, images, targeting, and landing pages into 10 supported languages, according…
Nexla's marketing team built task-specific MCP servers in MCP Studio for paid analytics, deal risk, renewals, and inbound follow-up, reporting that connecting every system to a single LLM produced hal…
Google's AI Overviews now include external links in over 25% of results, up from close to 0%, according to new data reported by Search Engine Roundtable. The same September 23, 2026 search forum recap…
Google added help documentation explaining how advertisers can test AI Max against Dynamic Search Ads (DSAs) using Google Ads experiments, offering two methods: custom experiments and an experiment te…
Google announced at the DMEXCO conference in Cologne, Germany, that its Gemini-powered AI Brief feature in Google Ads now supports audience targeting and campaign messaging in Dutch, French, German, I…
Google dropped free product listings and carousel formats from Google Search in the European Economic Area, one of several search changes reported in the September 18, 2026 Search Engine Roundtable re…
A developer has built CallRing AI, a call tracking and lead intelligence platform that links incoming phone calls back to their marketing sources and applies AI to turn call recordings into structured…
Google Search showed a sharp spike in ranking volatility on September 15, 2026, with Search Engine Roundtable reporting heavy forum chatter and early tool movement that suggests an unconfirmed update …
Google is running a small test, called the AI contribution pilot, that pays publishers for the use of their content in AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini and other AI search features, according to Search E…
Google said its compliance with the European Union's Digital Markets Act produced the largest reduction in search quality in Europe, according to Search Engine Roundtable's weekly recap. Google also c…
Google Ads has launched a beta experiment called "Budget or bidding targets for Search campaigns" that tests different budget, target CPA, and target ROAS amounts to find optimal spending levels, acco…
Google is now answering nearly 100% of all 'People Also Ask' questions with AI Overviews, up from about 12% 14 months ago, according to Search Engine Roundtable. The company also introduced new AI-rel…
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that adverts by Thomas Cook and Loveholidays breached advertising rules by using terms like 'eco resort' and 'eco hotel' without adequate explanation…
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…
Google has begun rolling out Gemini-powered AI dashboards in Google Ads to some advertisers, as confirmed by PPC expert Thomas Eccel on LinkedIn. The dashboards, first previewed in May and announced f…
Databricks Genie One, a data-smart AI coworker, enables marketing professionals to query governed business data directly, bypassing analyst bottlenecks and accelerating campaign decisions. The tool su…
Google expanded Waze Ads to 42 countries, introduced a new Google Business Profiles verification method via business photo, and tested collapsing sitelinks in Google Ads, while Microsoft Bing tested b…