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's beta Web Guide search feature contains a bug that prevents users from returning to classic search, according to SEO analyst Damien Andell, who reported on X that clicking the "Classic search"…
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…
Google launched an AI contribution pilot that pays publishers for the use of their content in Gemini, AI Mode and AI Overviews, according to Search Engine Roundtable's weekly recap. The same recap rep…
Google is testing an AI Mode button inside the search bar on the search results page, expanding the button's placement beyond the home page and other surfaces, according to Search Engine Roundtable. T…
OpenAI is testing a new ad format in ChatGPT called Sponsored Agents, which "let people start a conversation with a business-sponsored agent after clicking an ad in ChatGPT," the company wrote. Google…
Google has begun attaching AI Overview labels to local knowledge panels built from Google Business Profile data, with a "Show more" button that expands into an AI Mode-style chat interface, according …
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 …
A website owner implemented x402 payments that charge AI agents one cent in testnet USDC per page, with five payments settling on 15 September, including one made through a Claude Code hook. The exper…
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 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…
Google is expanding AI Overviews in Search to fully expand on some queries, turning the entire page into an AI response, a change confirmed by Google and first spotted by Chris Long. The company says …
SerpApi reports that Google has expanded its new /goto redirect URL format across search results, affecting multiple APIs including Google Search, News, Videos, and AI Overview. The redirect encodes t…
Google is automatically expanding its AI Overviews at the top of search results for some queries, pushing the traditional list of links further down the page, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. …
Google's August 2026 spam update, which ran from August 18 to August 21, has left search ranking volatility continuing, according to the Search Engine Roundtable. Google has expanded Local Services Ad…
Google is now displaying AI Overviews above stock charts for stock price queries such as [GOOG stock] and [MSFT stock], a change from earlier placements below the chart, according to a report by Barry…
Google Search Console's performance report is recording AI Mode conversation fragments as queries, with SEO Anastasia Kourou first noticing unusual entries like 'Yes go on' in early August and Google'…
Google has paused an unannounced AI Overviews experiment that auto-generated unattributed AI images in search results, after recipe publisher Inspired Taste documented the behavior on August 13, 2026.…
Google's Search Console is recording AI Mode conversation fragments as queries, with SEO Anastasia Kourou first noticing odd terms like "yes go on" in August and Google's John Mueller confirming the m…