Google has started a Discover core update. The rollout may take up to two weeks, with expansion to more countries and languages later.

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Google is testing ads in AI Mode as Search revenue grew 17% to $63 billion. AI Mode queries run 3x longer than traditional searches.

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Google Search Advocate John Mueller is pushing back on the idea of serving Markdown files to LLM crawlers.

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Google's crawl team filed a bug against WooCommerce for add-to-cart parameters wasting crawl budget. WooCommerce fixed it. Other plugins haven't.

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Google updated its Googlebot documentation to clarify file size limits, separating default limits that apply to all crawlers from Googlebot-specific details.

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LinkedIn tested what drives AI search visibility and shared results. Content structure, expert authorship, and timestamps showed the clearest impact.

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SparkToro research finds AI tools produce different brand recommendation lists more than 99% of the time when given the same prompt.

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Google says it's exploring new controls that would let websites opt out of AI search features specifically, as the UK CMA opened a regulatory consultation.

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Google is making Gemini 3 the default model for AI Overviews and adding a direct path to ask follow-up questions in AI Mode.

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Sam Altman said OpenAI prioritized coding and reasoning in GPT-5.2 and "screwed up" writing quality. He says future GPT-5.x versions will address the gap.

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Google doesn't have any current plans for ads in Gemini, as OpenAI moves toward ChatGPT advertising.

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TikTok's US spinoff to Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX has closed after a White House official said the US and China finalized the deal.

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Google's Personal Intelligence connects Gmail and Google Photos to AI Mode, delivering personalized responses for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

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A survey of 4,000+ CEOs from 95 countries finds 56% haven't seen revenue or cost benefits from AI.

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