Google's Universal Commerce Protocol adds cart management and catalog access, highlights identity linking support, and begins simplifying Merchant Center onboarding.

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Chartbeat data shows search referral traffic fell 60% for small publishers over two years, compared with 22% for large publishers, per an Axios report.

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SISTRIX analyzed over 100 million German keywords and found AI Overviews reduce the position one click rate from 27% to 11%. Impact varies by industry.

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Google confirmed it removed "What People Suggest" from health searches. Additionally, the company announced new AI health tools for YouTube.

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Google is expanding Personal Intelligence to free U.S. users in AI Mode, connecting Gmail and Photos to search. Gemini app and Chrome rollout starting.

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Data from 4M AI citations shows syndicated press releases barely register in AI answers. Editorial content and owned newsrooms fare better.

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New third-party data shows local publishers lost national reach after Google's Discover core update.

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An analysis of ChatGPT conversations found the default and premium models cite almost entirely different sources for the same queries.

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Google Maps launches Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational feature for local discovery in the U.S. and India, plus a navigation overhaul in the U.S.

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A survey of B2B decision-makers found peer recommendations are trusted nearly twice as much as AI chatbots, and white papers rank last for perceived value.

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