Google research suggests AI spam may be easier to detect by identifying originating networks instead of analyzing content one at a time.

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OpenAI says GPT-5.5 Instant, the free default ChatGPT model, now performs comparably to its frontier models on the company's own health evaluations.

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A coalition including Google, Microsoft, and GitHub published Agentic Resource Discovery, an open draft spec for how AI agents find and verify tools online.

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Google says a core assumption driving LLMs.txt adoption conflicts with the purpose its creators originally intended.

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Google's updated documentation for domain migrations requires broader compliance demands for site owners.

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The UK's CMA introduced two new conduct requirements for Google Search, covering fair ranking of organic results including AI Overviews, and search data portability.

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Search Console reported 51,000 URLs as "Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt," and Google says that's not necessarily a problem.

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Google updated its guidance to strike a less discouraging tone about the use of LLMs.txt, special markup, and markdown for AI SEO.

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Microsoft is beginning to roll out Citation Share, Intents, Topics, and Compare in the Bing Webmaster Tools AI Performance dashboard preview.

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In a fresh-account test, Kapwing found 59% of TikTok For You videos were AI slop, roughly three times the rate on YouTube.

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Google says that markdown solves one problem while potentially creating others for search visibility.

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Ahrefs analyzed 137K domains and found 97% of llms.txt files received zero requests. AI retrieval bots accounted for 1% of total requests.

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Microsoft Advertising launches Product Explorer, a new Merchant Center tool that helps advertisers analyze feed health, product status, and performance data.

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Mueller argues LLM systems can't use llms.txt to differentiate between websites for discovery. He sees a narrow role once an agent is on a site.

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Google Ads expands Smart Bidding Exploration, launches Promotion mode beta, and updates optimization for budget-limited campaigns beginning August 17.

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Google's John Mueller said localized URL folders for a site's primary market offer little practical SEO advantage.

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Google Open Knowledge Format turns organizational knowledge into a shared format for AI agents, tools, and teams.

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U.S. export control directive forces Anthropic to shut down Fable 5 access. The company disputes the security concerns.

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Google publishes guidance after new law gives small businesses power to challenge lost visibility and deleted reviews.

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MonsterInsights WordPress plugin site has been taken down and is warning against phishing attempts currently under way.

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Google's information agents are now available in all AI Mode languages and markets for AI Ultra subscribers, with expansion to more people planned this summer.

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Google has extended the Dynamic Search Ads to AI Max migration deadline until February 2027. Here's what advertisers need to know.

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Reddit gains ground after the May core update, new zero-click data lands, Google updates its SEO guidance, and Business Profile data comes to Analytics.

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With 80% of AI traffic draining website infrastructure for model training, what can you do to fight back without affecting search visibility?

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YouTube is expanding in-app video sharing and messaging to eligible adults in more markets, reviving a version of its messaging feature removed in 2019.

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Vulnerability enables attackers to take control of affected WordPress sites and install malicious files.

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Chrome says WebMCP creates hijacking risks for AI agents operating inside users' logged-in browser sessions.

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Google is adding a direct Google Business Profile connection and Business notebooks to the Gemini app, rolling out this month.

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