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Last updated: 19 August 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
Google says don’t include fake or undisclosed incentivized reviews in review snippet structured data
Google updated the review snippet structured data guidelines with a new guideline that reads, “Don’t include fake or undisclosed incentivized reviews on your page or in…
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AI search can’t verify your business — here’s how to fix it
There’s a gap between what a business is in the real world and how an AI search system can verify it. I call this the “identity leak.” Businesses may not be struggling,…
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7 reasons your SEO tests fail and how to fix them
Incrementality testing in SEO sounds simple: make a change, measure the impact, compare it to the control, ship the winner, and iterate. But tests often fall apart…
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The hidden cost of a ‘wait and see’ SEO strategy
Search is changing quickly, and the uncertainty around AI search, answer engines, citations, and zero-click searches has left some companies questioning how much they…
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Search Growth Slows, Publishers Weigh Leaving Google – SEO Pulse
A court dismisses Google's DMCA claims against SerpApi, the EU fines Google €890 million, major publishers weigh leaving Google, and Search growth eases.
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How to revive overlooked ecommerce SKUs with Performance Max
With large ecommerce catalogs, it’s common for products to fall through the cracks. It’s not because they’re bad products or out of stock. They simply stop getting the…
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Your client just asked if they show up in ChatGPT. Now what? by AgencyAnalytics
It usually comes up on a call between the traffic recap and next quarter’s plan. A client asks whether they appear when someone types a question into ChatGPT. Most…
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AI Search is Working. How to Prove It With Real Tests.
Dive into the evidence behind AI search and its effects on page performance. Learn from experts in the latest SEJ discussion.
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AI Browsers Are Backward Because Agents Never Needed The Visual Layer
OpenAI killed Atlas because AI browsers were always a workaround. The real fix is a website machines can actually read.
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Google says AI Max unlocks billions of new monetizable searches
Google said AI Max is opening “billions” of previously unmonetized searches to ads, giving Alphabet a clearer path to expand Search revenue as queries become longer and…
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Kroger’s new CEO, a Walmart veteran, is focused on speed and execution
This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Kroger’s announcement last month that it would buy Giant Eagle for just under $1.7 billion was one of the…
Read on our siteGoogle quietly gives ground on PMax controls
Google’s Performance Max product has frustrated and bemused media buyers since its launch four years ago. In recent weeks, however, the tech giant has chosen to yield a…
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Future of Marketing Briefing: The case for and against the death of the big brand ad
One quick note before the main event: as a Digiday+ member, you get $200 off passes to the Digiday Publishing Summit , Sept. 14-18 in Miami. Use code MEMBER200. Prices…
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Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage
The acquisition brings Poke’s conversational style and interaction model to Cognition’s coding agent Devin, reflecting a growing belief that how AI assistants interact…
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Anthropic launches Opus 5
Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases.
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As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions
AI companies, including Nvidia and Mistral, urge policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models as Washington debates responses to Chinese AI and…
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Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool
Users can now ask Attie questions about news, trends, and conversations on Bluesky and other apps on the AT Protocol.
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Midjourney acquired the astrology app Co-Star
The AI lab Midjourney continues to expand its purview beyond image and video generation.
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‘AI communism’, rogue models, and the why Kimi K3 spooked Wall Street
Chinese AI lab Moonshot’s open model Kimi went viral this week for reasons that had less to do with the model itself and more to do with how the U.S. AI industry reacted…
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OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app
ChatGPT Voice on desktop can work with both ChatGPT Work and Codex to complete tasks and control agents.
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How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers
We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit them, about how OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s guardrails…
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AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack-scale system
AMD is challenging its chipmaker rival with a new rack-scale system that will start shipping to customers later this year.
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Anthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models
Claude's new voice model will let you reschedule your meeting or draft an email.
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AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing
AegisAI co-founders developed AI agents that quickly analyze each message as a human would, paying attention to small anomalies that even the most elaborate checklist…
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