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Last updated: 30 July 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
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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ChatGPT gains access to Yelp reviews, ratings, and photos
Yelp is licensing its reviews, ratings, photos, and business information to OpenAI, giving ChatGPT access to real-time local recommendation data, Axios reported. ChatGPT…
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YouTube Explains What Can Stop A Channel Getting Paid
YouTube spelled out three kinds of content that can stop a channel from getting paid, and says it's clarifying existing rules, not changing them.
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Google Ads automation makes governance a competitive advantage
The biggest risk in Google Ads today is that automation will make exactly the right decision based on the wrong business outcome. Feed it signals from spam leads, weak…
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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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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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Runway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded
The Media Router is a tool that automatically selects the best image, video, or audio generation model for a request based on whether a developer prioritizes quality,…
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OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users
Users can also integrate their personal data from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal.
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Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction
David Bowie's song "Five Years," which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that they have five years left to live before the…
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Nvidia is sending GPUs to the moon
If there's a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.
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AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors
Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI model -- no GPUs required, it says.
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Google’s Gemini nears billion-user milestone
Gemini had over 750 million monthly users in February.
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