Google March 2026 core update rolling out now
This is the first core update of 2026, followed by the March 2026 spam update and February 2026 Discover update.
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Google Begins Rolling Out March 2026 Core Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google has started rolling out the March 2026 core update. The rollout may take up to two weeks to complete.
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Wikipedia Bans Use Of AI-Generated Content via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Wikipedia’s new AI guidelines prohibit editors from using LLMs for writing or rewriting content, with two exceptions.
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What’s in the status bottle?
It’s often mislabeled. Sometimes the contents can make us ill, especially if we drink too much. Status is easy to sell. But despite how often people buy the promise, it rarely delivers.
Will Google replace your landing pages with AI versions?
A recent Google patent describes a system for replacing brand landing pages with AI-generated pages.
Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP): What You Need to Know
Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) was updated in March 2026. Learn what UCP is, what changed, and how to prepare your business.
Google Takes Search Live Global With Gemini 3.1 Flash Live via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google expands Search Live to 200+ countries, powered by its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model with multilingual voice and camera search in AI Mode.
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Google PMax gets new exclusions, expanded reporting features
Google’s Performance Max now includes customer-list exclusions, demographic insights, spend forecasts, and network segmentation.
Automated traffic is growing 8x faster than human traffic: Report
Automated traffic now exceeds human activity across the web. Machines aren’t just indexing or scraping it. They’re actively using it.