Your next customer might not be human: Designing journeys for people and AI agents

AI agents increasingly filter options and shape shortlists before people ever engage, shifting where visibility and influence are earned.

AI agents increasingly filter options and shape shortlists before people ever engage, shifting where visibility and influence are earned.
This week’s SEO Pulse covers the signals that matter most as AI search moves from experimentation to core infrastructure.
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Broad match now runs with Smart Bidding. Learn how drift happens, why it matters, and how to keep performance aligned with real intent.
Apple Ads inventory growth and reduced keyword control in Google AI Overviews define this week’s most notable PPC updates.
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Search and social now operate as a single ecosystem where shared signals, audience insights, and unified workflows drive stronger visibility and trust.
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An antitrust case puts AI Overviews, opt-outs, and zero-click visibility under scrutiny amid growing debate over content use and attribution.
Sam Altman addresses questions about OpenAI’s losses and path to profitability.
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Core Web Vitals measurements reveal a significant difference between open source and proprietary CMS platforms.
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A complete guide to canonical URLs: how they affect SEO, how to add or change canonical tags, and how to fix issues in WordPress, Shopify, and more.