Google is putting Top Stories carousels inside AI Overviews, raising the stakes on its new AI opt-out setting in Search Console.
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Is Google still a search engine? Its Q2 2026 earnings call suggests the answer is changing, and website owners should plan accordingly.
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Data ties higher AI detector scores to lower positions and to fewer pages in Google’s index, though heavily flagged pages still rank in top 10.
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Google’s DMCA case against scraper SerpApi collapsed because SearchGuard protects ad revenue, not copyright. The same reasoning weakens every site’s anti-bot defense against AI crawlers.
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Google’s AI content label helps advertisers disclose AI-generated or edited creatives as transparency requirements expand worldwide.
Google is giving Smart Bidding targets greater visibility, potentially making bidding strategy selection easier for advertisers.
Attributed conversions don’t always equal incremental growth. Knowing the difference can lead to better campaign and budget decisions.
Agentic protocols are multiplying with no consensus standard in sight. Own the layers underneath instead of chasing a winner.
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