Google Search Console AI performance reports and controls to block your content in AI responses

These features are rolling out to subset of website owners in the UK and will expand it to more in the future.

These features are rolling out to subset of website owners in the UK and will expand it to more in the future.

Google’s Invalid Activity Credit Report gives advertisers a clearer view of refunded spend from invalid clicks and traffic.
Microsoft announced Web IQ, a set of grounding APIs that connect AI agents to Bing’s index. Pricing and general availability remain unclear.
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Google has confirmed a test of healthcare ads in AI Mode, offering an early look at how advertising may evolve within AI search.

Google’s updated Ads terms expand its use of AI-driven automation, raising advertiser concerns about reduced control and ownership.

Microsoft releases a search service just for AI-agents, because agents search differently from humans.
Google’s May core update finished rolling out on after nearly 12 days. SEO professionals described the update as heavier than March.
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Learn to check if Google has indexed your site and what to do if not, so you can show in search results.
SISTRIX data from German-language ChatGPT responses shows citation patterns changed after GPT-5.5 appeared. The company compares it to a core update.
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Much of the evidence AI systems rely on lives inside customer success, support, and delivery teams. Here’s how SEO can surface it.