Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein said agentic shopping surfaces products because they fit the user, not because brands can buy visibility. The post Shopify Shares More Details On Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Apple will reportedly release two new Siri versions, one this year with iOS 26.4 and one next year with iOS 27. Plus, Apple may release an AI pin wearable device in 2027.

As you know, OpenAI will soon show ads on ChatGPT, but now we are hearing that those ads will be charged on a pay-per-view, impression-based model, not a click-based, cost-per-click model.

A few weeks ago, we covered how damaging the Google Search results were for recipe publishers and bloggers. It was nicknamed Frankenstein recipes because it would take pieces of these recipes from bloggers, mash them together and ruin them, all while also mentioning the brand name – hurting the brand.

Google added a new crawler, robot, to its list of user-triggered fetchers in the Google crawlers documentation.

New data shows an increase in AI assistant crawling alongside declining AI model training access. The post More Sites Blocking LLM Crawling – Could That Backfire On GEO

Overwhelmed by AI search disrupting SEO? Lily Ray shares smart strategies to boost visibility, measure success, and thrive in 2026’s evolving search landscape.

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan previews 2026 priorities: AI tools for Shorts creation, text-to-game features, in-app shopping checkout, and image posts in Shorts. The post YouTube CEO Announces AI Creation Tools, In-App Shopping For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

The debate over SEO versus AEO/GEO appears to be reaching a consensus.