Archive for January, 2026

The State of AEO & GEO in 2026 [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell

2026/01/07

Uncover insights on the state of AEO as AI-driven discovery reshapes strategies for enterprise organizations in 2026. The post The State of AEO & GEO in 2026 [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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The Guardian: Google AI Overviews Gave Misleading Health Advice via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/01/06

A Guardian investigation says health experts found misleading information in Google’s AI Overviews for some medical searches. Google disputes the findings. The post The Guardian: Google AI Overviews Gave Misleading Health Advice appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 6, 2026

2026/01/06

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

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State Of AI Search Optimization 2026 via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

2026/01/06

AI search is replacing ranked results with single answers.

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Google Hiring AI Answers & Search Quality Software Engineer

2026/01/06

Google posted a new job listing looking to hire a new Senior Software Engineer, Search, AI Answers Quality. The job post says “Help the AI Answers Quality team deliver AI Overviews to users’ hard and complicated queries on the SRP and in AI Mode.”

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Google Added LLMs.txt To It’s Web Sites For Other Reasons Than Discovery

2026/01/06

A month ago, Google added LLMs.txt files to many of its developer and documentation sites including the Search developer docs. As you know, Google pulled it off the Search developer docs within a day or so but the LLMs.txt files still remain on many of Google’s other sites.

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Microsoft Bing Tests New Home Page Design Promoting Copilot

2026/01/06

Microsoft Bing is testing a new home page design where it promotes its AI-powered search and answer engine, Copilot. It seems to be a limited test and is not fully live yet, but it is a big change to the home page, which normally has the Bing custom background, search box, and the news feed below.

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Google Practice Problems Structured Data Help Documentation Removed

2026/01/06

Last November, Google announced it was dropping support for a number of structured data types and search features.

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Google Ads To Allow Ads For Prediction Markets

2026/01/06

Google Ads will update its advertising policies to allow ads for Prediction Markets starting on January 21, 2026. This will be allowed in the United States, but only for federally regulated entities.

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AI-Generated Content Isn’t The Problem, Your Strategy Is

2026/01/06

AI can accelerate content production, but removing human expertise undermines the strategic infrastructure brands rely on to be found and trusted. The post AI-Generated Content Isn’t The Problem, Your Strategy Is appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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