Google will be bringing content and titles related exclusions to the account level to Google Ads AI Max later this year.

It is 2026 and finally Bing Places for Business is finally mobile friendly.

Google sent out emails notifying applicable advertisers that they will default call recording to Yes, to always record calls, if you don’t pick an option yourself. Google wrote, “Starting July 01, 2026, if you haven’t made a selection for your “Call recording” setting, it will automatically default to “Yes”.”

Google’s John Mueller answers if Preferred Sources overrides ranking signals. Could it be a “trust button” signal? The post Google Answers If Preferred Sources Overrides Low Quality Signals appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google addressed growing concerns around repetitive AI-generated ads, advertiser controls, and how brands can maintain differentiation at scale. The post Google Says AI Creative Should Help Brands Differentiate, Not Blend In appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Microsoft’s Bing team published a framework describing how grounding for AI-generated answers differs from traditional search across five measurement areas. The post Bing Team Describes How Grounding Differs From Search Indexing appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

Google is adding subscription labels, inline links, discussion previews, and desktop link previews to its AI Search experiences. The post Google Adds More Links & Link Context To AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

GEO vendors are selling the same SEO playbook with a new acronym. The academic paper they cite actually points the other way. The post The Whole Point Was The Mess appeared first on Search Engine Journal

AI search engines surface the same brands regardless of which sources they cite. PR and SEO professionals need to stop pretending those are different jobs. The post AI Just Handed PR Its Best Opportunity In SEO & Most Teams Are Missing It appeared first on Search Engine Journal .