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

In a post-keynote interview, Google’s Liz Reid told NDTV that AI Mode’s multilingual models have made it easier to expand across countries and languages. The post Google Says AI Mode Can Now Scale Faster Across Languages appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

In a post-keynote interview, Google’s Liz Reid told NDTV that AI Mode’s multilingual models have made it easier to expand across countries and languages. The post Google Says AI Mode Can Now Scale Faster Across Languages appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

In a post-keynote interview, Google’s Liz Reid told NDTV that AI Mode’s multilingual models have made it easier to expand across countries and languages. The post Google Says AI Mode Can Now Scale Faster Across Languages appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman calls user content “modern oil” for AI, discusses deals with Google and OpenAI, and outlines why some companies face lawsuits. The post Reddit CEO: LLMs ‘Would Not Exist’ Without Reddit Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal

As you know, Google announced the May 2026 core update on Thursday afternoon and it didn’t take long for the update to be felt by the SEO community. Many, not all, but many, started to feel the impact of this core update over the weekend.

We knew Google would appeal the search monopoly ruling; in fact, Google asked the courts to pause the remedies until the appeal is handled. Google was ruled an illegal monopoly in August 2024 but then the courts refused to break up Google as part of the remedies in September 2025.

Sundar Pichai says Google is “a bit behind” in agentic coding, citing a lack of developer-facing products as one reason for the gap.

Back in March, we were the first to talk about Microsoft Bing testing a new AI version of Bing image search. Microsoft was not talking about it, but it was clear that this was an AI-curated, categorized, and grouped image search experience

Since Google launched AI Overviews (and AI Mode), there was an apparent lag or delay from when a web page would be removed from the Google Search index, including after getting a manual action penalty, to when it would also be removed from the AI Overview (or AI Mode). That delay is reportedly gone.