Moz leaders Jonathan Berthold and Kevin Chen explain how listings, reviews, mentions, and social activity shape local recommendations in AI search.

Google’s John Mueller responded to questions about how impressions are counted for Generative AI in Google Search Console. Google has a document that explains that, and John just reiterated that.

There is a new Google ranking factor survey out for 2026. It has been a while since we had one, and it is here. This one was done by Cyrus Shepard and Dawn Shepard and posted at Zyppy

Google Ads has been offering new and existing customers credits to encourage them to spend on the advertising platform. But sometimes, Google Ads will revoke a credit, a credit that was already spent within the Google Ads platform, leaving the client spending more than they budgeted for.

Google DeepMind researchers test Autoregressive Ranking (ARR), a unified model that can replace current retrieval and ranking methods. The post Google DeepMind Develops New AI Search Ranking Model appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Scammers are using the Google Maps contributor program to upload AI-generated photos with phone numbers, tricking users into calling the number in the photo instead of the number on the Google Business Profile listing. These scammers are doing this across dozens, if not, hundreds of Google Business Profile listings and reporting them to Google seems to be doing nothing.

Freshpet and Intero Digital explain how brands can audit AI visibility, restructure content for citation, and connect GEO work to business priorities.

Le Monde says its audience hasn’t dropped since AI Overviews launched in France, while app traffic and subscriber growth complicate the broader traffic story. The post Le Monde Says AI Overviews Haven’t Hurt Its Audience So Far appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Explore how multi-location businesses can optimize for AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini. Learn the key factors for success.

Automattic’s board of directors placed Matt Mullenweg on paid leave of absence. Mullenweg claims conspiracy against him