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Google has started a Discover core update. The rollout may take up to two weeks, with expansion to more countries and languages later.

Google has released its first core update of 2026, which is focused on just Google Discover. Google named it the February 2026 Discover core update.

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

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Google has launched what it calls Multi-party approval for Google Ads. “Multi-party approval (MPA) is a security feature for Google Ads designed to protect your account from unauthorized activity by requiring a second account administrator to verify high-risk changes,” Google wrote.

Google is testing labeling some photos in the local hotel listings with “Good to Know” AI-generated descriptions of some of those photos.

Google AdSense seems to be rolling out new metrics for the AdSense reports in the console. These include Browser breakdown, Hosting App breakdown and Operating system breakdown metrics.