Google is testing the ability to add color to your search results page with a color palette picker. There is this palette icon at the top of the results that when clicked on says “Add a splash of color to the top of Search,” and “Pick color.”

Google made it official, now Google Search AI Overviews will let you do a follow up question after clicking on the “Show more” button and that follow up question will take you directly into AI Mode. This will no doubt lead to less clicks to your website and more traffic into Google AI Mode.

Google AI Overviews are now being powered by Gemini 3 globally, by default. Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search announced, “We’re making Gemini 3 the new default model for AI Overviews globally, so you get a best-in-class AI response right on the search results page, for questions where it’s helpful.”

Bing is testing a new report within Bing Webmaster Tools named AI Performance. AI Performance shows you how many citations you are getting from Microsoft Copilot and partners

Yahoo Scout offers a clean and uncluttered classic search experience with the power of natural language AI. The post New Yahoo Scout AI Search Delivers The Classic Search Flavor People Miss appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google just announced it is looking into ways to allow websites to specifically opt out of Google using its content in the Search generative AI features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode. This comes based on UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new requirements for Google Search.

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Google is making Gemini 3 the default model for AI Overviews and adding a direct path to ask follow-up questions in AI Mode. The post Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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

The rise of agentic commerce ends marketing-first SEO and forces brands to compete on data integrity and product truth. The post How Do You Compete In Agentic Commerce? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .