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Google Lets You Turn Off Visible Watermarks In Gemini via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 5:00 pm

Google Gemini allows users to disable the visible watermark on AI-generated images, videos, and music, while SynthID and C2PA marks stay embedded.

Llms.txt V2 Adds Formal Markdown Linking For AI Agents via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 4:06 pm

A v2 update to the llms.txt spec has shipped, adding formal link relations that help AI agents locate Markdown versions of pages. The post Llms.txt V2 Adds Formal Markdown Linking For AI Agents appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

The Paid ‘Search’ Email Placement: Right Place, Right Time via @sejournal, @jonkagan

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 2:30 pm

Email placements work, but not as a replacement for email marketing. What Demand Gen and Audience Ads actually deliver, and how to set them up.

The Paid ‘Search’ Email Placement: Right Place, Right Time via @sejournal, @jonkagan

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 2:30 pm

Email placements work, but not as a replacement for email marketing. What Demand Gen and Audience Ads actually deliver, and how to set them up.

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 17, 2026

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 2:00 pm

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

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 17, 2026

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 2:00 pm

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

AI Assistants Are Choosing Local Businesses For Your Customers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 12:00 pm

AI assistants narrow local searches before customers reach a website. See how Google builds those answers and which local signals businesses can optimize. The post AI Assistants Are Choosing Local Businesses For Your Customers appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google Search Using Gemini 3.7 Flash In AI Mode

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 11:51 am

Late on Friday, Google’s Robby Stein and Rajan Patel announced on X and X that Google Search is now using its latest AI model named Gemini 3.7 Flash.

Google Ads Tests New Review Layout With Supersized Star

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 11:41 am

Google Ads is testing a new layout for review stars for a product in the mobile sponsored results within Google Search. I am pretty sure I’ve seen this layout before, but it is not common and I don’t think I covered it before.

Apple Adds Thousands Of New IP Addresses For Applebot To Crawl From

Posted by admin on 2026/08/17 at 11:31 am

Apple has added over 4,000 new IP addresses for Applebot, Apple’s Siri and Apple Intelligence crawler, to crawl from. Specifically, there are now 18 of /24 CIDR ranges and 3 of /28, which totals 4,656 new IP addresses.