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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google is also testing link icons in the AI Overviews to show citations for statements generated in the AI Answer.
Google is testing the ability to save your AI Overviews to your Google Interests section. If you are opted-in to labs in Google, and you see AI Overviews, at the bottom of the AI Overview, you may see a new “Save” button.
Microsoft Advertising is rolling out brand lists for Performance Max campaigns.
Google is showing AI-generated images in some of the knowledge panels they show in Google Search. Google is not creating these images; they come from images on third-party sites. And honestly, I kind of like it, at least in some cases.
Bing is testing placing the related searches at the top of the search results page, directly under the search bar. The searches are exactly what you would see in the bottom but in a different format at the top.
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