The other day, Google released the Google Search Console AI-powered configuration tool and we continued to wonder when the other features, like branded queries and the social channels would go live. Well, Google’s John Mueller confirmed Google is still testing those two features before they are more fully rolled out to more users.
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Google Search Console Still Testing Branded Queries & Social Channels Feature
Google is rolling out an update for Google Ads advertisers to certify for some cryptocurrency and complex speculative financial products. This is “incrementally to all advertisers over a period of time and not all advertisers and certification applications will be affected immediately,” Google wrote.
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Google Ads Updates Certification Process For Cryptocurrency
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Peec AI analyzed fan-out queries from 10M+ ChatGPT prompts and found 43% of background searches ran in English, even for non-English prompts. The post ChatGPT Search Often Switches To English In Fan-Out Queries: Report appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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ChatGPT Search Often Switches To English In Fan-Out Queries: Report via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Jeff Dean explains why latency and cost make Flash Google’s production tier for AI search, and why models are built to retrieve, not memorize. The post Why Google Runs AI Mode On Flash, Explained By Google’s Chief Scientist appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Why Google Runs AI Mode On Flash, Explained By Google’s Chief Scientist via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 18, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 18, 2026
An analysis of 11 impacted sites reveals a strong correlation between Google visibility losses and declining AI search citations, with ChatGPT hit hardest.
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Are Citations In AI Search Affected By Google Organic Visibility Changes? via @sejournal, @lilyraynyc
An analysis of 11 impacted sites reveals a strong correlation between Google visibility losses and declining AI search citations, with ChatGPT hit hardest. The post Are Citations In AI Search Affected By Google Organic Visibility Changes? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Are Citations In AI Search Affected By Google Organic Visibility Changes? via @sejournal, @lilyraynyc
Google has finally fully rolled out the Google Search Console AI-powered configuration tool. Google wrote on LinkedIn, “The Search Console’s new AI-powered configuration is now available to everyone! Have you already tried it?”
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Google Search Console AI-Powered Configuration Goes Live
Move SEO upstream into leadership decisions to safeguard visibility, enforce standards, and scale sustainable search performance. The post Enterprise SEO Operating Models That Scale In 2026 And Beyond appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Enterprise SEO Operating Models That Scale In 2026 And Beyond via @sejournal, @billhunt