Sam Altman said OpenAI prioritized coding and reasoning in GPT-5.2 and “screwed up” writing quality. He says future GPT-5.x versions will address the gap.
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Sam Altman Says OpenAI “Screwed Up” GPT-5.2 Writing Quality via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Google doesn’t have any current plans for ads in Gemini, as OpenAI moves toward ChatGPT advertising. The post Why Google Gemini Has No Ads Yet: ‘Trust In Your Assistant’ appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Why Google Gemini Has No Ads Yet: ‘Trust In Your Assistant’ via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 26, 2026
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Google is rolling out a new billing report within Google Ads. The new billing report gives you line-by-line view of your Google Ads invoices.
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Google Ads New Billing Report
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Five Google Analytics reports PPC marketers should use to improve targeting, justify spend, and understand how paid traffic supports conversions across the customer journey. The post 5 Google Analytics Reports PPC Marketers Should Actually Use appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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5 Google Analytics Reports PPC Marketers Should Actually Use via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
On March 23, 2026, Google will update its Google Ads Gambling and games policy to say that your overall account must demonstrate good policy health to be eligible for gambling and games certification. Meaning, you need to have a good account history and have a number of violations on your account.
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Google Ads Gambling & Games Certification Eligibility: Good Health
Google is testing adding price labels on top of the product images within AI Mode results.
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Google AI Mode Tests Product Images With Price Labels
Google Ads has a new help document named Campaign Mix Experiments (Beta).
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Google Ads Campaign Mix Experiments In Beta
Google Ads lets you see how your product ads are performing across all your campaigns in a single view. Some advertisers are saying this is a new report, so I figured I’d share what they’re noticing.
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Google Ads Product Campaign View Report Is Useful
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Stop measuring AI by hours saved and start measuring the expansion, quality gains, and capabilities that move the business. The post Why CFOs Are Cutting AI Budgets (And The 3 Metrics That Save Them) appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Why CFOs Are Cutting AI Budgets (And The 3 Metrics That Save Them) via @sejournal, @purnavirji