A month ago, Google announced new agentic (agent based) features for AI Mode.
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Google AI Mode Agentic Features Go Live For Some
Google is sunsetting the session-related metrics for Google AdSense. Google said this includes all metrics that rely on ad sessions, such as “Ad sessions”, “Ad session RPM”, etc.
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Google AdSense Dropping Session-Related Metrics
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Google updates Gemini 2.5 Flash with clearer step-by-step help, more structured responses, and stronger image understanding, now live in the Gemini app. The post Gemini 2.5 Flash Update: Clearer Answers, Better Image Understanding appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Gemini 2.5 Flash Update: Clearer Answers, Better Image Understanding via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Indeed’s AI at Work report ranks marketing 4th for GenAI exposure, with 69% of skills shifting toward hybrid human-AI workflows.
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Marketing Is 4th Most Exposed To GenAI, Indeed Study Finds via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 25, 2025
Websites will survive, but their strategic value is shrinking as agents mediate transactions and control consumer interactions. The post When Agents Replace Websites appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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When Agents Replace Websites via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
ChatGPT’s rise to mass adoption signals structural shifts in discovery, efficiency, and decision-making that C-suite must treat as business fundamentals. The post How People Use ChatGPT & What It Means For The C-Suite appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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How People Use ChatGPT & What It Means For The C-Suite via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW
Over the past couple of days, especially since the Google August 2025 spam update officially completed, the Google search results have been rumbling. It is a bit hard to track due to the changes with the third-party rank checking tools, but there has been a lot of chatter within the SEO community over the past few days.
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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated After August Spam Update
Cloudflare announced Content Signals Policy, a new addition to robots.txt that allows you to express your preferences for how your content can be used after it has been accessed. This aims to block Google from using your content in AI Overviews, but Google would have to comply, which they have not yet, for this to work.
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Cloudflare Tries To Give Sites A Way To Block Google AI Overviews – Will It Work?
Google is updating the Google Ads Misrepresentation policy concerning Dishonest Pricing Practices. This will require advertisers to disclose the payment model or full expense that a user will incur before and after purchase, and clarify any false or misleading impressions of the cost of a product or service.
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Google Ads Dishonest Pricing Practices Policy Updates