Google is testing replacing the “Show more” button under the AI Overviews with a “Loading…” button. Also, earlier this year, Google tested “Enter AI Mode” for the button text but that obviously did not stick.
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Google Tests Replacing Show More Button On AI Overviews With Loading…
Google has completely revamped the Google Merchant Center API help document page. It was previously named “API access to Merchant Center” and was renamed to “Google Merchant Center API.” Plus, the content on the page has been completely rewritten and expanded.
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Google Merchant Center API Help Document Vastly Updated
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Google continues to test variations of designs and user experiences for Sitelinks within its search results. The new design spotted has the Sitelinks listed line by line, with a horizontal line across the left side of the mobile search result snippet.
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Google Tests More Sitelinks Designs
Today is Google’s 28th birthday and Google has a special Google Doodle to celebrate. The Doodle takes you back in time to an early Google logo.
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Google’s 28th Birthday Doodle Takes You To Google AI Mode Quiz
Google’s September spam update may take up to two weeks, Search Console adds image-based search data, reports look at traffic from Search and AI Mode. The post Google Spam Update, Image Search Data In GSC – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google Spam Update, Image Search Data In GSC – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Strip the visual layer and a machine can still use a website. Strip the structure, as markdown does, and it can only read about it.
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The Text-Only Version Of Your Website Strips Out The Wrong Layer via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
AI models are everywhere. The data you feed them isn’t. Mallory Gray of Skydeo explains why audience signals, not mention counts, decide who buys.
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AI Agents Won’t Fix Bad Audience Data, They’ll Amplify It via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 25, 2026
Google’s new system for catching AI content spam has already been deployed. This is why it may be a part of Google’s Spam Update. The post Google Has Deployed A New AI Spam Detector Called SAFE appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google Has Deployed A New AI Spam Detector Called SAFE via @sejournal, @martinibuster
This week, Google announced yet another spam update, the fourth of the year, the September 2026 Google spam update. Prior to that, we reported on more Google Search ranking volatility
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google September 2026 Spam Update Is Here, Goodbye Discover Traffic, Multimodal Search Reporting & CrUX Ad Metrics…