A recent announcement by Google signals the start of a massive change in how the internet and search work.
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Google’s Task-Based Agentic Search Is Disrupting SEO Today, Not Tomorrow via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Research on language models reveals how brands win or lose in AI-generated recommendations based on association strength. The post How AI Chooses Which Brands To Recommend: From Relational Knowledge To Topical Presence appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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How AI Chooses Which Brands To Recommend: From Relational Knowledge To Topical Presence via @sejournal, @Dixon_Jones
The NY Times commissioned a study that says AI Overviews have holes in both grounding and accuracy.
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New Study Points to Holes In AI Overviews
Google announced that on August 20, 2026 it will experiment with an updated set of commonly used ad technology partners. If the experiments go well, Google will switch it “on or after June 5, 2026.”
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Google AdSense Will Experiment With New Ad Technology Partners
It looks like Google is testing a new report within Google Search Console named AI contribution. I have no clue what it looks like but I suspect it is a lot like the Bing Webmaster Tools AI performance reports.
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Google Search Console Testing AI Contribution Report
Google was asked if it is possible to add a new status to the XML sitemap statuses for “still processing.” John Mueller from Google responded on Blueshy saying, “I’ve chatted with the teams involved about this on & off, I’ve seen that it can be annoying.” But he added he has nothing to announce.
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Google Still Processing Status To XML Sitemaps – Nothing To Announce
Google’s John Mueller reconfirmed that Google Search may simply ignore outbound links from sites that violate its search spam policies.
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Google May Ignore Links From Sites That Spam & Violate Policies
Websites built with semantic HTML, accessible patterns, and visible server-rendered content are better positioned for the agentic web. The post How AI Agents See Your Website (And How To Build For Them) appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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How AI Agents See Your Website (And How To Build For Them) via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
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Sundar Pichai outlines search as an “agent manager,” signaling a shift from link-based results to task completion and multi-step workflows. The post What Pichai’s Interview Reveals About Google’s Search Direction appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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What Pichai’s Interview Reveals About Google’s Search Direction via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Explore key takeaways from Sundar Pichai on agentic systems, robotics, and the future of AI-driven search and productivity. The post What I Learned About The Future Of Search And AI From Sundar Pichai’s Latest Interview appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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What I Learned About The Future Of Search And AI From Sundar Pichai’s Latest Interview via @sejournal, @marie_haynes