Google Maps launches Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational feature for local discovery in the U.S. and India, plus a navigation overhaul in the U.S.

An analysis of ChatGPT conversations found the default and premium models cite almost entirely different sources for the same queries.

Google Ads' new Asset Optimization panel lets Demand Gen advertisers automate creative formatting and placement with a few simple toggles.

Ask Maps, a new AI-powered conversational Google Map feature, lets users ask get personalized recommendations directly on the map.

Is AI helping your SEO or sabotaging it? Discover the hidden risks of LLMs and the practical strategies to protect your brand visibility.

Google engineers reveal Googlebot is a misnomer for a central SaaS crawling platform serving dozens of products, with a 15 MB default file size limit and geo-crawling constraints.

Google AdSense replaces the ad load slider with advanced settings for banner ads on April 16, 2026, giving publishers precise control over ad count and spacing.

Formidable Forms WordPress flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to pay a small amount and have a more expensive transaction marked as paid.

IAB Sweden today expelled Meta from its membership after ruling that the platform's work against deceptive ads is insufficient, marking a rare trade body sanction.

Google's Gary Illyes offers a candid overview of Googlebot, explaining there are hundreds of crawlers that aren't publicly documented.

Google expands Merchant Center for Agencies, clarifies Smart Bidding guidance, and new State of PPC data reveals how marketers are adopting AI and managing campaigns.

AI Mode self-citations tripled in nine months. Google Maps launches Ask Maps with Gemini. Reid describes new audio and video indexing. Branded filter goes live.

With informational content harder to extract value from than ever before, it's time we got better at marketing.

New third-party data shows local publishers lost national reach after Google's Discover core update.

Most brands chase AI visibility, but discovery isn’t the win. Pages are retrieved, evaluated, and often rejected before an answer is written.

PPC experts explain how AI Max and Performance Max reshape search, when automation wins, and where human strategy still drives better leads.

Luxembourg's Administrative Court today annulled Amazon's €746 million GDPR fine over behavioral advertising, ordering the CNPD to redo its analysis under updated EU case law.

Google Ads product managers reveal smart bidding best practices for 2026, covering Smart Bidding Exploration, journey aware bidding, and campaign total budgets.

Chloe Varnfield shares sneaky Google settings, Friday mistakes, and Google rep advice that tanked her campaigns — and the hard-won lessons that came after.