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Google Maps turns exploration into a conversation with “Ask Maps”
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Google Maps turns exploration into a conversation with Ask Maps
Ask Maps, a new AI-powered conversational Google Map feature, lets users ask get personalized recommendations directly on the map.
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Googlebot is not a program - Google engineers finally explain what it really is
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Googlebot is not a program - Google engineers finally explain what it really is
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Googlebot is not a program - Google engineers finally explain what it really is
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.
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Google kills the ad load slider - AdSense banner ads get granular controls
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Google kills the ad load slider - AdSense banner ads get granular controls
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Google kills the ad load slider - AdSense banner ads get granular controls
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.
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Formidable Forms Flaw Lets Attackers Pay Less For Expensive Purchases via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Formidable Forms Flaw Lets Attackers Pay Less For Expensive Purchases via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Formidable Forms Flaw Lets Attackers Pay Less For Expensive Purchases
Formidable Forms WordPress flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to pay a small amount and have a more expensive transaction marked as paid.
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IAB Sweden kicks out Meta over failure to tackle deceptive ads
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IAB Sweden kicks out Meta over failure to tackle deceptive ads
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IAB Sweden kicks out Meta over failure to tackle deceptive ads
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.
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Google Says They Deploy Hundreds Of Undocumented Crawlers via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Google Says They Deploy Hundreds Of Undocumented Crawlers via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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Google Says Hundreds Of Their Crawlers Are Not Documented
Google's Gary Illyes offers a candid overview of Googlebot, explaining there are hundreds of crawlers that aren't publicly documented.
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Merchant Center Expands, Google Clarifies Smart Bidding, State Of PPC Report – PPC Pulse via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
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Merchant Center Expands, Google Clarifies Smart Bidding, State Of PPC Report – PPC Pulse via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
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Merchant Center Expands, Google Clarifies Smart Bidding, State Of PPC Report – PPC Pulse
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.
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AI Mode Data, Ask Maps & Branded Queries Go Live – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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AI Mode Data, Ask Maps & Branded Queries Go Live – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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AI Mode Data, Ask Maps & Branded Queries Go Live – SEO Pulse
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.
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Google Discover Core Update Data: Local Publishers Lost Reach via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Google Discover Core Update Data: Local Publishers Lost Reach via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Google Discover Core Update Data: Local Publishers Lost Reach
New third-party data shows local publishers lost national reach after Google's Discover core update.
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Only 15% of pages retrieved by ChatGPT appear in final answers: Report
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Only 15% of pages retrieved by ChatGPT appear in final answers: Report
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Only 15% of pages retrieved by ChatGPT appear in final answers: Report
Most brands chase AI visibility, but discovery isn’t the win. Pages are retrieved, evaluated, and often rejected before an answer is written.
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Luxembourg court annuls Amazon's €746M GDPR fine, sends case back to regulator
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Luxembourg court annuls Amazon's €746M GDPR fine, sends case back to regulator
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Luxembourg court annuls Amazon's €746M GDPR fine, sends case back to regulator
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.
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Google's smart bidding secrets: what advertisers get wrong in 2026
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Google's smart bidding secrets: what advertisers get wrong in 2026
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Google's smart bidding secrets: what advertisers get wrong in 2026
Google Ads product managers reveal smart bidding best practices for 2026, covering Smart Bidding Exploration, journey aware bidding, and campaign total budgets.
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Chloe Varnfield talks sneaky Google Ads settings and tanking performance
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Chloe Varnfield talks sneaky Google Ads settings and tanking performance
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Chloe Varnfield talks sneaky Google Ads settings and tanking performance
Chloe Varnfield shares sneaky Google settings, Friday mistakes, and Google rep advice that tanked her campaigns — and the hard-won lessons that came after.
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EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers
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EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers
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EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers
The European Commission published a draft implementing regulation on March 12, 2026, detailing how it will evaluate general-purpose AI models and impose fines under the EU AI Act.
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WHOOP picks Viant as its CTV ad platform in a multi-year deal
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WHOOP picks Viant as its CTV ad platform in a multi-year deal
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WHOOP picks Viant as its CTV ad platform in a multi-year deal
WHOOP selects Viant Technology as its DSP of Record for CTV advertising, targeting household-level precision and measurable business outcomes in a multi-year deal.
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YouTube expands likeness detection to politicians and journalists - will it hold?
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YouTube expands likeness detection to politicians and journalists - will it hold?
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YouTube expands likeness detection to politicians and journalists - will it hold?
YouTube expanded its AI likeness detection tool to government officials, journalists, and political candidates on March 10, 2026, targeting deepfake impersonation of civic figures.