The European Union has fined Google ''¬890 million (about $1 billion) for breaches of the Digital Markets Act. Specifically, over anti-competitive behavior with Google Search and Google Play.
https://www.seroundtable.com/eu-fines-google-1-billion-dma-41745.html

Alphabet's Q2 Search revenue rose 17% to $63.27 billion, its first easing after four quarters of acceleration. Google credited retail and Gemini integration. The post Google Search Revenue Growth Eases After A Year Of Acceleration appeared?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-revenue-growth-ea...

Google reported its earnings today, its Q2 2026 earnings report showed search ad revenues up by 14.5% at $81.6 billion and overall revenue was up 24% at $119.8 billion. As you know...
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ad-revenue-earnings-41738.html

Does Google penalize AI content? Get answers on GEO, answer engine optimization, and the content personalization signals that convert. Watch on demand. The post Why AI Content Stopped Working & What To Do About It [Watch Now] appeared first?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-ai-content-stopped-working-...

Another day, another bug with Google local, specific with reviews. Today's bug is that the review replies are not showing up for many. This is a new widespread bug, that seems to be impacting all Google Business Profiles.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-local-review-replies-not-displa...

Google Search said it is now using the latest Gemini model named 3.5 Flash-Lite. It is being used for agentic search experiences, but also likely for Google AI Overviews and AI Mode. Google wrote, "3.5 Flash-Lite is also rolling out in Goog?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-35-flash-lite-41729.html

Google Ads has moved the formerly known as "Missed Growth Opportunities" from Labs into the official Recommendations tab and under the new name of "Missed Opportunities." This shows you your missed clicks, conversions and conversion value?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-missed-opportunities-recomm...

Both Google AI Mode and OpenAI ChatGPT results are testing placing the citation cards on the bottom. AI Mode is doing this thing that anchors you to the bottom of the answer, directly to the citation card. ChatGPT is doing this thing that?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-mode-chatgpt-bottom-citation...

Transform your Google Analytics 4 data into actionable insights with a solid measurement framework as your foundation. The post Designing A Measurement Framework Before You Touch GA4 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/designing-a-measurement-framewo...

Last December, Google sued SerpApi over scraping its search results, and now a court has granted SerpApi's motion to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed these claims with leave to amend, giving Google 21 d?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-lawsuit-serpapi-dismissed-41731...

Google Ads updated its appeals guidelines and documentation yesterday afternoon to say you can no longer appeal a Google Ads violation if that violation is older than 6 months. Google wrote, "Starting July 21, 2026, the option to appeal a p?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-appeals-limit-41730.html

Google has updated its Optimize your crawl budget page, it said to "improve clarity, terminology consistency, and flow." One thing that is new in the document is that Google said that "Every site starts with the same default, conservative c?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-updates-optimize-your-crawl-bud...

The ruling is narrower than some headlines suggest. The court dismissed Google’s current DMCA claims, permanently rejecting the theory for…
https://www.searchengineworld.com/in-a-win-for-seos-and-webmasters-...

A federal court dismissed Google's DMCA claims against SerpApi, ruling that blocking scrapers from public search results is not copyright circumvention on its own. The post Court Dismisses Google’s DMCA Claims Against SerpApi appeared first?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/court-dismisses-googles-dmca-cl...

Google said Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is designed for both low-latency tasks and tasks where high throughput is critical for developers workflows, like agentic search.
https://searchengineland.com/3-5-flash-lite-rolling-out-in-google-s...

Google is adding more AI search data across Search Console and Merchant Center, but clicks, individual queries, and key reporting details remain missing. The post Google’s AI Search Data Is Growing, But The Gaps Remain appeared first on Se?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-ai-search-data-is-growi...

Google announced it is transitioning the Google Local Service Ads platform into the main Google Ads platform throughout this year. With that, Google is making a new and specialized Performance Max campaign type optimized specifically for p?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-local-services-ads-transition-g...

The post The New Google Business Profile Playbook for AI Local Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/rundowns/the-new-google-busines...

Google made several changes to the About Performance Max campaigns help document. Most of it just seems like grammatical updates but Google did update the Text customization section to say "Google AI generates headlines and descriptions fro?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-updates-pmax-ai-generates-text-...

Google Ads is testing a new bulk linking option to attach your Google Analytics account to multiple Google Ads accounts. Google has this new prompt that says "Save Time with Bulk Linking" and Link with more Google Ads accounts.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-bulk-linking-analytics-4171...

When Google AI Mode answers a question, it pulls from a relatively small set of trusted sources. We tracked every domain Google AI Mode cited across a broad set of US queries, then ranked them by mention share — the…Read more ›
https://ahrefs.com/blog/most-cited-domains-ai-mode/

Google's Liz Reid discussed persistent search, a profound change to how users interact with search. A patent describes six triggers. The post Google’s Liz Reid Discusses Persistent Autonomous Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-liz-reid-discusses-pers...

In a new analysis of AI Mode text ads, ads appeared on nearly a third of commercial keywords, and advertisers were rarely among the sources. The post Google AI Mode Shows Ads On 1 In 3 Commercial Keywords appeared first on Search Engine Jou?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-mode-shows-ads-on-1-i...

New data shows Google is now AI Mode's second most-cited domain, driven by Google-hosted Business Profile and Product Knowledge Panel cards. The post Google Is AI Mode’s No. 2 Cited Domain, Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-ai-modes-no-2-cited-d...

Google has confirmed that Local Inventory Ads will be enabled by default for all Shopping campaigns starting Aug. 31
https://searchengineland.com/google-confirms-local-inventory-ads-wi...

Google broadens access to it's native lead generation format while adding new integrations and simplifying eligibility requirements.
https://searchengineland.com/google-drops-50k-ad-spend-requirement-...

EU binding rules require Google to share anonymized Search data with eligible rival engines and search-enabled AI chatbots. The post Google Must Share Anonymized Search Data With Rivals appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-must-share-anonymized-se...

GTM's new guided setup simplifies Google Ads conversion tracking by automatically configuring key measurement components.
https://searchengineland.com/google-tag-manager-adds-guided-setup-f...

Google is moving Local Services Ads into Google Ads as Performance Max pay-per-lead campaigns, with bidding, reporting, and management changes beginning August 2026. The post Google Is Bringing Local Services Ads Into Google Ads appeared fi?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-bringing-local-servic...

Nick Fox, Google's head of search, said on Friday that Google's AI Mode and AI Overviews - its AI search features - send billions of clicks to websites every week. He said Google Search overall is still sending billions of clicks daily, is?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-search-billions-clicks-41709...

Google has updated us on the Google and YouTube Shopify app issue with uninstalling and reinstalling the app. In short, do not do it, do not uninstall and reinstall the app. Google said it will handle the API transition for you. If you do u?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-google-youtube-shopify-app-upda...

As many of you know, the Google Content API for Shopping is being replaced by the Google Merchant API by August 18th. Google has opened up a request form to ask Google to give you an extension on the August 18th deadline.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-content-api-extension-41710.html

Google updated its use AI content labels help document, which it first created on July 9th when it announced it will label ads created or edited with AI. The update now says that when you add your own labels to image assets, you should not?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-labels-corners-41711.html

Google downplays many Search Console "error" reports, saying the tool was never meant to be a checklist of things to fix. The post Google Downplays Search Console “Error” Reports. Says Many Aren’t Real Problems appeared first on Search Engi?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-downplays-search-console...

Is it a technical issue or a quality problem? A step-by-step look at why Google crawled your pages but refused to index them. The post Why Your Pages Are Stuck In Crawled-Currently Not Indexed & What To Do About It appeared first on Search?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-your-pages-are-stuck-in-cra...

Google may have released yet another unconfirmed Google search ranking update this weekend. I am seeing some signs of ranking movement from the third-party Google tracking tools and the SEO chatter spiked a bit this weekend.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-41712...

Google's Mueller explained how an "are you a bot" screen can push a site's pages out of Google, and get another site picked as canonical. The post “Are You A Bot” Screens Can Get Your Pages Dropped By Google appeared first on Search Engine?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/are-you-a-bot-screens-can-get-y...

Google's John Mueller explained what happens when you click Validate Fix in Search Console, and when the button is worth using. The post When To Use Search Console’s ‘Validate Fix,’ According To Google appeared first on Search Engine Journ?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/when-to-use-search-consoles-val...

Google's NotebookLM rebrand may expose websites to more AI scraping with zero attribution unless site owners take action right now. The post Google NotebookLM Rebrand May Expose Your Site To More AI Scraping appeared first on Search Engine?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-notebooklm-rebrand-may-e...

Google's Nick Fox said AI features in Search send billions of clicks to websites weekly, alongside Google's daily count. Neither figure can be checked. The post Google Puts A Number On AI Search Clicks, Without The Data appeared first on Se?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-puts-a-number-on-ai-sear...