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Google is disputing claims that its new AI-powered shopping checkout work could enable what critics describe as “surveillance pricing” or other forms of overcharging. The back-and-forth started after Lindsay Owens, executive director of consumer economics think tank Groundwork Collaborative, criticized Google’s newly announced Universal Commerce Protocol and pointed to language in its public roadmap about […]
Most link building pitches you’ll hear in 2026 are still selling a 2015 playbook: volume, guest posts on dead sites, and a fixation on domain rating. That approach does not just underperform now, it can actively damage a brand. Links have taken on a second job. They still influence Google’s ranking algorithm, but they also […]
As the online shopping process evolves, Google is looking to help retailers tap into the latest era of AI-assisted discovery, and maximize sales opportunities via AI-assisted means. This week, at the National Retail Federation conference, Google has announced a range of AI-based features for retailers that are designed to provide more connection opportunities in the […]
When Google announced that shoppers could complete purchases directly in AI Mode, the focus was on convenience and technical capability. A retailer who emailed Search Engine Journal raised different questions about what gets lost when the transaction moves to Google’s surfaces. The retailer cited concerns that customers never visit the store, see accessory recommendations from […]
Google announced tools that let shoppers complete purchases directly within AI Mode and chat with branded AI agents in Search results. Users can purchase from eligible product listings on Google. Retailers are still the seller of record, while the checkout happens on Google surfaces instead of the retailer’s website. Universal Commerce Protocol Powers AI Mode […]
AI Overviews don’t show up consistently across Google Search because the system learns where they’re useful and pulls them back when people don’t engage. Robby Stein, Vice President of Product at Google Search, described in a CNN interview how Google tests the summaries, measures interaction, and reduces their appearance for certain kinds of searches where […]
Most top news publishers block AI training bots via robots.txt, but they’re also blocking the retrieval bots that determine whether sites appear in AI-generated answers. BuzzStream analyzed the robots.txt files of 100 top news sites across the US and UK and found 79% block at least one training bot. More notably, 71% also block at […]
LinkedIn has published its annual “Jobs on the Rise” report, which looks at which jobs are generating more interest, based on related activity on LinkedIn. The data is based on job role changes as listed on LinkedIn user profiles, with trend notes reflective of relative changes in cumulative roles between 2023 and 2025. This includes […]
How many times have you seen different SERP layouts and results across markets? No two people see the same search results, as per Google’s own documentation. No two users receive identical outputs from AI platforms either, even when using the same prompt. In a time of information overload, this raises an important question for global […]
Google published a research paper about a new AI model for detecting fraud in the Google Ads system that’s a strong improvement over what they were previously using. What’s interesting is that the research paper, dated December 31, 2025, says that the new AI is deployed, resulting in an improvement in the detection rate of […]