UK forces Google to let publishers opt out of AI search results without losing their ranking
UK forces Google to let publishers opt out of AI search results without losing their ranking

For months, publishers have faced a binary choice with Google: let AI Overviews summarise your content at the top of the search page, sending less traffic to your site, or disappear from Google entirely. As of Wednesday, that choice no longer applies i…

YouTube mentions are the single strongest predictor of whether AI will recommend your brand, according to a study of 75,000 companies
YouTube mentions are the single strongest predictor of whether AI will recommend your brand, according to a study of 75,000 companies

A study of 75,000 brands by SEO platform Ahrefs has found that YouTube mentions are the strongest correlated signal for whether a brand appears in AI-generated search results, outperforming every other factor the researchers tested across ChatGPT, Goog…

Google’s AI search overhaul is great for Google and bad for everyone who makes the web worth searching
Google’s AI search overhaul is great for Google and bad for everyone who makes the web worth searching

Google called it the biggest change to its search box in 25 years. At I/O 2026, the company unveiled a complete overhaul of Search built around AI mode, conversational follow-ups, and autonomous agents that monitor the web on your behalf. Head of Searc…

How AI is changing SEO tools: Citation tracking, GEO & AI visibility
How AI is changing SEO tools: Citation tracking, GEO & AI visibility

If you’ve been feeling like the ground is shifting under your feet in search right now, you’re not imagining it. Twelve months ago, AI in SEO meant one thing: content generation. Every platform rushed to add a “write with AI” button, and the industry s…

How AI is changing SEO tools: Citation tracking, GEO & AI visibility
How AI is changing SEO tools: Citation tracking, GEO & AI visibility

If you’ve been feeling like the ground is shifting under your feet in search right now, you’re not imagining it. Twelve months ago, AI in SEO meant one thing: content generation. Every platform rushed to add a “write with AI” button, and the industry s…

How AI is changing SEO tools: Citation tracking, GEO & AI visibility
How AI is changing SEO tools: Citation tracking, GEO & AI visibility

If you’ve been feeling like the ground is shifting under your feet in search right now, you’re not imagining it. Twelve months ago, AI in SEO meant one thing: content generation. Every platform rushed to add a “write with AI” button, and the industry s…