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Google Is Auto-Expanding AI Overviews — Pushing Search Results Further Down
For some queries, AI Overviews now expand fully without a 'Show more' click. What that does to clicks and how to respond.
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Google Analytics Showed Zero Traffic for Sept. 1 — It's Not Your Site
A widespread GA4 bug left Sept. 1, 2026 data missing across accounts. What to check and what not to do while Google Analytics data is missing.
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Google Trends Adds Category Filters — Browse Top Queries Without Typing One
Google Trends can now filter the Explore page by category with no query entered. How to use it for topic discovery and, more usefully, for cutting noise.
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Gemini 3.8 Flash Lands in Google Search AI Mode — Two Weeks After 3.7
Google upgraded AI Mode to Gemini 3.8 Flash barely two weeks after 3.7. What the shrinking model swap cycle in Google AI Mode means for how you measure visibility.
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Google Discover Lets You Shape Your Feed by Talking to It
Google Discover now accepts conversational instructions through the three-dot menu. Users describe the topics they want in their own words, and the feed adjusts and remembers.
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Google's Preferred Source Button No Longer Sends Readers Away — 600,000 Sources Selected
Google's new Preferred Source button returns readers to the exact spot they left. Preferred Sources has passed 600,000 unique selections, and those readers click twice as often.
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Gemini 3.7 Flash Lands in Google Search AI Mode — English and Paid Subscribers First
Gemini 3.7 Flash is now powering Google Search AI Mode for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in English, with better instruction following and intent understanding. Here is what marketers should check.
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Google Adds AI Feature Buttons Under Its Search Box — Create Images, Ask About Files, Brainstorm
Google confirmed a limited desktop test placing three AI Mode entry buttons under the home page search box. Here's what a new Google AI Mode entry path means for SEO.
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