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Microsoft is testing expanding the favicons in the Bing Search results interface when you hover your mouse cursor over the search result listing and/or ad.

Google is testing an animation, where an image asset slides into the sponsored results listing. So it turns a pure search text ad into a text ad with an image that slides in from the right side of the screen.

Business Insider posted a disclaimer about a new AI pilot where it will use “a custom GPT to help publish quick news stories." This custom GPT was trained on the style of how Business Insider journalists write and will all be edited by an editor at Business Insider.

It was a heated weekend, the Google Search ranking volatility was pretty heated and there was a lot of chatter within the SEO industry. Not all the tools are showing big swings but many are. And everyone is asking, what happened with Google confirming core updates – is that over?

Google is testing integrating Search Live (Gemini Live – voice search as you talk) in AI Mode. Plus, this version shows citation cards as part of the answer, as you are having a conversational search with AI Mode.

New evidence shows how LLM interfaces convert publisher authority into in-answer influence rather than measurable traffic.
The post Inside ChatGPT’s Confidential Report Visibility Metrics [Part 1] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Brand Engagement Network, Inc., a developer of secure and governed multimodal AI systems for regulated industries, and Skye Inteligencia LATAM (“Skye Inteligencia”), a Latin America-focused AI technology company, announced the formation of Skye Salud, a newly created Mexican entity that will begin developing a sovereign augmented-intelligence platform intended to support the modernization of healthcare delivery […]

Akii launches AI Search Tracker, the first platform that reveals how often Google AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Copilot recommend your brand. Akii, the AI Search Intelligence platform, announced the launch of AI Search Tracker, the first AI-powered monitoring tool that shows brands exactly how often they appear in answers across Google AI Search, ChatGPT Search, […]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai explained why understanding AI starts with seeing the bigger picture around it.
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Former Hotwire UK CEO and Edelman MD Jeremy Lucas to turbocharge Allison’s European capabilities Allison Worldwide, part of Stagwell (STGW), has announced the appointment of Jeremy Lucas as CEO, Europe. Based in London, Lucas will integrate and grow the agency’s presence across the region, including C-suite-level support to clients and expanding the agency’s offerings in […]