Microsoft is also testing underlining the text of the Bing Ads search snippets and descriptions. I am not sure if those underlined words are links or not but I assume so.

Google is bringing Gemini 3 Flash to AI Mode, bringing much of Gemini 3’s power without waiting too long – hence the “Flash" part of the name. Robby Stein from Google said, "Starting today, we’re rolling it out globally in Search as the default model in AI Mode."

Back in October, many businesses reported that reviews left on their Google Business Profiles were disappearing. It wasn’t happening to every business, but it was widespread. Last night, I was told the bug had been fixed and that the reviews should be returning.

Google updated its JavaScript SEO best practices document with a new section on how to set the canonial URL when using JavaScript. Google wrote, “The best way to set the canonical URL is to use HTML, but if you have to use JavaScript, make sure that you always set the canonical URL to the same value as the original HTML."

John Mueller from Google had Danny Sullivan from Google on the Search Off the Record podcast to talk about “Thoughts on SEO & SEO for AI." In short, they both said SEO for AI is the same as SEO for traditional search but then they got into it.

Additionally, enriched AI capabilities within applications across Zoho’s Finance and Operations Platform to help modern finance teams with automation, insights, and forecasting Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, announced the launch of enterprise-grade solutions, strengthening its Finance and Operations Platform to support large businesses with their billing and spend management. The new offerings include Zoho […]

Rockwell Automation Inc., is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation presents a new opinion article. Every industrial manufacturer’s goal is operational optimization. But relying on disparate systems that operate on individual platforms can stand in the way and introduce risk. Various operational elements such as the basic process control system, the variable frequency […]

It’s time to reset how we think about links and link building for SEO and AI search.
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