It is now official, Google confirmed it has entered “into a multi-year collaboration” with Apple to power Apple Intelligence features and Siri with Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology.
Microsoft Advertising Allows Up To 50 Search Themes In PMax Campaigns
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Microsoft Advertising has expanded the number of search themes it allows to 50 search themes for Performance Max campaigns. This should be live now but Microsoft will announce it sometime this week.
Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
I am seeing signs of a possible Google search ranking update or volatility around January 12, 2026. This is weird in that most of the tools, not all, are mostly calm, but…
SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, January 12, 2026
SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, January 12, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Google Announces AI-Powered Updates for Retailers – Google has unveiled a suite of new AI tools for retailers…
Google Shopping Promotions Now Support Subscription Fees & Abbreviations
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google Shopping is updating its promotions policy to now allow for promotions on subscription fees and abbreviations. This was updated as of this month, January 2026.
Google Hotel Knowledge Panels Posting Is Currently Turned Off Bug
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google seems to have a bug that prevents searchers from leaving hotel reviews directly in the Google Search desktop interface. It works fine within Google Maps and Hotel search interfaces but not…
