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Yahoo! Scout – Yahoo’s Return To Search With AI

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/28/26

After three years of Yahoo dropping hints at its return to search, Yahoo has announced Yahoo! Scout – its new AI search engine feature that is embedded within Yahoo Search, Yahoo Mail,…

Google Search – Add Splash Of Color

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/28/26

Google is testing the ability to add color to your search results page with a color palette picker. There is this palette icon at the top of the results that when clicked…

Google AI Overviews Follow-Up Questions Now Jump To AI Mode

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/28/26

Google made it official, now Google Search AI Overviews will let you do a follow up question after clicking on the “Show more” button and that follow up question will take you…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Tuesday, January 27, 2026

01/28/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Google AI Overviews follow up questions jump you directly to AI Mode – This will result in less…

Google AI Overviews Using Gemini 3 Globally

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/28/26

Google AI Overviews are now being powered by Gemini 3 globally, by default. Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search announced, “We’re making Gemini 3 the new default model for AI Overviews…

Bing Webmaster Tools Tests AI Performance Report Beta

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/28/26

Bing is testing a new report within Bing Webmaster Tools named AI Performance. AI Performance shows you how many citations you are getting from Microsoft Copilot and partners. But while it shows…

NEW Research: AIs are highly inconsistent when recommending brands or products; marketers should take care when tracking AI visibility – SparkToro

Source: SparkToro

By: Rand Fishkin

01/28/26

Source: SparkToro by Rand Fishkin. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Investigating AI Consistency in Brand and Product Recommendation Tracking This extensive research reveals that AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and…

Google Exploring Ways To Allow Sites To Opt Out Of Search AI Features

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

01/28/26

Google just announced it is looking into ways to allow websites to specifically opt out of Google using its content in the Search generative AI features such as AI Overviews and AI…

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  • Yahoo! Scout – Yahoo’s Return To Search With AI
  • Google Search – Add Splash Of Color
  • Google AI Overviews Follow-Up Questions Now Jump To AI Mode
  • SEO Daily News Recaps for Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  • Google AI Overviews Using Gemini 3 Globally
  • Bing Webmaster Tools Tests AI Performance Report Beta
  • NEW Research: AIs are highly inconsistent when recommending brands or products; marketers should take care when tracking AI visibility – SparkToro
  • Google Exploring Ways To Allow Sites To Opt Out Of Search AI Features
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