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Google Says Opting Out Of AI Overviews Is A Huge Engineering Project

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/17/26

A few weeks ago, we reported Google was exploring ways to allow sites to opt out of showing up in Google’s AI features, like AI Mode and AI Overviews. Google’s Sulina Connal…

About The Results Tab In Google Ads Recommendations Help Document

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/17/26

There is a new Google Ads help document named About the Results tab in Google Ads Recommendations. It explains that in the Results tab, you can now view the performance impact after…

Google AI Mode Ask About Feature Now Works On Overlay

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/17/26

Google AI Mode has this feature where you can ask about a specific product, it is called “Ask about.” Now when you hover over a product, the “Ask about” will overlay so…

SEO Daily News Recaps for Monday, February 16, 2026

02/17/26

SEO Daily News Recap for Monday, February 16, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Google Stops Parked Domains (AFD) On Search Partner Network – Google AdSense has ended its Parked Domains (AFD)…

Google Testing Links In Recipe AI Overviews

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/17/26

Google seems to be testing links in AI Overviews, that link to more AI Overview responses. These recipe AI Overviews linked to entities that then load a hybrid knowledge panel with an…

Google AI Overviews With Blue Links Before Click & Gray After Click

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/17/26

Did you know that the Google AI Overviews link citation paperclip icons are blue before you click to see more of the overviews and then after you click on them, that icon…

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