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Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Unexpected Use of LLMs.txt Files Google has publicly stated that the LLMs.txt file is not used…

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article OpenAI confirmed the issue and wrote, “We’re currently experiencing issues.”

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ordered an urgent ChatGPT quality overhaul and paused advertising plans to focus on strengthening the core product.

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of YouTube’s First-Ever 2025 Recap Summary Highlights Top Trends and Creators YouTube has launched its inaugural…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of YouTube Launches First-Ever 2025 Recap Summary Featuring Top Trends and Personalized User Insights YouTube has…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Celebrating 22 Years of Search Engine Roundtable: Insights and Industry Trends Barry Schwartz marks over 22 years…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of December 2025 Google SEO Updates: Key Changes and Innovations December 2025 brought significant Google ranking volatility, driven…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Expands Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro AI Mode to 120 Countries Google’s Gemini 3 and…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests Seamless AI Mode Integration in Mobile Search Results Google is **testing a new feature** that…

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article This brings AI Mode more directly into Google Search and sadly, will likely result in fewer clicks to websites.

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article OpenAI appears to be testing ChatGPT ads, with new Android clues and a user report hinting that the rollout may be…

Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article Google drops its EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft after a new EU probe into cloud licensing practices.

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Meta Privacy Update: Your Private DMs Are Not Used for AI Training There is a…

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article This is just a reporting issue and indexing is working as expected.

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s 2025 Seasonal Holidays Doodle Launch On December 1, 2025, Google unveiled its Seasonal Holidays Doodle celebrating…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests New “Top Searches” Widget in Discover Feed Google is experimenting with a “Top Searches” widget…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Search Console Page Indexing Report Delay Explained The Google Search Console page indexing report has been…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Still Dominates US Website Visits Despite AI and ChatGPT Rise Google remains the most…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of X’s New AI-Powered Feed Ranking and Its Impact on User Experience X has integrated its…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Post-Christmas User Trends and Marketing Opportunities on Pinterest Pinterest’s Q5 period—the week between Christmas and…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of TikTok’s Uncertain Future in the U.S. Amid Sale Deadline The **TikTok sale deadline** in the…

Source: Lenny’s Newsletter by Kiyani. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Community Wisdom: Weekly Highlights from Our Slack Community This edition of Community Wisdom delivers a concise roundup of the most…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Search and Ads Updates During Thanksgiving Week This week, **Google search results experienced volatility** amid **concerns…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai Engages with Product Launch Feedback Google CEO Sundar Pichai actively monitors user…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s New AI Overview Event Display Update Google has introduced a new way to display events directly…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Thanksgiving 2025 Search Ranking Update Google appears to have rolled out a significant search ranking update…

Source: Search Engine Land by James Allen. Read the original article A deeper look at the traffic losses, revenue shifts, and emerging models reshaping publishing and search in an AI-first era.

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Thanksgiving Doodle Launches AI-Powered Holiday Planning Google’s Thanksgiving Doodle directs users not to search results but…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s John Mueller Jokes About GEO-Detox SEO Services John Mueller humorously predicts that SEO companies will soon…

Source: Search Engine Land by Danny Goodwin. Read the original article Food creators report steep traffic drops as Google’s AI rewrites recipes, buries trusted instructions, and gives users unsafe cooking tips.

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Reinstates Suspended Hotels and Removes Suspended Tab in Hotel Center Google is removing the Suspended Hotels…

Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Expands “What to Know” Section to Core Web Search Google has **expanded the “What to Know”…

Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of YouTube’s New Conversational Feed Customization Feature YouTube is testing a new ‘Your custom feed’ feature…

Source: Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz. Read the original article Gary Illyes from Google also admitted “the change is hard to accept nonetheless.”