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Google Testing New Shopping Ads Design
Google is testing a new design for the shopping ads format, one that looks a bit more like the image pack design than shopping ads.
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Bing Testing Microsoft Name Removed From Logo
Microsoft is testing removing its name, i.e. Microsoft Bing, next to the logo in the Bing Search bar. Normally the search bar has the Microsoft Bing name next to the logo on the left side of the search bar, now Microsoft is just testing showing the logo.
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Make product management fun again with AI agents
Tal Raviv shares a hands-on playbook for using AI agents to ditch PM busywork and make product management fun again.
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How much product managers get paid in US, Europe, and Canada
Watch now | I dive into the latest compensation data for product managers across the US, UK, Europe, and Canada, unpacking trends, surprising gaps, and strategies for maximizing your earnings as a PM.
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![AI Experts Don’t Believe AI Tools Will Lead to Mass Job Losses [Infographic]](https://www.optimixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/featured_image-385.webp)
AI Experts Don’t Believe AI Tools Will Lead to Mass Job Losses [Infographic]
AI experts are confident that the latest wave of AI tools will act in a more complementary way.
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Threads is Prompting Users to Cross-Post to Instagram
A new way to help cross-promote Threads.
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The state of tech tools in 2025
Watch now (24 mins) | I dive into the latest trends shaping the tech tool landscape, drawing insights from over 6,500 tech professionals across product, engineering, design, and growth roles.
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Pulling back the curtain on the magic of Y Combinator
Watch now (14 mins) | I dive into the most comprehensive analysis ever conducted on Y Combinator, revealing what truly drives its success and how it shapes the startup ecosystem.
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The operator’s guide to product strategy
Chandra Janakiraman dives into a practical, step-by-step framework for crafting and aligning product strategy, which he developed during his time at companies like Meta, Headspace, and VRChat.
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Should you use Google Extended in Robots.txt? – Marie Haynes
Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google…
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Welcome to Lenny’s Reads
An audio podcast of Lenny’s Newsletter
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LinkedIn Shares Technical Specs and Posting Tips for Video Content
Some pointers to help maximize your LinkedIn video posts.
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Study Shows That AI Bots Are More Persuasive Than Humans in Divisive Debate
A new study has found that AI-generated bots can successfully persuade human users.
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Instagram May Soon Enable You to Add Custom Colors to Notes
Instagram is internally testing a new option to customize your inbox Notes.
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X Continues to Lose EU Users According to Latest DSA Report
European users are turning away from Elon’s social media experiment.
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Jr. SEO Specialist ~ FirmPilot ~ $50-65k ~ Remote (US)
FirmPilot is seeking a Junior SEO Specialist to help power the next generation of AI-driven search optimization. If you’re energized by fast-moving environments and excited about building smarter, more scalable SEO systems, this role offers the chance to contribute directly to the growth of an innovative, AI-powered SaaS company. In this role, you’ll go beyond…
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Sr. SEO Manager ~ DataCamp ~ Remote (UK)
About DataCamp At DataCamp, we believe in empowering individuals and teams through data literacy. As a leading platform for data science and analytics education, we offer engaging, interactive courses designed by top experts. Our mission is to make data skills accessible to everyone, helping learners and organizations thrive in the data-driven world. With a diverse…
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SEO & Content Strategist ~ EDealer ~ $49-52k (CAD) ~ Remote (CAN)
EDealer is a website and software supplier for the Automotive Industry. Our mission is simple: To ensure car dealers build great business and manage inventory. Steadfast in our commitment to create exceptional learning experiences for our clients, we are a passionate group of integrity-powered leaders who love to learn, grow and make a difference. Today…
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How to Do an Actually Useful PPC Competitive Analysis Using AI
Learn how to run a fast and effective PPC competitive analysis using Ahrefs and AI tools like ChatGPT.
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How this former NYT columnist uses ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, do research, and find the perfect metaphor | Farhad Manjoo
Farhad Manjoo shares his process for using AI to help him write
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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 28, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Search saw some heated ranking volatility before and into the weekend. Search Console’s API seems to be stuck with April 22nd data. Google used search signals and…
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Google Used Search Signals & Data To Train Gemini AI Models
Google uses its search engine data and signals to help train its Gemini AI models, we learned from documents from the DOJ deposition testimony. Although, we kind of knew that when Google launched SGE, they told us they used Google Search’s core ranking systems to help identify high-quality sites (although, it didn’t seem like they…
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Bing Copilot Answer With More Videos Section
Microsoft Bing is testing placing a “more videos” section in the Bing Copilot answers. Recently we covered how Bing placed images and video links but this implementation makes more sense.
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Google Tests New Shipping, Returns & Payment Section In Merchant Knowledge Panel
Last December, we reported how Google was showing a payments option section in the retailer/merchant knowledge panel. Google is now testing a clearer version of it, while adding shipping and return information to the payments section.
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Apple Updates Applebot Documentation Explaining Applebot-Extended vs Applebot
Apple has made some updates to its Applebot documentation, primarily explaining the difference between the normal Applebot crawler and the Applebot-Extended crawler. To be clear, Applebot-Extended is not new, Apple introduced it about a year ago but Apple wanted to clarify how blocking Applebot-Extended impacts Applebot, if at all.
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Google Search Console API Stuck On April 22nd
I am hearing reports that the Google Search Console API and tools that use the API, including Big Query exports, bulk exports and third party tools, are stuck with data from April 22nd but nothing sooner. It seems like there is something stuck in the data pipes within the API.
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![How to Align Your SEO Process With AI Discovery [Infographic]](https://www.optimixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/featured_image-379.webp)
How to Align Your SEO Process With AI Discovery [Infographic]
Some pointers on how to evolve your SEO strategy to align with AI-based discovery.
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xAI Seeks New Funding, Which Will Help to Secure X
With X and xAI’s funding now intertwined, any win for xAI is a boost for X.
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X Provides Explanations of Common Reach Restrictions Amid Accusations of Shadowbans
In all likelihood, X is not actively restricting your posts. Probably.
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Meta’s AI Models Will Be Made Available to Astronauts on the ISS
Meta’s working with Booz Allen to make its AI models available in space.
