Judge limits Google’s default search deals to one year

A judge’s ruling will force Google to end its long-term pacts with Apple and Samsung, but is unlikely to dent its search dominance.

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Search Engine Land

This week on How I AI: Which AI model is the best designer? and ChatGPT agent mode: The "little helper" that transformed recruiting

Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny’s Podcast Network

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Lenny’s Newsletter

Daily Search Forum Recap: December 8, 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 is testing Search Live in AI Mode…

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Search Engine Roundtable

OpenAI insists ChatGPT ‘ads’ weren’t ads

ChatGPT execs said the ads were ‘either not real or not ads’ before admitting the company ‘fell short’ with an app suggestion feature.

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Search Engine Land

Bing Testing Expandable Favicon On Mouse Over

Microsoft is testing expanding the favicons in the Bing Search results interface when you hover your mouse cursor over the search result listing and/or ad.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Over Weekend (Dec 7&8)

It was a heated weekend, the Google Search ranking volatility was pretty heated and there was a lot of chatter within the SEO industry. Not all the tools are showing big swings but many are. And everyone is asking, what happened with Google confirming core updates – is that over?

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Search Engine Roundtable

How to use proxy metrics to speed up optimization in complex B2B journeys

Use high-fidelity micro-conversions to tighten feedback loops, sharpen bidding, and keep long-cycle campaigns from drifting off course.

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Search Engine Land

7 Top Preqin Alternatives & Competitors

Interested in diversifying your investment portfolio? Explore these seven Preqin alternatives for private market and alternative asset investors.

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10 ChatGPT SEO Tools That Help You Rank Higher

Here are 10 ChatGPT SEO tools—including MCPs & custom GPTs—that reduce grunt work & help you make all-around better SEO decisions.

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General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs

Google Search Console Insights With Social Channels

Google announced it is adding social channels within the Google Search Console Insights report. This "lets you review Search performance of social channels associated with your website directly within Search Console," Google wrote.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Console Insights integrating social channels

This is currently an experiment and rolling out to a limited number of sites.

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Search Engine Land

Google Shopping Ads now show merchant location labels

Google’s new merchant location labels in Shopping ads give retailers a visibility boost by highlighting their city or town, helping drive more local foot traffic.

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Search Engine Land

What is AI, actually, and how is it affecting SEO?

Feeling overwhelmed by AI buzz? Learn what matters, what’s noise, and how to stay ahead when it comes to AI, LLMs, and generative tools.

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Search Engine Land

Why LLM perception drift will be 2026’s key SEO metric

New data shows how AI models are reshaping B2B brand hierarchies through rapid month-to-month shifts in unaided recall.

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Search Engine Land

ChatGPT agent mode: The “little helper” that transformed recruiting, crafted user personas, and solved parking nightmares | Michal Peled (Honeybook)

Watch now | 🎙️ Michal Peled on using ChatGPT agent mode to automate LinkedIn recruiting, creating AI personas from customer research, and building practical AI tools that solve real business problems

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Lenny’s Newsletter

Business Insider To Use Custom GPT AI To Publish Quick News Stories

Business Insider posted a disclaimer about a new AI pilot where it will use "a custom GPT to help publish quick news stories." This custom GPT was trained on the style of how Business Insider journalists write and will all be edited by an editor at Business Insider.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google AI Mode Testing Search Live With Citation Cards

Google is testing integrating Search Live (Gemini Live – voice search as you talk) in AI Mode. Plus, this version shows citation cards as part of the answer, as you are having a conversational search with AI Mode.

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Search Engine Roundtable

TikTok Publishes Holiday Gift Guide

The guide highlights some of the top trending products from the app throughout the year.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

4 trends shaping social media marketing in 2026

The biggest changes happening in social media right now and none of them are about AI!

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Pinterest Launches New Shopping Collaboration with Walmart

The new integration will make it easier to buy recipe ingredients direct from a Pin.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

You Can Now Re-Share Public Stories on Instagram

Another way to ensure more credit goes to original creators.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Meta Gains Approval for EU Data Usage Proposal

The proposal will allow EU users to restrict the use of their data for ad targeting.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Australian Teens Confident That They’ll Beat New Age Checks

Australia’s under 16 social media restrictions come into effect this week.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

TikTok Launches Shared Feed Options to Enhance Connection

New way to drive collaborative discovery on TikTok.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

LinkedIn Outlines New Ad Formats, Including AI Variants

LinkedIn’s adding more ways to generate effective, personalized ads.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google denies ads are coming to Gemini in 2026

Google’s Dan Taylor ripped the story, saying ‘there are no ads in the Gemini app and there are no current plans to change that.’

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Search Engine Land

Google Testing Image Animation For Search Ads

Google is testing an animation, where an image asset slides into the sponsored results listing. So it turns a pure search text ad into a text ad with an image that slides in from the right side of the screen.

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Search Engine Roundtable

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