Archive
Friday, July 17, 2026
Google has fully launched news carousels and top stories within AI Overviews on mobile in the U.S., fulfilling a May commitment to highlight timely content and boost publisher visibility.
Google's SVP Nick Fox claims AI Search features alone send billions of clicks weekly, contradicting widespread reports of declining organic traffic.
SERoundtable's daily forum recap covers Google Ads bidding updates, Google Maps' apparent removal of OpenTable integration, and Gemini Notebook rebranding across Google's suite.
SERoundtable's weekly video roundup covers Google's July 11 ranking volatility, AI-generated images in AI Overviews, Smart Bidding stance, local inventory ads rollout, and new ChatGPT Ads metrics.
Google removed its OpenTable help document from Maps support but confirmed the partnership remains active after documentation consolidation.
Google renamed its NotebookLM user-agent from Google-NotebookLM to Google-GeminiNotebook to align with the product's rebranding to Gemini Notebook.
Google updated its StoreBot crawler troubleshooting documentation with clarifications on accessibility, robots.txt, IP blocking, and reprocessing timelines.
Bing is experimenting with a filled black magnifying glass icon instead of its previous outlined design in the search bar.
AI citation building—getting your brand mentioned in AI-generated responses—is becoming essential as ChatGPT and Gemini become discovery channels for buyer journeys.