Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Meta is being sued for allegedly using internal AI systems to identify and target specific employees for its 10% layoff.

Semrush found only 15% of ChatGPT topic categories have clear brand owners, and traditional SEO metrics poorly predict which brands dominate AI search results.

Google deployed its new Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model in Google Search to power faster agentic search experiences and AI features.

Search Engine Land analyzes how the framing of product categories influences which brands AI recommendation systems prioritize.

Meta and Snapchat face potential consumer resistance as they advance AI-powered glasses initiatives.

Google is consolidating Local Services Ads into its main Google Ads platform via a new Performance Max campaign type, rolling out in phases from August 2026 through 2027.

Google made minor grammatical updates to its Performance Max help docs, with the text customization section remaining substantively unchanged.

Bing is testing an expandable sitelinks interface with an "Open" button that toggles a side panel showing domain links, a departure from traditional sitelinks display.

Bing is testing an image section within its shopping panel display, spotted by a user but not yet widely replicated.