Sep 26, 2026
Google Tests Blue ‘More’ Link in Shopping Product Results
Google is testing a blue highlight on the 'More' link inside Shopping product grids, drawing the eye to additional retailers carrying an item.
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Sep 26, 2026
Google-Selected Canonical Can Point to a Spammy URL
Google's URL Inspection tool can show a spammy domain as the selected canonical for an unindexed page. Here is why and what to do about it.
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Sep 26, 2026
Google Tests Larger Images and Highlight Box for Local Service Ads
Google is testing a redesigned Local Service Ads layout with bigger images and a more prominent highlight box in search results.
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Sep 25, 2026
Google Confirms GOTO URL Redirects Now Applied to Search Results Links
Google confirms it now wraps some search result links in GOTO URL redirects, changing how clicks are measured and how analytics reports traffic sources.
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Sep 25, 2026
Google Search Console adds AI performance reports and SGE controls globally
Google is rolling out AI performance reports and Search Generative Experience controls in Search Console worldwide.
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Sep 25, 2026
Google Search Console Adds Multimodal Search Filter To Performance Report
Google adds a Multimodal filter to Search Console's Performance report, separating image-driven queries from text-based web results. The global rollout gives
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Sep 25, 2026
Public Gemini Notebook Pages Are Filling Google Search With Spam
Public Gemini and NotebookLM notebook pages are being indexed by Google and used by spammers to surface sex, peptides, and coupon spam in search results.
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Sep 25, 2026
Google AI Overview Links Are Sending Users Into AI Mode Instead of Web Pages
Google is testing AI Overview links that open AI Mode instead of a website, changing where clicks land and how publishers receive traffic.
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Sep 24, 2026
AI coding agent deletes developer’s 700 GB home directory while testing deletion safeguards
A developer asked an AI agent to write a safer cleanup script. The agent's safety harness downgraded the model mid-task, and the result was 700 GB of data gone.
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Sep 24, 2026
Google attributes EU search quality drop to Digital Markets Act changes
Google reports that search result changes required under the EU Digital Markets Act produced the largest quality decline its search teams have measured.
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Sep 23, 2026
Google Page Experience Docs Add CrUX Ad Metrics for Site Evaluation
Google added CrUX ad metrics to its page experience documentation, covering ad count, density, and weight. Here is what each metric measures.
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Sep 23, 2026
ShinyHunters Claims FBI Data Theft Through Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day
ShinyHunters claims an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day enabled FBI data theft. Local businesses should review exposed systems, logs and cloud access now.
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Sep 23, 2026
Claude Opus 5.5 Cuts Costs and Adds Safeguards for Autonomous AI
Claude Opus 5.5 offers lower API prices, faster output and stronger safeguards for long-running autonomous work, with expanded access for verified security
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Sep 23, 2026
WordPress Issues Patch for Critical Flaw That Can Enable Code Execution on Some Servers
WordPress 7.1.2 fixes a critical unauthenticated flaw rated CVSS 9.2 that can load PHP files from outside theme folders and, on some servers, run code.
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Sep 23, 2026
US Federal Register website pulled Alibaba’s Qwen AI search tool after FBI named Alibaba a security risk
The National Archives removed a Qwen-based AI search feature from Federal Register after the FBI flagged Alibaba. The tool had been live for at least a day.
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