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New ways to plan travel with AI in Search

Plan your trip from start to finish with new AI features in Search. Use AI to get help with itineraries, finding flight deals and booking reservations. Inside Search

Introducing Nano Banana Pro

Nano Banana Pro is our new image generation and editing model from Google DeepMind. Inside Search

Google Search with Gemini 3: Our most intelligent search yet

Learn more about Gemini 3 and how it’s upgrading Google Search and AI Mode. Inside Search

Quotes From Google, Microsoft & Perplexity On GEO Rush

Business Insider interviewed both SEOs and representatives from Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity on what it calls the "GEO rush." The rush for SEO companies or other companies to sell GEO [...] Search Engine Roundtable

NEW Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google AI Mode With Gemini 3, GEO Rush, Search Console Annotations & Brand Filters, Google Ads & Reviews

Google AI Mode is now powered by the new Gemini 3 models. There may have been a Google search update this week, but what was it. Nano Banana is now in AI Mode, works in Google Ads and can make [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Console To Add Brand Query Filters

Google's Daniel Waisberg announced today at the Google Search Central event in Tel Aviv that Search Console will be gaining brand query filters. Plus, these filters will be AI-assisted, I am told. Search Engine Roundtable

Semrush To Be Acquired By Adobe

Semrush will be acquired by Adobe, the two companies announced today. "Adobe and Semrush announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Adobe will acquire Semrush, a [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Email: Incentivized Reviews Require Proper Identification

Last month, we covered how we saw an "Incentivized" label on some product reviews within Google Search. Now, Google is emailing merchants and advertisers notifying them that they must [...] Search Engine Roundtable

NEW How amplifying creator content strengthens trust and lowers media costs

Paid amplification makes creator content work harder by boosting trust, cutting media costs, and drawing in new partners. Search Engine Land

NEW Daily Search Forum Recap: November 21, 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 Nano Banana Pro is insane and it works in AI [...] Search Engine Roundtable

NEW Google AI Overviews Notice: Double-Check Important Information

In April, we saw a small disclaimer on the Google AI Overviews within Google Search to "Check important info." Well, Google is testing a much larger disclaimer, at the bottom of the AI [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Tests Share Icon On Ads

Google Ads is testing a share icon and button for hotel ads in the Google search results. When you click on the share icon, it lets you share the result with a friend. Search Engine Roundtable

Google Tests Gray Shaded Search Ads & Local Pack

Google is testing shading the background color behind the search ads, sponsored results, and the local pack in the Google Search results. I do like that Google is testing differentiating the [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Testing Old Search Design - Or Is It A Bug?

There have been several complaints over the past week about Google showing searchers its old Google Search design. Some of those search results seem to lead to a broken interface, while others just [...] Search Engine Roundtable

AI search & the shift towards inauthenticity & commercial interests

Google’s AI shift risks favoring big brands and reducing content diversity. Learn how AI search, PMAX, and ads may reshape innovation—and what creators can do next. Search Engine Land