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Google launches Structured Data Files v10.1 for Display & Video 360

Google Display & Video 360's latest Structured Data Files update adds AI labels, DOOH support and new bulk management features. Search Engine Land

Google tests AI-generated descriptions in Shopping ads

Google extends its AI-generated ad description test to Shopping ads, expanding it experiment they confirmed earlier this month. Search Engine Land

AI models favor familiar brands in search: Study

The analysis of AI searches found 63% of brand-specific searches involved one of each model's five most familiar brands. Search Engine Land

WP Engine Partners With BigCommerce To Scale WordPress Stores via @sejournal, @martinibuster

WP Engine announced Commerce Connect, a safe way for fast-growth brands to modernize and scale while preserving design, SEO, and user experience. Search Engine Journal

AI is building your digital experience. It’s also making it less accessible. by AudioEye

AI is generating more of the web, and it's carrying the same accessibility gaps with it. Marketing has the leverage to close them Search Engine Land

Google May Treat Search Box Pages As A Site Quality Issue via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google said that spammed search box pages may become a site quality issue and dealt with as if they were hacked. Search Engine Journal

Why separating brand and non-brand campaigns improves ROAS

Strong ROAS can mask where your budget goes. Here's how separating brand campaigns drives revenue growth and new customer acquisition. Search Engine Land

AI shopping starts with your product feed, not your product page

AI shopping uses structured product data to decide what shoppers see. Here's why your Google Merchant Center feed is key to discovery. Search Engine Land

AI makes SEO faster, but human expertise still wins

The biggest gains come from using AI to accelerate strategy, not replace original thinking. See where to draw the line. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 31, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... Search Engine Roundtable

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Platform Properties Live, Google Ads Lead Journey Mapping, Microsoft Ads, ChatGPT Ads & More SEO

This week, yep, we had more ongoing Google Search volatility but a calming period on Wednesday. Google has rolled out the platform properties to track X, YouTube... Search Engine Roundtable

Microsoft Ads Predictive Matching Moving To Search Term Matching

Microsoft Advertising is moving its Predictive Matching targeting option to Search term matching within AI Max. Microsoft added a note to various help document pages about the change, it says: Search Engine Roundtable

Blocking Internal Search Results Not In Google Guidelines Anymore But...

In the latest Search Off the Record podcast, John Mueller from Google said that it is no longer in the Google Guidelines, now Google Search Essentials, that you must block Google from accessing your [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Insights Carousel

Google Ads may be rolling out a new design for its insights section where it gives you the "Top things to know today." This new interface for this section is in a carousel format, where you [...] Search Engine Roundtable

ChatGPT Ads Business Agent Conversation Campaign Type

OpenAI is testing a new campaign type named Agent, which allows you to send ChatGPT searchers and users to a Business Agent conversation. So instead of just going to your website, you send them into [...] Search Engine Roundtable