
Microsoft Bing is piloting a new two‑by‑two video grid layout on its search results page, replacing the traditional vertical list view. The change was first spotted by Frank Sandtmann, who shared side‑by‑side screenshots on LinkedIn. The grid displays four video thumbnails at once, offering a more visual browsing experience. Bing has not yet confirmed rollout dates or performance metrics for the test.

Google announced a major upgrade to its Circle to Search feature, enabling the tool to analyze an entire image rather than just the circled portion. Powered by Gemini 3’s multi‑object recognition and visual query fan‑out, the system automatically crops and searches...

Google has launched version 23.1 of the Google Ads API, introducing enhancements across account management, campaigns, conversions, incentives, planning, reporting, and a new YouTubeVideoUpload service. The update adds EU political advertising declaration fields, AI‑driven text‑guidelines for Performance Max and Search campaigns,...

Microsoft has refreshed the Bing Webmaster Guidelines, updating the page design to match the new Bing Webmaster Tools interface. The most notable textual change adds references to Bing’s AI-driven Copilot and grounding API results. While the revisions are largely cosmetic,...

Google announced that its Business Profile platform will soon support recurring scheduling for Google Posts, enabling businesses to set a post to repeat on a defined cadence. The feature, revealed by product manager Mike Gnagy during a live workshop, builds...

Google has revamped the Google Business Profile verification flow, requiring merchants to choose from five specific business type options. Selecting the wrong category can disqualify a listing—especially the “online only” choice—or flag it for compliance review, raising suspension risk. The...

Google has updated the Google Ads support contact form to include a mandatory authorization checkbox. By checking the box, advertisers consent to a Google Ads specialist making direct changes to their account to reproduce and troubleshoot issues. The disclaimer emphasizes...

Google Search Console users reporting sudden impression spikes were reassured by John Mueller that higher impression counts do not harm search performance. Mueller clarified that the increase is merely a visibility metric and not a ranking signal. The spikes can...
Google’s John Mueller publicly discouraged large sites from force‑indexing pages, emphasizing reliance on natural crawling. The company also refreshed its Google Business Profiles review policies, tightening prohibited content rules. Google Ads announced new budget‑pacing mechanics for ad scheduling that take...

Google Ads announced a change to budget pacing for campaigns that use ad scheduling, rolling out on March 1, 2026. The update ensures the system will proactively spend up to the monthly limit of 30.4 times the average daily budget,...

Google announced that its AI Mode now supports 53 additional languages, bringing the total to just under 100. The expansion covers languages spoken by more than a billion people worldwide, ranging from major tongues like Hindi and Arabic to regional...

Google’s John Mueller clarified that there is no blacklist or filter that penalizes sites solely for having poorly written title tags. He explained that the title displayed in search results is often generated automatically from a variety of signals, not...