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AI - May 14, 2026 Lily Ray: what the SEO industry is getting dangerously wrong about AI search

Lily Ray warns GEO tactics are on borrowed time as Google and Microsoft flag AI search spam

Lily Ray warns on GEO spam, listicle manipulation, and the AI search optimization tactics that Google and Microsoft are now flagging as LLM poisoning here.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 14, 2026 Thomson Reuters plugs Claude into CoCounsel Legal with MCP

Claude and CoCounsel Legal connected via MCP in a law library holographic data stream

Thomson Reuters and Anthropic launched an MCP integration on May 12, 2026, connecting Claude directly to CoCounsel Legal for fiduciary-grade AI legal workflows.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 14, 2026 Future PLC's Google problem: profit falls 67% as search traffic shrinks

Empty publisher newsroom bathed in Google's colours as search traffic dependency drains revenue

Future PLC's H1 2026 results show profit down 67% and at least 60% of revenue still linked to Google search traffic, as programmatic and ecommerce decline.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 14, 2026 ChatGPT Ads finally leave the US: UK, Japan, Korea, Brazil and Mexico next

ChatGPT ads pilot expands to the UK, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Mexico, OpenAI's biggest paid advertising push beyond English-speaking markets to date.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 14, 2026 HubSpot AEO Sensor goes live as ChatGPT traffic hits 12-month low

HubSpot launches AEO Sensor, a free public dashboard for answer engine volatility, citation shifts, and AI-referred traffic from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 14, 2026 OpenAI adds custom audiences to ChatGPT ads as self-serve expands

OpenAI ChatGPT Ads Manager custom audience creation interface showing email upload options.

OpenAI is adding custom audience targeting to ChatGPT ads - advertisers will upload hashed emails and phone numbers to filter or exclude users in campaigns.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 14, 2026 Google Analytics adds AI assistant channel for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude

Google Analytics dashboard receiving traffic streams from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude logos

Google Analytics adds a native AI Assistant channel, automatically tracking ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude traffic without manual custom channel group setup.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 14, 2026 Semrush embeds search intelligence inside Lovable's AI app builder

Semrush integrates 28 billion keywords and 43 trillion backlinks natively into Lovable's AI app builder, giving non-technical founders SEO tools from day one.

by Luis Rijo