Google will test cannabis-related advertising on Search for federally licensed operators in a 20-week pilot beginning August 25, 2025.

August 20, 2025 analysis uncovers ret-rr-skysight-v3 reranker and freshness scoring systems that determine content visibility and website citations.

ChatGPT referral traffic declined 52% since July 21st as OpenAI adjusts source weighting to favor major platforms over branded content.

Google will implement immediate account suspensions for child sexual abuse content violations starting October 22, 2025, expanding policy scope and removing warning periods.

Small transformer models struggle with search tasks on larger graphs even when given unlimited training data and increased parameters, according to new research that challenges scaling assumptions for AI development.

New Ahrefs analysis tracking 44,421 websites reveals ChatGPT capturing 0.19% traffic share with 5.3% monthly growth versus Google's 41.9% dominance and 1.4% growth.

Google introduces comprehensive site-level transparency for Search, Shopping, and App campaigns on Search Partner Network, addressing decades of advertiser demands for placement visibility.

Investor Chris Camillo alleges AI applications create massive search volume through automated queries, potentially inflating Google's growth metrics.