"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 said it had nothing to share on the recent Google search ranking volatility. Google hinted that AI visibility reports may be coming to Search Console. Google Local Pack ads are skyrocketing in the search results."
"Did you know that Reading Mode in Chrome desktop has a remove links button? Well, that is coming to Android soon. Not sure how many people use Reading Mode, but I hope very little., Glenn Gabe on X If you search for this every day, then you've seen how these things change over time :-)., John Mueller on Bluesky Google traffic from Grokipedia has grown significantly in January., Similarweb on X"
Google reported no updates on recent search ranking volatility while hinting at potential AI visibility reports for Search Console. Local Pack ads are increasing sharply in search results, and Google Ads is replacing the support form with AI agents. Ad references now appear in OpenAI's ChatGPT responses. Large-scale keyword analysis shows AI Overviews reached nearly 25% of queries mid-year and now appear on about 16%, including more commercial and navigational queries. Concerns surfaced about data access imbalances across AI companies, and platform updates include Chrome Reading Mode improvements and promotional uses of Google AI features.
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