"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 added a new user agent to the list, the Chrome Web Store user agent. Google Search Console's API has a long-standing bug when filtering by search appearance. Google Merchant Center has smart cropping, but you can opt out of it. Google is testing infinite endless scrolling for Google Discover."
"Apparently, a 0% Google Ads optimization score is possible. My previous low was under 35%, Nate Louis on X Google Discover is testing larger publisher icons. Comparing the favicons reveals several interesting points. Google keeps both in its memory. The first: - Very lightweight, small PNG (originally 57x57 pixels, resized). - Google, Damien (andell) on X Interesting Google Patent I came across that was published 5/8/25."
Google added a Chrome Web Store user agent to its user agent list. Google Search Console's API contains a long-standing bug when filtering by search appearance. Google Merchant Center implements smart cropping with an opt-out option. Google is testing infinite endless scrolling for Google Discover. Forum posts report a possible 0% Google Ads optimization score, tests of larger publisher favicons in Discover, and a recently published Google patent from May 8, 2025. Preliminary traffic data shows ChatGPT approaching six billion monthly visits. Site removal in Search Console can immediately hide an entire site from search results.
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