#seo-best-practices

#seo-best-practices

Google's February 2026 Discover core update completed after three weeks, while Google Ads text guidelines for AI Max rolled out, Microsoft Advertising launched self-service negative keyword lists, and search engines tested new features including web mentions, video grid layouts, and updated content guidelines.

Microsoft updated Bing Webmaster Guidelines with a redesigned interface and expanded scope to include Copilot and grounding API results alongside traditional search indexing and ranking.