Spam Storm Clears, Index Fog Remains
Spam Update Aftermath The strongest fresh signal is still Google’s June 2026 spam update, which finished on June 26 at about 2 p.m. ET after a roughly two-day rollout. Google’s own status dashboard li...
AI Search Adds News, Rankings Cool
AI Results Get Newsier The biggest new cloud on the radar: Google is starting to show Top Stories carousels inside AI Overviews. Search Engine Roundtable spotted the rollout today, and it lines up wit...
AI Search Visibility Gets Personal
AI Visibility Is the Main Front The strongest SEO weather today is around AI search visibility, not classic blue-link ranking chaos. Search Engine Journal reports that Google Search chief Liz Reid is...
AI Search Gets More Clickable
AI Search Visibility Is the Main Weather System Google’s AI search results are getting more publisher-aware, but still not exactly publisher-friendly. Search Engine Land reported that Google added ric...
AMP Winds Shift, AI Search Clouds Build
AMP Traffic Takes a Cleaner Path The clearest change in the last 24 hours is Google Search sending users directly to publisher-hosted AMP pages, instead of routing through Google’s AMP viewer or cache...
Core Update Storm With Saturday Gusts
Core Update Still Driving the Weather The May 2026 core update is still rolling out, now on day 10, after Google started it on May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and said it may take up to two weeks to compl...
Core Update Winds Hit AI Search
Core Update Winds The May 2026 core update is still the main storm system. Google launched it on May 21 and said the rollout may take up to two weeks, while Search Engine Land notes this is the second...
Core Update Clouds, AI Source Signals Rise
Core Update Still Overhead The May 2026 core update is still rolling through Google Search on day 8, with Google saying the rollout can take up to two weeks. Search Engine Land and Search Engine Journ...
Core Update Hums Under AI Search Skies
Core Update Still Rolling Google’s May 2026 core update is still rolling, now on day 7. The official Search Status Dashboard says it began May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and may take up to 2 weeks. Searc...
Core update rolls on, but rankings stay oddly calm
Core Update Under Low Clouds Google’s May 2026 core update is still rolling out, now on day 6, after starting on May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific. Google says the rollout may take up to 2 weeks, and both S...
Core Update Clouds, AI Commerce Gusts
Core Update Watch The main weather system is still the May 2026 core update, now on day 5. Google’s Search Status Dashboard says the update began May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and may take up to 2 weeks...