AI Search Opt-Out Hits the Forecast
AI Controls Take Effect Today's biggest weather maker is Google's AI Search control, not a classic ranking storm. Google announced on June 3 that Search Console is rolling out dedicated generative AI...
Site Moves Need a Cleaner Flight Plan
Site Moves Get a Warning Label The practical SEO story today is domain migrations. Google updated its site move guidance on June 17 to say domain moves work best when all variants are migrated properl...
AI search clouds, rankings mostly steady
AI Search Is the Main Weather System The strongest signal today is not a classic ranking storm. It is the continued squeeze from AI search. Search Engine Roundtable covered Google’s Search Central Liv...
Search Cools, AI Pressure Holds
AI Search Is the Main Weather System The strongest signal this weekend is not a fresh ranking storm. It is the continuing squeeze from AI search. On June 19, Search Engine Roundtable covered Google’s...
A calm day with suspicious gusts
Ranking Weather Google rankings look mostly steady today, but not perfectly quiet. The live partial volatility score is 4.6/10, which is normal, and the last week has been more of a flat, low-grade wo...
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...
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...
Spam Storm Clears, Index Fog Remains
Spam Update Aftermath The strongest SEO weather system in the last 24-48 hours 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. Se...
Spam Update Rolling, Rankings Mostly Calm
Spam Update Rolling Out Google's June 2026 spam update is the main weather system today. Google says it began on June 24 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific, applies globally and to all languages, and may take a few...
Spam Update Rolls In, But Skies Are Not Wild
Spam Update Rolling Out Google’s June 2026 spam update is the main weather system today. It began June 24 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific, applies globally, covers all languages, and may take a few days to finis...
AI Search Visibility Spreads Wider
AI Reporting Is Reaching More Sites The biggest SEO weather system today is Google Search Console's generative AI report expanding beyond its first test group. Search Engine Roundtable spotted SEOs se...