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 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 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 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 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...
Google SERPs Calm, But Tools Look Foggy
Tracker Fog Over the SERPs The SEO sky is calmer than it looked yesterday. Rankings ran into moderate turbulence on September 16 and 17, peaking at 6.1/10, but today’s partial read for September 18, 2...
AI Local Panels and Publisher Badges Blow In
Local Search Gets More AI The sharpest weather today is in local visibility. Search Engine Roundtable spotted Google turning some local knowledge panels, the business info boxes people see for brands...
AI Search Fog, Rankings Cooling
Rankings: Yesterday's Squall Is Fading Search Engine Roundtable flagged a September 15 ranking flare-up, with community chatter about traffic drops, odd Top Stories results, and shifting keyword sets....
Calm SERPs, AI Reporting Fog
Ranking Chatter Meets Calm Instruments Search Engine Roundtable is seeing fresh community chatter this morning, with site owners reporting traffic swings, UK result changes, Discover dips, and some od...
Quiet rankings, noisy AI search
AI Search Is the Real Front The biggest gust today is not a classic ranking storm. It is Google AI visibility turning into money, measurement, and confusion. Search Engine Roundtable reports that Goog...
Quiet SERPs, noisy reporting
Weekend Weather Rankings are cooling, not cracking. After a brief bump to 6.1/10 on September 10, volatility slipped back to normal on September 12 and today’s partial reading is only 2.5/10. Treat to...