Core Update Storm, AI Visibility Fog
Core Update Still Moving The May 2026 core update is the main weather system. It is on day 11 of rollout, and rankings are still moving in waves. Search Engine Roundtable reported a sharp volatility s...
Core Update Clears, Rankings Still Gusty
Ranking Weather Google confirmed the May 2026 core update finished on June 2 at 5:40 a.m. Pacific, after starting May 21. Search Engine Land called it a big rollout with strong movement across the two...
AI Search Controls Arrive As Rankings Cool
AI Search Gets A Control Panel The biggest SEO story on June 3, 2026 is Google giving some site owners actual visibility and control over AI Search. Google announced new Search Console tools that show...
AI Search Reporting Arrives
AI Search Gets a Gauge Google’s biggest fresh move today is visibility into AI Search, not a classic ranking shakeup. Google Search Central announced new Search Console reports for generative AI visib...
AI Search Data Breaks Through
AI Visibility Enters the Forecast The biggest weather system is from Wednesday, June 3: Google launched dedicated Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, with separate views for Se...
Calm SERPs, Busy Search Features
Calm After the Spam Front Google’s search results are mostly steady today. The live partial volatility score is 4.6/10, and the last completed week has been flat around the mid-4s, which is normal wea...
Spam Rollout Ends, SERPs Stay Calm
Spam Update Cooldown The August 2026 spam update is now in the rearview mirror. Google’s dashboard lists it as closed, lasting 2 days and 16 hours, with ranking as the impacted system. Search Engine J...
Spam Fog Lingers, Rankings Stay Mostly Calm
Spam Update Aftermath The main weather system is yesterday's completed August 2026 spam update, which ran from August 18 to August 21 and applied globally across all languages. Search Engine Roundtabl...
Spam Update Clears, Discover Gets Personal
Spam Update Aftermath The biggest weather system over Google Search today is the August 2026 spam update, which Google says finished at 1:49 a.m. Pacific on August 21 after starting on August 18. Sear...
Spam Update Rolls On, But SERPs Stay Calm
Spam Update Under a Quiet Sky Google's August 2026 spam update is still the main weather system over search today. Google logged it as a Ranking incident starting August 18 at 9:27 a.m. Pacific, sayin...
Spam Update Rolls In, SERPs Still Holding
Spam Update Rolling Out Google's August 2026 spam update is the weather maker today. The Search Status Dashboard lists it as active, affecting Ranking, beginning August 18 at 9:27 a.m. Pacific, with G...