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This week in Search, we talked about, yes, the escalating volatility in Google search rankings that started mid-week. Google has updated its spam policy and said it also applies to Google’s AI responses in search. My Google Discover performance report is missing data for May 7th and May 8th. Google Search will permanently remove FAQ rich results from search results. Bing Webmaster Tools does not differentiate between http and https. New research says schemas do not affect AI citations. Google Discover publisher pages are testing new links and featured posts. Google Ads unveils new AI-powered dashboard. The Google Ads search terms report shows you the best approximation of user intent. Google Ads has help documentation for site visit assets. Google Ads that automatically link your YouTube channel. Google Ads API version 24.1 has been released. Google Merchant Center tests Merchant Advisor. A new out-of-stock option has been added to Google Merchant Center. Google Merchant Center for Agencies is now available worldwide. Google Analytics has new AI assistant traffic to track ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. That was the search news at this week’s Search Engine Roundtable.
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