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Week of Sep 20, 2026
Google plant Bezahlung für die Nutzung von Inhalten in der KI-Suche: AI Contribution Pilot
Google plant offenbar die Bezahlung bestimmter Publisher für die Nutzung ausgewählter Inhalte in der KI-Suche. Unklar ist noch, auf welcher Grundlage die Bezahlung erfolgen soll. Es geht dabei mehr um Qualität als um die Zahl der Aufrufe.
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Google plant Bezahlung für die Nutzung von Inhalten in der KI-Suche: AI Contribution Pilot
Google Search Bar Results Page Testing AI Mode Button
Google is now testing adding the AI Mode button to the search bar when you are inside the search results page. Google has the AI Mode button almost everywhere else, but now we are seeing it added to the search bar, within the search results page, not just the home page.
AI Mode Tags: FollowUp, Generate, Layout, Entity List and @prompt_leaks.ignore
Explore the core AI mode tags used
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AI Mode Tags: FollowUp, Generate, Layout, Entity List and @prompt_leaks.ignore
3 new ways we're improving Search profiles for publishers
Search profile updates help publishers better highlight their content and connect with their audiences.
Google Search Profiles jetzt schon ab 10.000 Followern verfügbar
Google senkt die Mindest-Followerzahl für Search Profiles weiter: Bereits 10.000 Follower auf einer unterstützten Plattform genügen.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Unusual Google Search Ranking Volatility, Ad Tech Monopoly Remedies, AI Contribution Publisher Payouts & More
This week we covered the first week or so of Google's unusual ranking volatility only to see things spike up in a big way this week as well - something is up. Google's remedies are out for its ad tech monopoly ruling. Google has an AI contribution pilot for paying publishers...
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Unusual Google Search Ranking Volatility, Ad Tech Monopoly Remedies, AI Contribution Publisher Payouts & More
Google Discover: Neuer 'Dive Deeper'-Button könnte Websites Traffic kosten
Google bereitet offenbar einen Test mit einem neuen Button in Discover vor, der in die KI-Suche leitet und damit zu weniger Klicks für die genannten Websites führen könnte.
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Google Discover: Neuer 'Dive Deeper'-Button könnte Websites Traffic kosten
Google May Be More Successful In Blocking Scrapers & Tracking Tools
Google may be more successful in blocking AI scrapers, search scrapers and third-party tracking tools since around September 13th or so. This coincides with the September 4th and September 12th reversals we reported, and it also aligns with the methods Google has been using to block non-human behavior in its search results recently.
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Google May Be More Successful In Blocking Scrapers & Tracking Tools
Google Search Console Crawl Stats Missing A Day Of Data: September 15th
The crawl stats report is missing a day of data again, this time, the missing data is from September 15th (it might be a day later for some of you on different time zones). That being said, this has happened numerous times before and Google tends to always restore the data.
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Google Search Console Crawl Stats Missing A Day Of Data: September 15th
Google Supports Local Business Queries In Aggregator & Supplier Search Units
Google has added local business query support to the aggregator and supplier units within Google Search. Google updated both the aggregator unit and supplier unit documentation to add "and local businesses" sprinkled throughout those documents.