The Day the Butler Didn't Do IT Anymore Edition
It was a busier than normal news week. Here's what we covered: - Ask Jeeves is officially dead. IAC formally killed the OG search engine earlier this week. - There's been a spike in Google Business profile suspensions. - GSC fixed the 50 week impression data logging issue. - A Hard Drive shortage is slowing AI development and pushing up the costs of new computers and equipment. - Presented with the mythic power of Mythos, the Trump regime is now calling for the same AI safety testing it opposed in 2025. - US Homeland Security is seeking Google data on Canadians and presumably other foreign nationals for their online criticism of the Trump regime. - Google and Amazon's biggest profit driver in Q1-2026 was derived from their stakes in Anthropic. - Google Chrome installs 4GB AI model on devices in update to enable Google Nano operability. - The state of Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI after a chatbot posed as a licensed doctor. - Open AI misses revenue targets. CFO worried about paying for future computing contacts. - Managed WordPress might be blocking some AI bots. - Bing publishes documentation on how grounding differs from search indexing. - Google outlines how AI Overviews and AI Mode are separate systems that sometimes intercede with each other or through other systems. - John Mueller says Vibe coding won't handle your SEO for you. - Google expanding UCP Checkout to main search results pages. - and, Ryan Jones from SERPRecon on what Semantic SEO Metrics mean and how to use them. Join hosts Jim Hedger and Kristine Schachinger for a in-depth and lively conversations about these and dozens of other topics in a news heavy edition of Webcology Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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