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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Local reviews are disappearing from many businesses...... →

Google has fixed the page indexing report within Google Search Console after it was struck and delayed for over three weeks. It was literally just fixed within minutes of this story going live, as I continuously check the report like an unwell-OCD man.... →

This week, I covered that Google's June 2026 spam update completed last Friday afternoon. Fraudulent DMCA takedown requests are breaking Google Search and no one seems to be doing anything. Google AI Mode improved links...... →

Google reviews seem to be disappearing from Google Business Profile local listings. In the past few days or so there has been an influx of complaints in the Google Business Profile forums. I have not seen Google respond to the complaints, but either there is a bug or a change to the review policy that is causing these reviews to go missing.... →

Google will add to existing penalties or restrictions on your Google Business Profiles if you continue to violate the same policy over and over again. The initial restriction might be 30 days but then if you are caught doing the same thing, Google can make that restriction twice as long.... →

Google is testing updating the design for the local pack and places listings within Google Search. The map was moved to the top, instead of on the right and the action buttons are also moved and changed. I am not sure which version I like more, but here is what changed.... →

Google has posted its Fourth of July Doodle for 2026, the United States Semiquincentennial celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. The Doodle is an animated GIF of the American flag in the background.... →

Google added a note to the About Google third-party rates for hotel ads saying after September 30, 2026 this will become unavailable. Google said campaigns will stop serving ads across all Hotel Ads inventory after September 30th.... →

Microsoft Advertising has opened up a new betas for Performance Max experiments. There are now Max upgrade or uplift experiment available in Microsoft Advertising.... →

В VK Рекламе можно запускать товарные кампании на основе каталога. Названия, цены, изображения и ссылки подтягиваются в объявления — затем их можно адаптировать под разные площадки. Формат обычно используют, чтобы привлекать новых покупателей и возвращать пользователей, которые уже интересовались предложениями. Для запуска нужен источник данных: фид (файл с информацией о товарах), магазин сообщества или подключенный […]... →

A government customer of NSO Group used the company's Pegasus spyware to hack into the phone of a European politician, who at the time was serving on an EU committee tasked with investigating the spyware industry.... →

If you're going to apply for Startup Battlefield Australia, now is the time. Applications close July 6, and once the deadline passes, the opportunity is gone.... →

At an internal meeting, the Meta CEO reportedly said that AI development efforts were not moving as quickly as anticipated.... →

True Anomaly and Rocket Lab are performing Top Gun-style satellite fly-bys for the US military.... →

Selby's VC firm Copper Sky Capital is currently raising a $300 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing.... →

Сегодня в Telegram-канале: OpenAI, вслед за Яндексом (© кто понял, поймет), обсуждает с администрацией Трампа передачу правительству США 5% акций к… Суд Европейского союза окончательно отклонил апелляцию Google и Alphabet, подтвердив штраф в 4,1 млрд евро за злоупотреб… Tesla разослала сотрудникам внутренний меморандум с предупреждением, что с 6 июля вводит лимит в 200 долларов в неделю н… Cloudflare заменяет бинарную настройку для владельцев сайтов «блокировать AI-ботов» на управление тремя типами автомати... →

IQM, a full-stack quantum company out of Finland, went public on the Nasdaq today at a valuation of about $1.9 billion.... →

Just for kicks, I took a look at Jersey Mike's IPO documents. Surely a sandwich shop would have no need to mention AI. But low-and-behold.... →

AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges.... →

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.... →