It’s New 9/8: Google says the open web is declining, AI Mode default and more
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Today we covered how Google’s lawyers said the open web is declining, going against what Google’s executives have said. Google was fined $3.5 billion in the EU over anti-competitive ad practices and then told to divest. Google AI Mode may be the default, but maybe not too soon. A report says Apple will launch Apple World Knowledge Answers in 2026.
0:00 - Introduction
1:01 - Google says open web is declining
3:19 - Google fined $3.5 billion in EU over anti-competitive ad tech
5:04 - Google AI Mode to be the default, maybe not
6:43 - Apple World Knowledge Answers coming
8:51 - Conclusion
A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.
This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Anu Adegbola of Search Engine Land and Greg Finn of Cypress North (and Marketing O’Clock) and Barry Schwartz.
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