Category Archives: computers

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Google Search Testing Deep Dive Button

Google seems to be testing a new “Deep Dive” button in the search results. This button is on some of the knowledge panels, specifically, this one is for a movie panel. When clicked, it gives you some bullet points on the highlights of the movie.

Black Hat USA 2025: Is a high cyber insurance premium about your risk, or your insurer’s?

A sky-high premium may not always reflect your company’s security posture

Android adware: What is it, and how do I get it off my device?

Is your phone suddenly flooded with aggressive ads, slowing down performance or leading to unusual app behavior? Here’s what to do.

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 8, 2025

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. OpenAI announced GPT-5 and Microsoft Copilot is using it already…

Google AI Mode With People Also Search For

Google is testing adding the “people also search for” section within the Google AI Mode results. This shows below the link cards on the right, and shows other queries people use related to the search query you entered into AI Mode.

Google Analytics Code On Wrong Site Won’t Hurt Your Google Rankings

Did you ever see your Google Analytics code, for your website, on someone else’s site? It happens for some reason here and there. But if it does, there is no reason to worry that it will impact your SEO or Google search rankings.

Microsoft Copilot Now Using OpenAI’s GPT-5 (Did Bing Get An Upgrade Too?)

Yesterday, OpenAI announced GPT-5 and it is free for all users within ChatGPT and other platforms. That includes Microsoft Copilot, which now is also using GPT-5’s models.

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Clicks To Sites Stable, Volatility Cooled & Heated, AI Mode Ads, GPT-5 & Sullivan Drops Liaison

This week, we covered the ongoing Google search volatility, which cooled for a bit and then got heated again. Google’s Liz Reid said that website clicks from Google are relatively stable since launching AI Overviews, but no one believes them. Google did not…

Google Ads For Performance‬‭ Max Gains New Controls & Reporting

Google announced a number of new Google Ads Performance Max controls and reporting features. They include new controls such as campaign-level negative keyword lists, more search theme limits, more demographic targeting, and new reporting for customer’¬’­ acquisition, goal diagnostics, final URL assets, and creative recommendations.

Bing Webmaster Tools Performance Report Gains 24 Months Of Data & More

Bing not only added new filters by device and country, but also Bing added several more months of historical data – from 16 months to 24 months of data to the Bing Webmaster Tools search performance reports. Plus, Bing also added Keyword trendlines at a glance.

Black Hat USA 2025: Does successful cybersecurity today increase cyber-risk tomorrow?

Success in cybersecurity is when nothing happens, plus other standout themes from two of the event’s keynotes

Black Hat USA 2025: Policy compliance and the myth of the silver bullet

Who’s to blame when the AI tool managing a company’s compliance status gets it wrong?

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 7, 2025

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…

Bing Webmaster Tools Performance Report Adds List By Device & Country

Microsoft has added two new options to the Bing Webmaster Tools Search Performance report. There is a new list by for “device” and for “country,” which was added to the existing “keywords” and “pages” options.

Bing Search Tests Moving Search Tools By Search Box

Microsoft is testing moving the search tools links that is typically below the search box, to above the search box. At least I think that is where Bing places those search tools.