You Can Now Pay to Generate More Sora AI Videos, and I’m Concerned
Sora, OpenAI’s short-form AI video generator, has been out for just about a month now, and already, it’s helping to spread disinformation on social media. Accounts share Sora generations without any transparency, sometimes with the Sora watermark removed, and while shrewd observers see through the AI, many people scrolling by don’t think twice and believe […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 31, 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. Google says Google Ads is not going away…
Character.ai Will Soon Start Banning Kids From Using Its Chatbots
Leading AI chatbot platform Character.ai announced yesterday that it will no longer allow anyone under 18 to have open-ended conversations with its chatbots. Character.ai’s parent company, Character Technologies, said the ban will go into effect by Nov. 25, and in the meantime, it will impose time limits on children and “transition younger users to alternative […]
The JBL Charge 6 Is $30 Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The JBL Charge 6 is currently available for $169.95 at Walmart, down from its original $199.95. That small drop might not look dramatic on paper, but considering this model only came out recently, it’s […]
Venezuela to integrate Bitcoin and stablecoins into its banking network by December
Local banks will offer custody, transfers, and crypto-to-fiat exchange services. The bolivar’s sharp depreciation has driven a surge in stablecoin adoption. Conexus currently processes nearly 40% of Venezuela’s electronic payments. Venezuela is preparing to merge its struggling traditional banking system with digital currencies as payment giant Conexus plans to integrate Bitcoin and stablecoins into the […]
Cross Campaign Metrics In Google Ads Overview Tab
Google may have a new chart in the Google Ads overview tab named cross campaign metrics. It seems similar to the Cross-Media Reach Measurement but this is shown in the overview tab and not in that specific report.
Google: Google Ads Not Going Away With AI Mode As The Future
Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, was interviewed on the Silicon Valley Girl channel by Marina Mogilko about AI Search at Google. He explained how to do SEO for AI Mode and he was crystal clear that Google Ads is not going away with the release of these new AI features.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google & Microsoft Earnings, Query Group Report, Disney Sitelink Hack, Reviews Disappearing & Ranking Volatility
This week, we covered more Google Search ranking volatility mid-week. Google Search Console launched query groups reports. Disney’s sitelinks in Google Search seemed to have been hacked. Google reminded us about…
Don’t Bet on the Fed: What Investors Need to Do Now as Rates Rise Again
The Federal Reserve just cut rates by another 0.25%, but mortgage rates went…up? This is now the fourth time the Fed has lowered its federal funds rate, and mortgage rates […]
Afraid to Buy Your First Rental? Here’s How to Finally Start (Rookie Reply)
Welcome to another Rookie Reply, where Ashley Kehr and Tony J. Robinson answer questions from the BiggerPockets Forums and Real Estate Rookie Facebook group. This time, we’re covering questions like: […]
Bing Tests Snippet Image Carousel With See More Link
Microsoft is testing a “see more” link within the Bing Search image carousel on search result snippets. Sometimes Microsoft will show an image carousel below a search result snippet, sometimes it will show product results and sometimes it won’t show at all.
Google’s Robby Stein On SEO For AI Mode & AI Overviews
Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, was interviewed on the Silicon Valley Girl channel by Marina Mogilko about AI Search at Google. And one of the questions she asked was on how to show up in these Google AI responses. Robby Stein essentially said there is a lot of overlap between normal SEO […]
Google Merchant Center Promotions Adds Download Option
Google seems to have added a download option to the Google Merchant Center promotions section. when creating promotions in Google Merchant Center, the download button will be on the bottom right of the screen.
Coinbase crushes Q3 estimates as crypto market boom fuels revenue
Q3 net revenue hit $1.79 billion, up from $1.13 billion a year ago. Profits soared to $433 million, compared to just $75.5 million last year. Transaction fee revenue jumped 83% to $1 billion amid a crypto market upswing. A surging crypto market powered Coinbase Global to a stronger-than-expected third quarter, with the exchange reporting significant […]
Meta Is Adding More AI Slop to Your Feeds
I am extremely concerned about the prevalence of AI content on our social media feeds. Now that just about anyone can generate hyper-realistic videos with a simple text prompt, I fear that disinformation will rise exponentially, distorting worldviews faster than algorithms have so far been able to do. So you can imagine how I feel […]
