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From the source: The Search Engine Roundtable Google volatility aggregator tool is finally live. This takes the volatility scores from the tools I use for my Google update stories and aggregates them into one score. You can then click in for more detail and the scores directly from the sources.
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Job site operators report months-long waits for Google Indexing API approval, with no stated review timeframe in Google’s documentation.
Search Engine Journal
On Alphabet's Q2 call, Pichai named coding an area to improve, saying Google needs Gemini 4 for the next frontier, as 3.5 Pro stays delayed.
Search Engine Journal
OpenAI's Dots can review connected apps and run scheduled checks between conversations, with read-only limits on proactive research.
Search Engine Journal
Google admits that Search Console's AI search reporting does not adequately reflect AI search positioning data for SEO.
Search Engine Roundtable
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Search Engine Journal
Meta removed training from the crawling clause in its upcoming Commercial Terms. The permission to crawl sites tied to business users is still in place.