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New York Times sues Brave over its 30-billion-page index and a crawler that follows Googlebot's robots.txt rules
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New York Times sues Brave over its 30-billion-page index and a crawler that follows Googlebot's robots.txt rules

The New York Times filed suit against Brave Software in New York on 2 November 2026, alleging Brave sells its scraped search…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
OpenAI reportedly building a "Claim your business in ChatGPT" hub with mention and click charts
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OpenAI reportedly building a "Claim your business in ChatGPT" hub with mention and click charts

Marketplace Pulse founder Juozas Kaziukėnas spotted a Claim your business in ChatGPT banner on 6 November 2026, tied to a Business Hub…

Nov 7, 20263 min read
Bing replaces NoArchive and NoCache with separate AI training and grounding controls
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Bing replaces NoArchive and NoCache with separate AI training and grounding controls

Microsoft Bing said on 30 October 2026 that separate AI Training and AI Grounding preferences replace NoArchive and NoCache, with a 1…

Oct 31, 20263 min read
Google plans to honour a shared AI training opt-out in robots.txt from 2027
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Google plans to honour a shared AI training opt-out in robots.txt from 2027

Google said on 30 October 2026 it plans to read the shared IETF __usage_ai-training robots.txt token as a Google-Extended disallow, aiming for…

Oct 31, 20263 min read
Adobe: AI-referred visits earn 83% more revenue per visit for US retailers
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Adobe: AI-referred visits earn 83% more revenue per visit for US retailers

Adobe Digital Insights says AI-referred shoppers on US retail sites converted 90% better and earned 83% more revenue per visit in September…

Oct 30, 20263 min read
Google opens Connected Apps Platform preview: MCP apps inside Search AI Mode and the Gemini app
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Google opens Connected Apps Platform preview: MCP apps inside Search AI Mode and the Gemini app

Google's 28 October 2026 preview lets developers build MCP-based apps for AI Mode and Gemini via Google Connected Console. Markets are not…

Oct 29, 20263 min read
OpenAI Signals v3.0: information-seeking reaches 20.2% of ChatGPT messages as writing falls to 21.4%
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OpenAI Signals v3.0: information-seeking reaches 20.2% of ChatGPT messages as writing falls to 21.4%

OpenAI's Signals v3.0 dataset shows writing falling from 34.1% to 21.4% of consumer ChatGPT messages since July 2024, while information-seeking rose to…

Oct 28, 20263 min read
Daily Mail Runs 12-15 GEO Tests With Brands Ahead of an AI Visibility Product
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Daily Mail Runs 12-15 GEO Tests With Brands Ahead of an AI Visibility Product

The Daily Mail is testing GEO for brands ahead of an AI visibility product, with one self-reported jump from about 50% to…

Oct 27, 20263 min read
AI search tools cited a made-up concept within a week, Fudan University paper finds
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AI search tools cited a made-up concept within a week, Fudan University paper finds

Fudan University researchers posted about a fictional 'Cactus Gravity Protocol' on sites AI search tools cite often. Eight of 10 tools cited…

Oct 20, 20263 min read