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Google, Microsoft, and GitHub, as part of a coalition, published Agentic Resource Discovery, an open draft specification on March 14, 2024. This specification outlines a standardized method for artificial intelligence agents to discover and verify tools available on the internet.
Google launched Ask Ad Manager this month, a new conversational AI agent powered by Gemini, directly within its Google Ad Manager platform. This tool is designed to assist publishers in analyzing performance, troubleshooting issues, and navigating the platform using natural…
USA Today Co. is employing AI-assisted shell files to expedite the publication of breaking sports news, aiming to secure search traffic before Google's AI Overviews can summarize events. This strategy was initially tested during the 2026 Winter Olympics and is…
Google announced new controls on an unspecified date in the past week, allowing website owners to opt out of AI-powered search experiences like AI Overviews and AI Mode. The company also introduced new AI reporting features within Google Search Console…
Google researchers published a paper on March 15, 2024, arguing that a fundamental assumption underpinning the widespread adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) contradicts their original design purpose. The paper, titled "LLMs.txt: A New Paradigm for Large Language Models," suggests…
Google's AI search features are citing content from websites that claim to be the "best" but then recommending competitors, according to new data analyzed by Lily Ray. This phenomenon suggests that while these "best of" lists may be attracting clicks…
Google explained on March 13, 2024, why URLs blocked by robots.txt can still appear in search results. Search Console had flagged approximately 51,000 URLs as "Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt," prompting Google's clarification.
Google updated its guidance this week to indicate that using LLMs.txt, special markup, and markdown for AI SEO is acceptable. Previously, Google's guidance had been interpreted as discouraging the use of these methods for search engine optimization.
A vulnerability in the Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK for Python allowed attackers to hijack machine learning model uploads and execute code within Google's serving infrastructure, according to Palo Alto Networks Unit 42.