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Month: February 2026

Google Explains Why It May Not Use A Sitemap

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Google’s John Mueller answered a question about why a Search Console was providing a sitemap fetch error even though server logs show that GoogleBot successfully fetched it. The question was asked on Reddit. The person who started the discussion listed a comprehensive list of technical checks that they did to confirm that the sitemap returns … Read more

‘Summarize With AI’ Buttons Used To Poison AI Recommendations

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Microsoft’s Defender Security Research Team published research describing what it calls “AI Recommendation Poisoning.” The technique involves businesses hiding prompt-injection instructions within website buttons labeled “Summarize with AI.” When you click one of these buttons, it opens an AI assistant with a pre-filled prompt delivered through a URL query parameter. The visible part tells the … Read more

Google Ads Surfaces PMax Search Partner Domains In Placement Report

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Some advertisers are now seeing Performance Max placement data populate in Google Ads reporting, including Search Partner domains and impression counts that had previously been absent from the report. PPC marketer Thomas Eccel flagged the change on LinkedIn, noting the report had been empty for his PMax campaigns until now. “I finally see where and … Read more

Google Offers AI Certificate Free For Eligible U.S. Small Businesses

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Google has launched the Google AI Professional Certificate, a self-paced program covering data analysis, content creation, research, and vibe coding. Every participant receives three months of free access to Google AI Pro. Eligible U.S. small businesses can access the entire program at no cost through a separate application (more on eligibility below). The certificate is … Read more

ChatGPT Search Often Switches To English In Fan-Out Queries: Report

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When ChatGPT Search builds an answer, it can generate background web queries to find sources. A new report from AI search analytics firm Peec AI found that a large share of those background queries run in English, even when the original prompt was in another language. Peec AI analyzed over 10 million prompts and 20 … Read more

Why Google Runs AI Mode On Flash, Explained By Google’s Chief Scientist

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Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean said Flash’s low latency and cost are why Google can run Search AI at scale. Retrieval is a design choice, not a limitation, he added. In an interview on the Latent Space podcast, Dean explained why Flash became the production tier for Search. He also laid out why the pipeline … Read more

WooCommerce May Gain Sidekick-Type AI Through Extensions

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WooCommerce is approaching a turning point in 2026 thanks to the Model Context Protocol and the convergence of open source technologies that enable it to function as a layer any AI system can plug into, helping store owners and consumers accomplish more with less friction. Automattic’s Director Of Engineering AI, James LePage, discussed what’s possible … Read more

CleanTalk WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Threatens Up To 200K Sites

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An advisory was issued for a critical vulnerability rated 9.8/10 in the CleanTalk Antispam WordPress plugin, installed in over 200,000 websites. The vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to install vulnerable plugins that can then be used to launch remote code execution attacks. CleanTalk Antispam Plugin The CleanTalk Antispam plugin is a subscription based software as a … Read more

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