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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

Google’s Search Relations Team Debates If You Still Need A Website

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Google’s Search Relations team was asked directly whether you still need a website in 2026. They didn’t give a one-size-fits-all answer. The conversation stayed focused on trade-offs between owning a website and relying on platforms such as social networks or app stores. In a new episode of the Search Off the Record podcast, Gary Illyes … Read more

Google’s Ads Chief Details UCP Expansion, New AI Mode Ads

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Google’s VP of Ads and Commerce, Vidhya Srinivasan, published her third annual letter to the industry, outlining how the company plans to connect advertising, commerce, and AI across Search, YouTube, and Gemini in 2026. The letter covers agentic commerce, AI-powered ad formats, creator partnerships, and creative tools. Several of the announcements build on features Google … Read more

Google’s Crawl Team Filed Bugs Against WordPress Plugins

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Google’s crawl team has been filing bugs directly against WordPress plugins that waste crawl budget at scale. Gary Illyes, Analyst at Google, shared the details on the latest Search Off the Record podcast. His team filed an issue against WooCommerce after identifying its add-to-cart URL parameters as a top source of crawl waste. WooCommerce picked … Read more

Google’s Mueller Calls Markdown-For-Bots Idea ‘A Stupid Idea’

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Some developers have been experimenting with bot-specific Markdown delivery as a way to reduce token usage for AI crawlers. Google Search Advocate John Mueller pushed back on the idea of serving raw Markdown files to LLM crawlers, raising technical concerns on Reddit and calling the concept “a stupid idea” on Bluesky. What’s Happening A developer … Read more

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