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Meta Projects ~$16 B in Revenue from Scam and Illicit Ads, Internal Documents Show www.boldoutlook.com/meta-16-bill...

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Meta Projects ~$16 B in Revenue from Scam and Illicit Ads, Internal Documents Show
Internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters reveal up to 10% of Meta’s 2024 ad revenue — about $16 billion — may come from scam and banned-goods ads. The report raises questions about Meta’s enforceme...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns That Personalized AI Raises Major Security Risks www.boldoutlook.com/sam-altman-a...

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns That Personalized AI Raises Major Security Risks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI security will define the next phase of AI development, warning that personalization introduces new risks as models learn from user data. He urges researchers to focus on ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Robots.txt Deep Dive: Advanced Configurations for Complex Websites www.boldoutlook.com/robotstxt-de...

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Robots.txt Deep Dive: Advanced Configurations for Complex Websites
Gain full control of your site’s crawl behavior with this in-depth technical guide to advanced robots.txt configurations. Learn how to optimize crawl budgets, manage complex architectures, and orchest...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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YouTube Clarifies: No Benefit to Waiting 24–48 Hours Before Publishing Videos www.boldoutlook.com/youtube-no-b...

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YouTube Clarifies: No Benefit to Waiting 24–48 Hours Before Publishing Videos
YouTube clarified there’s no algorithmic advantage to waiting 24–48 hours before publishing. The platform’s recommendation system learns only from audience behavior once videos are public, not from up...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Google Maintains Commitment to Structured Data Despite Select Deprecations www.boldoutlook.com/google-struc...

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Google Maintains Commitment to Structured Data Despite Select Deprecations
Google confirmed it will continue supporting structured data across Search, despite retiring select schema types in January 2026. The update aims to simplify results, removing lesser-used features lik...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Google AI Overviews Appear on 21% of Desktop Search Queries, New Study Shows www.boldoutlook.com/google-ai-ov...

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Google AI Overviews Appear on 21% of Desktop Search Queries, New Study Shows
Ahrefs analyzed 146 million Google searches and found AI Overviews appear on 21% of queries—mostly long, informational, or question-based searches. Science and health topics show the highest rates, wh...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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25 Years of Google Ads: How the Platform Evolved—and Whether It’s Better Today www.boldoutlook.com/google-ads-2...

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25 Years of Google Ads: How the Platform Evolved—and Whether It’s Better Today
Google Ads marks 25 years of evolution from simple keyword bidding to AI-driven automation. Here’s how the platform changed, what advertisers gained and lost, and why the debate over control vs. effic...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Signals Potential Advertising on ChatGPT www.boldoutlook.com/sam-altman-c...

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Signals Potential Advertising on ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT may eventually include ads but insists they must not undermine user trust. He outlined potential transaction-based monetization and contrasted OpenAI’s approach with...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Automattic demands rebrand of CSS framework over name similarity www.boldoutlook.com/automattic-t...

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Automattic demands rebrand of CSS framework over name similarity
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has issued a trademark complaint to developer Kevin Geary over his CSS framework, Automatic.css, citing potential brand confusion. The dispute highlights ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Google Boosts Performance Max with Waze Ads Integration and Enhanced Channel Reporting www.boldoutlook.com/google-perfo...

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Google Boosts Performance Max with Waze Ads Integration and Enhanced Channel Reporting
Google expanded Performance Max with Waze ad placements for U.S. store-goal campaigns and introduced enhanced channel performance reporting, giving advertisers greater transparency into where ads run ...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Google Issues Advisory: Audit Tool Scores Are Not Definitive Indicators for Technical SEO www.boldoutlook.com/google-warns...

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Google Issues Advisory: Audit Tool Scores Are Not Definitive Indicators for Technical SEO
Google cautions against relying on SEO audit tool scores, urging site owners to prioritize context and expert analysis. Martin Splitt outlines a three-step framework focused on identifying real techni...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Perplexity and Snap Announce $400 Million Partnership to Integrate AI Search Into Snapchat www.boldoutlook.com/perplexity-s...

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Perplexity and Snap Announce $400 Million Partnership to Integrate AI Search Into Snapchat
Perplexity AI partners with Snap in a $400 million deal to integrate its conversational answer engine into Snapchat, reaching 943 million users and signaling a new phase of AI search adoption through ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Google Deprecates Practice Problem Structured Data in Search www.boldoutlook.com/google-depre...

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Google Deprecates Practice Problem Structured Data in Search
Google is removing support for practice problem structured data in January 2026 as part of efforts to simplify Search. The change affects Search Console reports, the Rich Results Test, and structured ...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Google Highlights Role of Digital PR in AI-Driven Search Recommendations www.boldoutlook.com/google-ai-se...

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Google Highlights Role of Digital PR in AI-Driven Search Recommendations
Google Search VP Robby Stein explains how AI search evaluates businesses, noting that PR mentions can help AI systems discover brands. He emphasizes that helpful, authoritative content and multimodal ...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Chrome to Warn Users Before Loading HTTP Sites Starting Next Year www.boldoutlook.com/chrome-to-wa...

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Chrome to Warn Users Before Loading HTTP Sites Starting Next Year
Google Chrome will enable “Always Use Secure Connections” by default in October 2026, warning users before loading non-HTTPS sites. The update aims to close remaining web security gaps as HTTPS adopti...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Google Q3 Earnings: AI Features Drive Search Growth and Record Revenue www.boldoutlook.com/google-q3-20...

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Google Q3 Earnings: AI Features Drive Search Growth and Record Revenue
Google’s Q3 2025 earnings highlight record revenue and rising search usage driven by AI Mode and AI Overviews. CEO Sundar Pichai says AI is expanding search engagement, not replacing it, as Alphabet i...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Google Emphasises URL Case-Sensitivity and Clear Canonical Signals for SEO www.boldoutlook.com/google-url-c...

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Google Emphasises URL Case-Sensitivity and Clear Canonical Signals for SEO
Google’s John Mueller clarified that URLs are case-sensitive and that consistent use of casing is crucial for proper canonicalization. He advised site owners not to “hope” Google figures it out, stres...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Microsoft Extends OpenAI Partnership Through 2032, Cementing Long-Term AI Collaboration www.boldoutlook.com/microsoft-op...

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Microsoft Extends OpenAI Partnership Through 2032, Cementing Long-Term AI Collaboration
Microsoft and OpenAI have extended their partnership through 2032, securing Microsoft’s access to OpenAI’s models and products. The $250B Azure deal cements their long-term AI collaboration, with new ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Microsoft Unveils Fall Release of Copilot With Expanded Memory, Search and Collaboration Features tinyurl.com/4bfrbz7j

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Microsoft Unveils Fall Release of Copilot With Expanded Memory, Search and Collaboration Features
Microsoft’s Copilot Fall Release adds memory, collaboration, search connectors, health tools, and voice tutoring. The update advances Microsoft’s vision for a more personal, cross-service AI assistant...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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OpenAI Acquires AI Interface Developer for Apple Mac Platform www.boldoutlook.com/openai-acqui...

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OpenAI Acquires AI Interface Developer for Apple Mac Platform
OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, the startup behind Sky, an AI interface for Mac computers. The deal deepens OpenAI’s push to embed AI into everyday tools and expands its presen...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Shared Projects to All Users www.boldoutlook.com/openai-chatg...

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OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Shared Projects to All Users
OpenAI has rolled out its ChatGPT Shared Projects feature to all users, allowing global collaboration across Free, Plus, Pro, and Go plans. The update expands AI-powered teamwork with shared chats, fi...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Google Says What Content Gets Clicked in AI Overviews — Depth and Human Perspective Win www.boldoutlook.com/google-ai-ov...

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Google Says What Content Gets Clicked in AI Overviews — Depth and Human Perspective Win
Google’s Liz Reid says AI Overviews reveal what users actually click on — deeper, richer content with unique human perspectives. Google now ranks down repetitive “AI slop” and upweights expertise, ori...
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October 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Google’s John Mueller Reiterates What the URL Removals Tool Actually Does www.boldoutlook.com/google-url-r...

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Google’s John Mueller Reiterates What the URL Removals Tool Actually Does
Google’s John Mueller reminds SEOs that the URL Removals Tool doesn’t permanently delete pages from Google’s index. Learn what the tool actually does, how to use it properly, and what to expect after ...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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WPBakery Plugin Vulnerability Could Let Insiders Slip in Malicious Code www.boldoutlook.com/wpbakery-wor...

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WPBakery Plugin Vulnerability Could Let Insiders Slip in Malicious Code
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the WPBakery Page Builder plugin allows authenticated users to inject malicious code into WordPress sites. Learn what’s affected, why it matters, and how to secure y...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Google’s Mueller Sounds Alarm on SEO Blindspots in “Vibe-Coded” Launch www.boldoutlook.com/google-john-...

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Google’s Mueller Sounds Alarm on SEO Blindspots in “Vibe-Coded” Launch
Google’s John Mueller reviewed a vibe-coded site launched on Product Hunt, revealing common SEO pitfalls in rapid web builds—from hidden content and invalid schema to overused meta tags. His advice hi...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM