Google launched four official and confirmed algorithmic updates in 2025, three core updates and one spam update. This is in comparison to last year, in 2024, where we had seven confirmed updates, then ...

A Google core update is a comprehensive algorithm adjustment that affects how Google evaluates and ranks content across billions of web pages worldwide. When these updates roll out, they can trigger ...

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Google updated its JavaScript SEO docs with new guidance on canonical URLs for JavaScript-rendered pages. Keep canonicals consistent before and after rendering. Canonicalization happens both before ...

With the digital environment constantly shifting, businesses have to adjust their strategies to keep pace with rivals. One of ...

Google's John Mueller said that it is impossible for Google to pre-announce quality improvements to Google Search, including core updates. He said, "having quality changes ready for a specific ...

Google Pushes Surprise Pixel Update That Could Affect Millions of Users Your email has been sent Google has begun rolling out an unexpected second software update for Pixel phones this month, catching ...

Gemini now has more visual search results from Maps. Previously, results were mostly text. Results now include photos, review highlights, and more. If you use Gemini to help find restaurants, coffee ...

After adding a ‘plus’ menu to the homepage, Google is updating the AI Mode UI on desktop web with a new greeting and model switcher. Instead of “Meet AI Mode,” there’s now a personalized greeting — ...

On Wednesday, Google started rolling out a second December 2025 update for Pixel phones, with factory and OTA images now available for manual install. What we know of this out-of-cycle update comes ...

Participants in the Android Beta Program get first dibs on the next update, which is set to land in official form next year Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on ...

As you all know, Google announced the Google December 2025 core update on Thursday afternoon, December 11th, we saw some significant volatility hit early on December 13th and then it seemed to cool a ...