AI licensing deals and SEO: Which publishers feed ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Meta AI
A running list of AI company–publisher partnerships, from OpenAI to Google and Meta, and what these licensing deals mean for your SEO and AI visibility.
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Why Google reviews will power up your local SEO in 2027
Get more Google reviews, encourage detailed feedback with photos, manage fake and missing reviews, and strengthen your local SEO rankings.
ChatGPT / OpenAI statistics: How many people use ChatGPT?
From the number of ChatGPT users to OpenAI revenue, we’ll cover up-to-date stats about the leading AI product on this page.
4 risks hiding in your branded search results
Your branded search results can change in ways that affect visibility and perception. Learn what to monitor and how to spot emerging risks.
Google says DMA changes in EU resulted in worse degradation of search quality ever
Google said "the changes mark the largest reduction in quality of service at the world's most popular internet search engine in its 29-year search history."
Stripe revenue and growth statistics
Important stats about Stripe. Includes key statistics on country-by-country availability, valuation, investments and more.
TikTok statistics you need to know
Dive right into all the company’s official TikTok & Douyin’s user statistics - Monthly & daily active users, growth figures, demographics & much more.
Shein revenue and usage stats
Latest Shein statistics: 2026 revenue, downloads, market share, and adoption rates for the fast-fashion retail giant.
Tailor Your Feed: The Google Discover fan-out that surfaces niche sites
Here's why it opens a third visibility path for small sites, beyond implicit affinity and the Follow button.
How to approach build-versus-buy decisions for SEO
Before requesting a new tool, understand the tradeoffs between custom solutions, SaaS platforms, and hybrid approaches that combine both.
3 questions that reveal your real search performance
Rankings and conversions show outcomes. The bigger challenge is understanding how buyers discover, evaluate, and choose brands.
Why AI visibility starts before search and ends with citations
Most visibility is shaped before the query. Learn how influence, entity signals, and original data determine who AI systems cite.
Inside Google Discover: 20 pipelines, 42 million cards, and what they mean for publishers
Three months of feeds reveal how trends, news, video, and ads flow through pipelines — and why some content gets broadcast-level visibility.
Court restricts Perplexity’s AI shopping bot from accessing Amazon
Judge orders Perplexity to stop using a browser agent to reach password-protected Amazon accounts and delete collected data.
DOJ and states appeal Google search antitrust remedies ruling
The fight focuses on default search deals that critics say lock out competitors and limit choice for users, advertisers, and rival companies.
Why ad approval is not legal protection
Section 230 shields ad platforms from liability, while FTC enforcement holds advertisers strictly responsible for deceptive ad claims.
Adobe to acquire Semrush
Adobe will acquire Semrush for $1.9 billion, the companies announced today, with closing expected in the first half of 2026.
ChatGPT Shopping is here – and it’s changing ecommerce SEO rules
Ecommerce SEOs face a new channel: ChatGPT Shopping. See how structured data, product feeds, and reviews shape rankings inside ChatGPT.
AI progress stalls for SEO tasks despite wave of new models
Claude still leads, ChatGPT-5 rebounds, and Gemini rises – but new AI models show limits in handling real-world SEO tasks.
Penske Media sues Google, says AI Overviews hurt revenue, traffic
Penske Media, owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety, says Google AI Overviews steal content, cut traffic and threaten media’s future.
How generative engines define and rank trustworthy content
From training data to citation frequency, learn how generative AI systems assess credibility and decide which sources to surface first.
News site traffic is shrinking, but Google and AI aren’t solely to blame
Nearly every top U.S. news site lost traffic in July. From paywalls to shifting habits, publishers saw single or double-digit declines.
Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews
The EU is concerned that Google’s AI Overviews misuse publisher content without consent, harming competition and threatening the viability of independent journalism.
Google proposes new search display to avoid EU antitrust fine
Google's latest proposal to EU regulators could reshape how search results are displayed, with potential ripple effects for advertisers across key verticals.
How to get cited by AI: SEO insights from 8,000 AI citations
From ChatGPT to Gemini, here's what each AI model trusts – and how strategic content earns visibility in generative search results.
Reactive PR & AI: How to capitalize on trending topics faster
Actionable insights, sample prompts, and innovative AI-powered workflows to stay ahead in the age of data-driven media relations.
No deal: Alphabet won’t acquire HubSpot after all
On, on again and now off. It appears that Alphabet's rumored acquisition of HubSpot isn’t happening, sources say.
Google’s $2.3 million check secures bench trial in adtech antitrust case
After sending a $2.3 million check to cover potential damages, Google has sidestepped a less predictable jury verdict.
Google sued by publishers over alleged pirate textbook promotion
This raises serious concerns for advertisers about brand safety, fair competition and the integrity of ad placements.
LinkedIn expands video ads, AI tools to help B2B marketers
LinkedIn is giving marketers a way to promote in-stream video ads alongside content from publishers and announces new Accelerate features.
ChatGPT search feature rumors heating up
OpenAI may be getting closer to launching its ChatGPT product that searches the web and cites sources when answering questions.
Google’s potential HubSpot deal likely to spark fresh antitrust scrutiny
Both Google and HubSpot may find themselves defending the proposed deal against antitrust watchdogs in court, should it proceed.
Google ‘considering Hubspot acquisition’
The search engine is reportedly in discussions with Morgan Stanley regarding a potential offer, but no offer has yet been made.
TikTok faces fresh calls for potential ban by U.S. Senators
New legislation could require ByteDance, TikTok's owner, to sell the app within six months or face a U.S. ban.
Google faces $2.27 billion lawsuit by publishers over advertising practices
A group of 32 publishers in Europe filed the lawsuit, alleging Google's advertising practices have caused them financial losses.
Report: Reddit signs AI content licensing deal with Google
Reddit's Google Search visibility has exploded in recent months. Now the companies have struck a content licensing deal. Coincidence?
Google will face a new U.S. antitrust jury trial in September
The tech giant denies allegations that it abused its dominance of digital advertising technology.
Yandex search engine sold in $5.2 billion deal
The sale follows a tumultuous period that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A consortium of Russian investors now owns Yandex.
U.S. vs. Google antitrust trial: Everything you need to know
The landmark court case brought by the US Justice Department could spell huge changes for Google and the future of Search.
Report: Yandex search engine for sale
Yandex, the dominant search and online advertising platform is Russia since 1997, has been in turmoil since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.