Today, we're excited to announce the launch of new Search Generative AI performance reports
in Search Console, including dedicated reports for Search and Discover, to help you understand your
site's visibility within generative AI features on Search.

As people increasingly gravitate to generative AI experiences and find information in new ways,
we're publishing a new resource to help website owners, SEOs, and developers understand how to
optimize their content for appearance in generative AI features in Search, and in turn Google
Search overall.

Today, we are expanding our spam policies
to address a deceptive practice known as "back button hijacking", which will become an explicit
violation of the "malicious practices"
of spam policies, leading to potent...

We are hosting Search Central Live Shanghai 2026 on May 15.
This event is structured for the local community, with a specific focus on
optimizing sites that target users outside of China.

Just a short note this time!

If you tuned into
episode 105 of the Search Off the Record podcast,
you might have heard us diving deep into a topic that is close to our hearts
(and our servers): the inner workings of Googlebot.

It's that time of the year again! Let's talk about the Search Central Live (SCL) schedule for the
Asia Pacific (APAC) region. We have mapped out a series of events designed to connect you with our
Search teams and fellow community members. Here is everything you need to know about our plans for
the year, at least for the APAC region.

Our event series, Search Central Live, is coming to Toronto, Canada on April 21, 2026 for the first time!
The event series has been a great way for communities to connect with each other and Googlers to learn
more about the web ecosys...

Today we've released
the February 2026 Discover core update. This is a broad update to our systems that surface
articles in Discover. Our testing shows that people find the Discover experience more useful and
worthwhile with this update.