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🔥 What's Making Headlines

  • OpenAI launches AI-powered web browser to challenge Google Chrome's dominance (Reuters)

  • Perplexity releases Comet, their first AI-powered web browser targeting Google Search (TechCrunch)

  • Windows 11 finally surpasses Windows 10 as the world's most popular desktop OS after 4 years (Windows Central)

Can't Miss SEO Updates

  • Ahrefs study reveals AI-generated content doesn't hurt Google rankings despite common fears (Ahrefs)

  • Google quietly kills fact-checking snippets in search results (Nieman Lab)

  • Semrush study shows AI search is set to overtake Google clicks by early 2028 (Semrush)

  • Google generates People Also Ask answers using AI data rather than web content (Search Engine Land)

📈 Technical SEO Trends

  • Moz releases 18 real-life analogies to explain technical SEO to beginners (Moz)

  • OnCrawl introduces Python-based keyword clustering using SERP API (OnCrawl)

  • Cloudflare analyzes which bots are crawling your site in 2025, from GoogleBot to GPTBot (Cloudflare)

  • Study reveals noindex tags don't prevent page rendering by search engines (Tame the Bots)

👀 Content & Marketing Insights

  • Long-form content remains highly relevant for SEO success in 2025 (Marketing Insider Group)

  • 10 storytelling tips from a decade of content creation experience (Milk Karten)

  • Content distribution strategies: 7 practical use cases for marketers (Pierre Herubel)

  • Study explores if ChatGPT is actually "rotting our brains" or enhancing thinking (Ness Labs)

🚀 Industry & Platform News

  • TikTok prepares US-only version with separate algorithm amid sell-off pressure (Social Media Today)

  • Xiaomi's success strategy where Apple failed in emerging markets (Economic Times)

  • Samsung announces major updates at Galaxy Unpacked summer 2025 event (Wired)

  • Android will let Gemini access third-party apps unless users take action (Ars Technica)

🛠️ Tools & Resources

  • Top SEO Chrome extensions for 2025 optimization workflows (Go Fish Digital)

  • How to track brand authority with practical measurement techniques (Growth Memo)

  • Complete guide to building high-quality backlinks in 2025 (Backlinko)

  • SEO automation guide: when to use it and when to think twice (Hallam)

🎯 AI & Analytics

  • AI search statistics and facts that marketers need to know (Joe Youngblood)

  • How to rank in AI Overviews with actionable optimization strategies (Fierce Firefly)

  • Understanding AI hallucinations and what's really happening behind the scenes (HuffPost)

  • The new role of SEO in the age of AI-powered search (Search Engine Journal)

💡 Strategy & Growth

  • Website traffic troubleshooting: common mistakes and solutions (Analytics Insight)

  • How SEO completes the funnel for long-term converting traffic (Koozai)

  • The art of cold emailing a billionaire with proven tactics (Wandering Founder)

  • State of digital trust report reveals consumer privacy concerns (Usercentrics)

🏗️ Technical Deep Dives

  • Reddit's architecture breakdown: how they handle massive scale (System Design)

  • AI SEO strategy: how to simplify your content for better performance (Hello Operator)

  • Study shows advertising next to expensive brands boosts perception (Science Says)

  • Analysis of mentions on highly-linked pages and their influence on AI citations (Ahrefs)

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