An analysis from Discover tracking tool DiscoverSnoop complements the post-update data available in Google’s Discover core update and confirms some patterns identified in previous NewzDash analyzes while contradicting others. The DiscoverSnoop report compared article counts and audience ratings for publishers in the week before the update began (January 26 to February 1) with the week … Read more
I enjoyed this interview with Liz Reid, Head of Search at Google, on the ACCESS Podcast with Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger. Liz has talked a lot about the future of search. Here are the five most interesting parts. Will agents ultimately take over the majority of activity on the web? Yes, but not all … Read more
According to an update posted to the Search Status dashboard on February 27 at 2:02 a.m. PT, the rollout of Google’s February 2026 Discover core update has completed. The rollout lasted approximately 22 days and began on February 5th. That’s about 8 days longer than Google’s original estimate of up to two weeks. Google announced … Read more
