Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google Search new ad layout is driving accidental clicks on search ads…

Google added a new user agent to the Google user-triggered fetchers named Google-CWS.

Benjamin Houy shuts down Lorelight, arguing AI search doesn’t need stand-alone GEO tools. The decision sparks debate over measuring assistant visibility.
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Aimy, a conversational AI cross-channel media buying platform brings premium video inventory to small and mid-sized businesses with AI-powered simplicity. Brand Networks, an Augeo company and leader in AI-powered advertising solutions, announced a new capability within its Aimy platform that democratizes TV advertising for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). Powered by Comcast’s Universal Ads API, Aimy […]

DXC Technology, a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has been named a Leader in the “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI Services for National Civilian Government 2025 Vendor Assessment.*” “DXC’s commitment to innovation and our public sector expertise enable us to meet the needs of our customers in national and regional governments worldwide—accelerating AI adoption […]

Cisco builds on its secure network architecture for enterprises with new solutions that simplify operations across campus and branch deployments. Breakthroughs like cloud-managed fabrics and Cisco Unified Branch simplify complex network configuration—enabling users to provision sophisticated, secure networks with just a few clicks. Innovations in operational simplicity unlock new business opportunities for partners, increasing profitability […]

As an extension of Cisco’s leading AI compute and networking portfolio, Unified Edge enables realtime inferencing for agentic and physical AI workloads at the edge, where data is created and  processed, bringing AI to life for enterprises Cisco Unified Edge extends data center power and scale to the edge, enabling real-time applications and AI inferencing where data […]