How to stay up to date with SEO Industry News
Here at Honey Badger SEO we like to apprised of whats going on in the SEO biome. To help our clients and follwers we have pulled in the latest SEO news from our favourite online sources. Connecting with SEO professionals and companies through social media, webinars and conferences is also a great way to keep your finger on the pulse of whats occuring in your specific corner of online outreach. The SEO community always has something to share whether you’re a marketing veteran or a you’re just dipping your toes in to check the temperature.
News from Search Engine Journal
- Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content? via @sejournal, @HelenPollitt1
- Why Your Small Business’s Google Visibility in 2026 Depends on AEO [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
- Most Major News Publishers Block AI Training & Retrieval Bots via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
- Google’s Mueller Weighs In On SEO vs GEO Debate via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
- Google’s Mueller Explains ‘Page Indexed Without Content’ Error via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
- Why Global Search Misalignment Is An Engineering Feature And A Business Bug via @sejournal, @billhunt
- How Search Engines Tailor Results To Individual Users & How Brands Should Manage It
- Google Ads Using New AI Model To Catch Fraudulent Advertisers via @sejournal, @martinibuster
- The State of AEO & GEO in 2026 [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
- The Guardian: Google AI Overviews Gave Misleading Health Advice via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
- State Of AI Search Optimization 2026 via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig
- AI-Generated Content Isn’t The Problem, Your Strategy Is
- Google’s Recommender System Breakthrough Detects Semantic Intent via @sejournal, @martinibuster
- Reddit Introduces Max Campaigns, Its New Automated Campaign Type via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
- Microsoft CEO, Google Engineer Deflect AI Quality Complaints via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
News from Search Engine Round Table
- Daily Search Forum Recap: January 7, 2026
- Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th With AdSense Earnings Drops
- Google Merchant Center Updates Multi-Channel Products Rules
- Microsoft Tests Larger Ask Copilot Button On Bing Home Page
- Google Personalizing Some AI Overviews & AI Mode Answers
- Google Hiring Search Intelligence Chief of Staff
- Daily Search Forum Recap: January 6, 2026
- Google Hiring AI Answers & Search Quality Software Engineer
- Google Added LLMs.txt To It's Web Sites For Other Reasons Than Discovery
- Microsoft Bing Tests New Home Page Design Promoting Copilot
- Google Practice Problems Structured Data Help Documentation Removed
- Google Ads To Allow Ads For Prediction Markets
- Daily Search Forum Recap: January 5, 2026
- January 2026 Google Webmaster Report
- Google Discover Show X Posts Too Often?
News from Google Developers
- Search Central Live APAC 2025 Recap: A Note of Gratitude
- Introducing weekly and monthly views in Search Console
- Introducing social channels in Search Console
- Streamline your Search Console analysis with the new AI-powered configuration
- Introducing the Branded queries filter in Search Console
- Adding context to your Search Console data with custom annotations
- More ways to share your shipping and returns policies with Google
- Search Central Live is back in Zurich!
- Here's an update on our efforts to simplify the search results page
- Introducing Query groups in Search Console Insights
- Search Central Live Dubai 2025
- Announcing the store widget: build shopper confidence and drive sales
- Search Central Live Tokyo: The 2025 Return
- Search Central Live Hong Kong 2025: Event in Chinese focusing on international ecommerce
- Search Central Live is back to Mexico City