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Contentful launches Palmata to track AI brand visibility
Software-as-a-Service

Contentful launches Palmata to track AI brand visibility

Marketers are increasingly worried that AI answer engines are shaping first impressions before customers reach their websites.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Cloudflare & beehiiv add AI crawl controls for publishers
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Cloudflare & beehiiv add AI crawl controls for publishers

Newsletter publishers can now see and block AI crawlers from inside beehiiv, as concerns grow over scraping and lost archive value.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Search after SEO: Anna Harrison on staying visible in the AI era
Generative AI

Search after SEO: Anna Harrison on staying visible in the AI era

Businesses risk fading from AI answers unless they build structured pages, schema and discovery files that crawlers can easily read.

By Dr Anna Harrison • 7 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026
UK firms struggle to reach customers online, study says
Digital Transformation

UK firms struggle to reach customers online, study says

Rising ad costs and changing algorithms are leaving many UK firms with little visibility over which digital channels win customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026
Kinsta adds free Bot Protection to WordPress sites
Software-as-a-Service

Kinsta adds free Bot Protection to WordPress sites

Rising bot traffic is inflating server costs for WordPress operators, prompting Kinsta to bundle controls into its dashboard at no extra charge.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026
Consumers use AI to compare deals ahead of Prime Day
Generative AI

Consumers use AI to compare deals ahead of Prime Day

Price remains the main driver for Prime Day shoppers, even as 43% now use AI tools to compare offers and spot discounts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026
AI boosts domain values as trust becomes key online
Digital Transformation

AI boosts domain values as trust becomes key online

Strong domains are set to become more valuable as AI makes it easier for small teams to launch websites and apps, a survey found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026
Google search traffic shifts towards big publishers
Generative AI

Google search traffic shifts towards big publishers

Smaller publishers are losing visibility as search referrals are increasingly captured by established brands, according to a study of 44 US sites.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2026

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Bospar survey finds Americans confused about AI & brands
Generative AI

Bospar survey finds Americans confused about AI & brands

Americans largely misunderstand how chatbots source brand answers, leaving companies at risk of being invisible in AI search results.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2026
UK consumers use AI to discover brands, but still check
Generative AI

UK consumers use AI to discover brands, but still check

Most AI-discovered brands still face a trust test, as 79% of UK users check other sources before buying and only 4% would skip that step.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026
London SMEs suffer AI misinformation in search tests
Large Language Models

London SMEs suffer AI misinformation in search tests

London SMEs are more likely than larger firms to be misdescribed by AI search tools, risking lost customers and missed revenue.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
UK businesses face £83,000 risk from AI search shift
Generative AI

UK businesses face £83,000 risk from AI search shift

More than 80% of Google searches now end without a click, putting firms that depend on organic traffic at risk of losing revenue.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
Gen Z Australians shift product searches to social
Digital Transformation

Gen Z Australians shift product searches to social

Social feeds and AI now drive discovery for most young Australians, leaving Google first choice for just 26% of Gen Z shoppers.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
AdLift adds Claude AI to Tesseract search platform
Large Language Models

AdLift adds Claude AI to Tesseract search platform

Marketers can now gauge how AI platforms portray brands and drive visits, as Tesseract adds sentiment analysis and traffic tracking.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
Australians turn to AI as trust gap widens, study finds
Wearables

Australians turn to AI as trust gap widens, study finds

Adoption has surged to 17.4 million users, even as most Australians remain uneasy about tech firms' data use and ad-funded answers.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
AI shifts web discovery, boosts domain trust, says Name.com
Phishing

AI shifts web discovery, boosts domain trust, says Name.com

UK businesses are treating domain names as trust markers as 65% of respondents said they trust AI-recommended sites more than search results.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026
Millions of Australians struggle to navigate legal issues
Artificial Intelligence

Millions of Australians struggle to navigate legal issues

Confusion, not fees, is blocking access to legal help for millions of Australians, a survey commissioned by LawConnect found.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026