Search has always been a moving target. From the days when keyword match types and manual cost-per-click (CPCs) gave advertisers a sense of control, to the rise of Shopping ads, automated bidding, and ...

Google is tweaking how sponsored results will appear in Search. Going forward, it will group any text ads on the Search page into a "Sponsored results" section that will appear at the top of the ...

Google on Wednesday detailed its plans to bring ads to AI Mode, the company’s AI-powered experience in Google Search. Ads may appear “where relevant” below and “integrated into” AI Mode responses as ...

Google is rolling out a change to how ads appear in Search, and this time it’s focused on clarity and user control. Text ads will now be grouped under a single “Sponsored results” label that stays ...

EMARKETER now projects U.S. advertisers will pour over $25 billion—about 14% of all search budgets—into AI-powered search results by 2029. That leap from just $1.04 billion this year isn’t wishful ...

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Editor's take: Despite the AI boom and other major shifts on the web, advertising remains Google's – and Alphabet's – primary revenue source. The company recently began a slow rollout of a new ads ...

A few weeks ago, Google launched a new ad layout with the large "Sponsored results" label that groups numerous ads under that one label, and then sticks a "Hide sponsored results" button after you ...