Google Search Console has updated its performance report filters. Users can now analyze traffic patterns across different countries and devices more easily.

Google Search Central posted about this on LinkedIn along with a screenshot and wrote:

“Today we’re updating the Search Console performance report filters to make it easier for you to analyze traffic patterns across different countries and devices. If you operate in multiple countries, you can now view their combined Google Search traffic. Try it out!”

Here is the screenshot shared.

I think this is a genuinely helpful feature for businesses operating in multiple countries. Being able to view combined traffic data across countries makes it much easier to analyze performance without manually combining separate reports.

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Bing is testing a new styling for its All tab menu. Normally, the tab appears in black text. However, I noticed it now appears with a blue underline and a magnifying glass icon instead of the usual black styling.

I spotted this today.

Here is a screenshot showing the blue underline with the magnifying glass icon.

Here is what the normal styling looks like.

Bing has been testing several changes to its tab menu and header recently, and this could be part of that broader pattern. A blue underline with an icon like this could help draw more attention to the active tab.

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We previously covered a report showing Google’s People Also Ask answers are now nearly 100% AI-generated, but based on what I’m seeing today, that doesn’t appear to be fully accurate anymore, or at least not consistently. I checked AI Overviews across several searches “cushions,” “headphones,” “shoes,” “today’s news,” and others and couldn’t find a single AI-generated FAQ answer in People Also Ask for any of them.

Here is a screenshot.

This is simply based on what I’m personally seeing today, so it’s possible Google tested a higher percentage of AI-generated answers previously and has since scaled it back, or this could just be inconsistent across different queries. Either way, for the searches I tried, I couldn’t find any AI-generated People Also Ask answers.

Have you checked your own People Also Ask results recently?

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Google is testing another new sitelink design, this time specifically for ads on desktop. We’ve recently covered several sitelink design variations, but most of those were spotted on mobile. This new design appears to be a desktop-specific test.

Here is a screenshot of this.

Personally, I like this test. It shows the sitelinks on the right side, with the description displayed on the left side within the same row.

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ChatGPT is now showing labels on organic product results, such as “Best all-rounder,” “Best for beginners,” “Best cushioning,” and more.

This was first spotted by Brodie Clark, who shared it on X and the SERP timeline.

He wrote: “ChatGPT is testing out a new variation of the labels that can be displayed for organic products in its results. Expanding upon the original version, the new experiment is displaying a green label for the ‘best all-rounder‘ product and also additional grey labels for the ‘best‘ for different criteria.”

Here is a screenshot he shared of this.

This looks like a strong addition for organic results. If these product labels are worded accurately and clearly, they could help build user trust and potentially increase clicks and conversions for the products featured.

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