Monopoly Google Won’t Be Broken Up, FastSearch For Grounding & Apple Search World Knowledge Answers

Search Engine Roundtable Podcast

This week, we covered the big Google Monopoly remedy ruling that will not end up breaking up the company and was more like a slap on the wrist. Google also has FastSearch, a faster search technology used for grounding. Google court docs also note search use of user interactions, user data, Chrome data, and also discuss the search index, spam scores, PageRank, Glue, and more. Google said crawling changes are independent of big Google updates. Google’s Danny Sullivan spoke at WordCamp. I posted the Google webmaster report for September. Apple may be releasing a massive upgrade to Apple Search, Siri, and Apple Intelligence, code-named World Knowledge Answers. Google’s AI Mode model was updated for school. Google tests AI Overviews that look like knowledge panels. Google AI Mode has this compare mode, which is cool. Google Business Profiles updated its link policies and guidelines. Google Hotel Center will crack down on inaccurate hotel pricing. Google Ads adds checkboxes to filter your campaigns. Google Ads AI Max is not designed to push the Search Partner Network, said Google. Google Ads now lets you search Google Maps for location assets. Bing is testing a floating Copilot search bar with keyword suggestions. Bing is testing an expandable related searches section. And industry vet and legend, Alan Bleiweiss, has passed away. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.

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0:00 - Introduction

0:48 - Google Won't Be Broken Up In Monopoly Case But Required To Share Search Data

2:13 - Google FastSearch Is Faster Than Google Search

2:59 - New Court Docs: Google Search User Interactions, User Data & Chrome Data

3:18 - New Court Docs: Google Search Index, Spam Score, PageRank & Glue

3:32 - Google: Crawl Changes Are Independent Of Big Google Updates

3:56 - Danny Sullivan At WordCamp On How Google Search Keeps Evolving

4:43 - September 2025 Google Webmaster Report

5:03 - Apple Intelligence & Siri Revamp In 2026: World Knowledge Answers

5:36 - Google AI Mode Model Updated - Improvements For STEM Queries

6:00 - Google Tests AI Overview With Knowledge Panel

6:21 - Google AI Mode Compare Checkboxes For Products & Local Business Listings

6:37 - Google Business Profiles Links Policies & Guidelines Updated

7:12 - Google Hotel Center To Crack Down On Pricing Accuracy

7:56 - New Google Ads Checkboxes To Filter Campaigns

8:17 - Google Ads AI Max Not Designed To Go More Aggressively After SPN Inventory

8:58 - Google Ads Search Google Maps For Location Assets

9:26 - Google Ads API Releases Monthly In 2026

9:54 - Bing Search Floating Copilot Search Box With Keyword Suggestions

10:08 - Bing Tests Related Searches That Expand To More

10:23 - The Industry Mourns The Loss Of Alan Bleiweiss - Caring & Giving SEO

10:54 - Conclusion