At this point, Google’s algorithm begins compiling its search result rankings, which are based on relevance, quality, and reputation.

A glitch in Google’s AI Overviews may inadvertently expose how Google’s algorithm understands search queries and chooses answers. Bugs in Google Search are useful to examine because they may ...

Google search’s made-up AI explanations for sayings no one ever said, explained A partial defense of (some of) AI Overview's fanciful idiomatic explanations.

Core updates can have significant, broad changes to Google’s search algorithms and systems, which is why Google announces them. This is the second core update of 2025.

It's simple to add preferred sources for Google Search. You can click the star icon to the right of any "Top Stories" panel in Google Search, which will spawn a pop-up window to add sources, or you ...

Google’s search algorithm has evolved. It no longer rewards keyword stuffing or backlink quantity. Instead, it prioritizes websites that demonstrate real business value through user behavior and ...

Google has updated its search ranking algorithm to "more strongly affect the sites that host explicit videos but don't allow Googlebot to fetch those video files" which may lead to a "significant ...