In this episode

• Google confirms it is investigating missing Google Business Profile reviews and has paused new reviews on affected listings.
• Cloudflare set a September 15, 2026 deadline for AI companies to separate their crawlers into Search, Agent, and Training categories, and will block mixed use crawlers by default on pages that carry ads.
• A Fractl study published by Search Engine Land analyzed 1,010,848 high volume keywords across 379 brands and found 29 percent of search volume is in measurable decline, while 59 percent of consumers say they visit a brand's website after an AI mention.
• Mark Zuckerberg told Meta staff that AI agent development has progressed slower than expected over the last four months, per a recording obtained by Reuters.
• Two quick practical notes: Google fixed the Search Console  ...