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<h2 style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0 0 12px">SEO this week: 23 Oct – 30 Oct 2026</h2>
<p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 6px"><strong>Google updates</strong></p>
<ul style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px;padding-left:20px">
  <li><a href="https://seo-serps.info/google-algorithm-updates">No Google ranking update started or finished this week.</a></li>
</ul>
<p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 6px"><strong>Top stories</strong></p>
<ol style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px;padding-left:20px">
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-42379.html">Unconfirmed Google Search Ranking Update: Volatility &amp; Chatter Spike</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Roundtable)</span><br>I know I just reported on an unconfirmed Google Search ranking update from this past Saturday, October 24th. But I am now seeing a larger spike in volatility,…</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heated-42373.html">Google Search Ranking Volatility Gets Heated October 24th</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Roundtable)</span><br>This past Saturday, October 24th, we saw some significant ranking volatility captured by many of the third-party Google tracking tools. There was also some…</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/rajan-patel-disabled-discover-source-clicks-bug/594579/">Google: Disabled Discover Clicks Were A Bug In An Experiment</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Journal)</span><br>Rajan Patel wrote on X that disabled source clicks on Google Discover AI summaries were a bug in an experiment that has been turned off.</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-announces-another-security-release-version-7-1-4/594798/">WordPress Announces Another Security Release: Version 7.1.4</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Journal)</span><br>WordPress announced security release version 7.1.4 that fixes 22 vulnerabilities, including one that affects its updater.</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/the-ai-graveyard-a-running-list-of-projects-and-startups-that-didnt-make-it/">The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it</a> <span style="color:#666">(TechCrunch AI)</span><br>From Apple&#039;s repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI&#039;s messy &quot;super app&quot; launch, here&#039;s a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profiles-ai-powered-messaging-42419.html">Google Business Profiles AI-Powered Messaging Expands</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Roundtable)</span><br>Google seems to be rolling out access to the Google Business Profile AI-powered messaging feature to more businesses. I believe we covered this in June of this…</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-growth-slows-again-ai-mode/594862/">Google Search Growth Slows Again, AI Mode Is Partly Why</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Journal)</span><br>Google Search revenue growth slowed for a second straight quarter, and lower AI Mode monetization was one reason given.</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-api-version-261-42409.html">Google Ads API Version 26.1 Now Out Available</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Roundtable)</span><br>Google Ads has just released a minor update to its Google Ads API, this is version 26.1. This update touches on assets, campaigns, local services,…</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/connected-apps-one-place/">Build and manage Connected Apps in one place</a> <span style="color:#666">(Google Blog — Search)</span><br>We’re announcing new connected apps partners and a new platform for developers to build and track their apps in one place.</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:10px"><a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/decodo-launches-web-data-api-to-give-ai-agents-web-access-spn/594415/">Decodo Launches Web Data API To Give AI Agents Web Access</a> <span style="color:#666">(Search Engine Journal)</span><br>Decodo has introduced Web Data API, combining scraping, searching, mapping, and crawling under one key for AI agents and retrieval pipelines.</li>
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<p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#666;margin:0">Compiled by SEO-Serps Info — <a href="https://seo-serps.info/digest">seo-serps.info</a></p>

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SEO THIS WEEK: 23 Oct – 30 Oct 2026

GOOGLE UPDATES
- No Google ranking update started or finished this week.
  https://seo-serps.info/google-algorithm-updates

TOP STORIES
1. Unconfirmed Google Search Ranking Update: Volatility & Chatter Spike (Search Engine Roundtable)
   https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-42379.html
2. Google Search Ranking Volatility Gets Heated October 24th (Search Engine Roundtable)
   https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heated-42373.html
3. Google: Disabled Discover Clicks Were A Bug In An Experiment (Search Engine Journal)
   https://www.searchenginejournal.com/rajan-patel-disabled-discover-source-clicks-bug/594579/
4. WordPress Announces Another Security Release: Version 7.1.4 (Search Engine Journal)
   https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-announces-another-security-release-version-7-1-4/594798/
5. The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it (TechCrunch AI)
   https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/the-ai-graveyard-a-running-list-of-projects-and-startups-that-didnt-make-it/
6. Google Business Profiles AI-Powered Messaging Expands (Search Engine Roundtable)
   https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profiles-ai-powered-messaging-42419.html
7. Google Search Growth Slows Again, AI Mode Is Partly Why (Search Engine Journal)
   https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-growth-slows-again-ai-mode/594862/
8. Google Ads API Version 26.1 Now Out Available (Search Engine Roundtable)
   https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-api-version-261-42409.html
9. Build and manage Connected Apps in one place (Google Blog — Search)
   https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/connected-apps-one-place/
10. Decodo Launches Web Data API To Give AI Agents Web Access (Search Engine Journal)
   https://www.searchenginejournal.com/decodo-launches-web-data-api-to-give-ai-agents-web-access-spn/594415/

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