Welcome to the week’s Pulse: updates affect when you can start analyzing core update performance, how much you can trust your impression data, and what Google’s CEO thinks AI will do to software security. Here’s what matters for you and your work. March 2026 Core Update Is Complete Google’s March
New roles: More than two years after her return to CNN, Alex MacCallum is taking on additional duties as she was named the news network’s chief operating officer. In a memo to staffers obtained by TVNewser, CNN CEO Mark Thompson said MacCallum’s promotion comes as she has “already achieved an
Mangled nightmares like the Coca-Cola AI advert and the withdrawn McDonald’s Christmas ad show that AI-generated video is still of dubious usefulness as a finished creative asset. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s closure of Sora has raised questions again about whether there’s demand for it and whether it can be both safe and
I really enjoyed this interview with Sundar Pichai by John Collison and Elad Gil of Stripe. Here are the five most interesting things I learned. 1. Search Will Still Exist In The Future, But Much Of It Will Be Agentic Sundar was asked if agents would replace Search. He said:
Email does a lot more work than it usually gets credit for. In Sinch Mailgun’s latest Email Impact Report, 78% of respondents say email is either “very” or “extremely” important to their organization’s success, which tells you pretty quickly that this is still a core business channel. The problem is
THE X-MEN SERIES A visceral reimagining of Marvel’s mutant lineage, stripped of cinematic polish and returned to a raw, handcrafted state. In this series, I explored the intersection of biological evolution and graphic surrealism, treating each character not as a superhero, but as a textured atmospheric study. By utilizing a
A SISTRIX analysis of German search data found far more losers than winners after Google’s March core update. The analysis revealed 134 domains experiencing confirmed visibility losses and 32 with gains. SISTRIX determined these figures by examining 1,371 domains showing significant visibility changes, then applying filters such as a 52-week
People no longer trust what they see, and the ad industry hasn’t agreed on what honesty looks like in response. Does an AI-generated background warrant a label? What about a synthesized soundtrack? Or does the threshold only kick in when it’s a human face, a product claim or a body
Lizzy Stewart is back with her second illustrated novel, The Wreck, following her much acclaimed debut Alison, and it’s a beauty. Described as ‘genre-defying’ for good reason, it combines comic panels, fully written prose and full-page painted illustrations, challenging the limits of what a book can be. “I’ve always thought
Everyone is scrambling to incorporate AI. But what takes priority? Is generative engine optimization (GEO) replacing traditional SEO? Should you shift budget from traditional SEO to AI content experiments? Watch this on-demand SEO webinar to see how to prioritize SEO vs. AI search based on your business model. Before You
