Google's AI Surge: Web Guide Preview, Android Fixes, and Search Shakeups
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Google's AI Surge: Web Guide Preview, Android Fixes, and Search Shakeups
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If you have been following Google this week you know it’s been a whirlwind of innovation peppered with a few eyebrow-raising moments. Dominating headlines, Google just wrapped up the June 2025 core update—a monthlong rollercoaster of volatility for SEO pros and website owners everywhere. The company’s latest shakeup hit late last week with longtime public face Danny Sullivan stepping down as Search Liaison, setting off a flurry of speculation about who will become the new public voice behind Google Search, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. According to that same source, Google hasn’t slowed its AI push: AI Mode is now available for users in India, the UK, and Workspace, and the company dropped a web preview of its much-discussed Web Guide after digital marketers decried declining referral traffic in the age of AI search.
On the technical front, the August 2025 Pixel update is now rolling out, bringing fixes for a critical zero-click security flaw that could let hackers run code on your device—Android Central and Android Police both stressed that this CVE-2025-48530 bug was especially concerning but is now patched across Pixel 6 through 9, the Tablet, Fold, and more. For enterprise watchers, Cyberscoop confirmed that Google patched a total of six Android vulnerabilities this cycle, marking a brief lull in the frenetic patch pace of earlier months.
Google’s search experience continues to evolve, with Two Octobers and LinkedIn buzz focusing on the test rollout of Web Guide. This experimental feature uses Gemini AI to transform a broad query into a web of detailed sub-queries. AI Mode jumped another level, now allowing uploads—first images, soon PDFs—hinting at a future in which users barely need to leave Google to get answers, complete research, or manage files. Meanwhile, Google Posts’ creation tool inside Business Profiles was revamped, allowing businesses more direct content posting options and even auto-suggested social media links, according to Search Engine Roundtable and Google’s own Business Bulletin.
Business-side activity includes ad revenue reportedly up 10.4 percent and overall revenue up 14 percent, which CNBC and others attribute to Google’s continued dominance in search and AI ad targeting. Tech circles buzzed over Google’s surprise revision to its goo.gl URL shortener shutdown announcement this week; those with active links can breathe easier as reports from Bitly say only long-dormant links will be sunset on August 25.
Plenty of blue checkmarks lit up X and LinkedIn as marketers debated the impact of the August 2024 core update—reiterated in blog coverage from Trimonks—where Google now further prioritizes useful, authentic content, cracking down harder on AI spam and low-value articles. All told, the week saw Google doubling down on AI, security, business tools, and a reshuffling of its search comms team. If the buzz holds, these developments could set the tone for the rest of the year and shape how billions interact with the web.
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