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Agentic AI traffic surges as bots dominate the web
Data Protection

Agentic AI traffic surges as bots dominate the web

Businesses may need to rethink bot blocks, as Decodo says automated systems now make up 57.4% of web requests and shape product discovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudflare tightens AI crawler controls for publishers
Data Protection

Cloudflare tightens AI crawler controls for publishers

Publishers could gain more control and payment as the network blocks mixed-use bots by default on ad-funded pages, Cloudflare said.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Contentful launches Palmata to track AI brand visibility
Software-as-a-Service

Contentful launches Palmata to track AI brand visibility

Marketers are increasingly worried that AI answer engines are shaping first impressions before customers reach their websites.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Cloudflare & beehiiv add AI crawl controls for publishers
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Cloudflare & beehiiv add AI crawl controls for publishers

Newsletter publishers can now see and block AI crawlers from inside beehiiv, as concerns grow over scraping and lost archive value.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Search after SEO: Anna Harrison on staying visible in the AI era
Generative AI

Search after SEO: Anna Harrison on staying visible in the AI era

Businesses risk fading from AI answers unless they build structured pages, schema and discovery files that crawlers can easily read.

By Dr Anna Harrison • 7 min read • Last month
UK firms struggle to reach customers online, study says
Digital Transformation

UK firms struggle to reach customers online, study says

Rising ad costs and changing algorithms are leaving many UK firms with little visibility over which digital channels win customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Kinsta adds free Bot Protection to WordPress sites
Software-as-a-Service

Kinsta adds free Bot Protection to WordPress sites

Rising bot traffic is inflating server costs for WordPress operators, prompting Kinsta to bundle controls into its dashboard at no extra charge.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Consumers use AI to compare deals ahead of Prime Day
Generative AI

Consumers use AI to compare deals ahead of Prime Day

Price remains the main driver for Prime Day shoppers, even as 43% now use AI tools to compare offers and spot discounts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

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Australians research more before buying as costs bite
Data Privacy

Australians research more before buying as costs bite

Rising living costs are pushing 71% of online shoppers to compare more options and cross-check purchases across more channels before buying.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
Nine signs Microsoft Copilot deal for Australian news
Digital Transformation

Nine signs Microsoft Copilot deal for Australian news

Australian readers will see Copilot responses grounded in Nine's mastheads, with snippets and links back to the original reporting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
What happens when decades of domain infrastructure meet AI deployment tooling
Software-as-a-Service

What happens when decades of domain infrastructure meet AI deployment tooling

AI tools are letting small operators turn long-held domains into working products, shifting advantage towards those with real search history.

By Colin Hamilton • 5 min read • This month
UK consumers use AI to discover brands, but still check
Generative AI

UK consumers use AI to discover brands, but still check

Most AI-discovered brands still face a trust test, as 79% of UK users check other sources before buying and only 4% would skip that step.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
London SMEs suffer AI misinformation in search tests
Large Language Models

London SMEs suffer AI misinformation in search tests

London SMEs are more likely than larger firms to be misdescribed by AI search tools, risking lost customers and missed revenue.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
UK businesses face £83,000 risk from AI search shift
Generative AI

UK businesses face £83,000 risk from AI search shift

More than 80% of Google searches now end without a click, putting firms that depend on organic traffic at risk of losing revenue.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Gen Z Australians shift product searches to social
Digital Transformation

Gen Z Australians shift product searches to social

Social feeds and AI now drive discovery for most young Australians, leaving Google first choice for just 26% of Gen Z shoppers.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last month
AdLift adds Claude AI to Tesseract search platform
Large Language Models

AdLift adds Claude AI to Tesseract search platform

Marketers can now gauge how AI platforms portray brands and drive visits, as Tesseract adds sentiment analysis and traffic tracking.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Australians turn to AI as trust gap widens, study finds
Wearables

Australians turn to AI as trust gap widens, study finds

Adoption has surged to 17.4 million users, even as most Australians remain uneasy about tech firms' data use and ad-funded answers.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month