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Author of "Google Rolls Out August Spam Update Targeting Search Quality" in Search Engine Journal
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Jan 2026 — Mar 2026
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Google Rolls Out August Spam Update Targeting Search Quality
Search Engine JournalnewsneutralMar 1, 2026
Google launched a global August 2025 spam update affecting search results across all languages with a multi-week rollout period.
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When You Prioritise Code, Writing Pays the Price
newscautiousJan 29, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted the company deliberately prioritized technical capabilities and coding in GPT-5.2 development, which caused writing quality to regress compared to GPT-4.5.
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