Google has begun rolling out Information Agents within AI Mode for Google AI Ultra subscribers. The feature allows users to set ongoing search tasks that monitor the web and deliver updates automatically when new information becomes available.
Robby Stein@rmstein
Information agents in Search are now available in all AI Mode languages & markets for Google AI Ultra subscribers. Just ask AI Mode to keep you updated on any topic, and your agent will work around the clock on your behalf to send detailed updates and links to the web the moment
Robby Stein @rmstein
I’m personally excited about the era of Search agents. You’ll be able to create, customize, and manage multiple AI agents for tasks, right in Search. Starting with information agents this summer, you can ask Search to keep you updated on topics you care about. Your agent will
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It’s a big step towards agentic search, where Google moves beyond answering questions and starts proactively completing research tasks on behalf of users. If the trend continues, visibility may increasingly depend on whether AI agents can find and surface your content, not just whether people can.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has introduced new requirements forcing Google to provide greater transparency around organic rankings, including AI Overviews. The changes will require advance notice of significant ranking updates, objective ranking criteria and a formal process for businesses to raise concerns.
While Google won’t be revealing its algorithms, the move represents one of the strongest regulatory interventions into search visibility to date and could become a blueprint for other markets.
Microsoft is rolling out four new features within Bing Webmaster Tools’ AI Performance dashboard: Citation Share, Topics, Intents and Compare reporting. The updates move beyond simple citation counts and provide a clearer picture of how AI systems are using and surfacing content.
As AI search continues to grow, understanding where and why content is cited may become just as important as traditional rankings and organic traffic.
The UK government has officially announced plans to ban under-16s from using social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and X from early next year.
The move follows similar legislation in Australia and forms part of a broader push to address concerns around online safety and mental health. Enforcement will focus on platforms rather than users, though questions remain about how effective age verification measures will be in practice.
Reuters Institute’s latest Digital News Report shows social media has overtaken television and news websites as the most-used source of news globally. The shift is particularly significant because algorithms and creators increasingly influence how stories are discovered and framed.
Social media platforms offer convenience and accessibility. But they are also a playground for misinformation, with many raising valid concerns over how trustworthy engagement-driven content can really be.
A new study from Kapwing found that 59% of videos shown to a brand-new TikTok account were AI-generated, compared to 21% on YouTube Shorts. Some categories were particularly saturated, with AI content making up the vast majority of videos under certain children’s content hashtags.
While TikTok has introduced controls to reduce AI-generated content, the findings suggest synthetic media is rapidly becoming a defining feature of the platform experience. This is particularly concerning in light of the above findings around our growing reliance on social media as a news source.
Meta has launched AI Mode for Facebook, letting users ask questions and receive AI-generated answers based on public posts, Groups and Reels. Rather than displaying traditional search results, Facebook now summarises conversations happening across the platform.
The approach mirrors broader industry trends, but it also raises familiar concerns around accuracy and misinformation when AI systems generate answers from user-generated discussions rather than authoritative sources.
Three years after launch, Threads has surpassed 500 million monthly active users. Originally created as Meta’s response to Twitter’s turbulent post-acquisition period, the platform has steadily grown through integration with Instagram and increasing cultural relevance.
It seems Meta is well on its way to reaching its goal of one billion users, with the latest milestone suggesting Threads is evolving from an Instagram extension into a destination users actively seek out in its own right.
Reddit’s influence across search, AI and social continues to grow, making it one of the most important platforms for marketers to understand in 2026. On 23rd June, Kaizen is hosting an in-person roundtable led by Senior Social Strategist Yalin Kaya exploring how brands can build Reddit into their wider marketing strategy.
The session will cover how Reddit content influences AI answers and search visibility, how to use communities for audience insight, and how brands are turning real conversations into content, campaigns and paid media strategies.
Smartphone Free Childhood has launched a striking cinema campaign built around a recreated 1990s video rental store – built by real people, not AI.
The film contrasts the clearly defined content boundaries of the pre-smartphone era with today’s algorithm-driven digital experiences, where children can access almost unlimited content through a single device.
The message is wrapped in nostalgia rather than fear, delivering a memorable reminder of how dramatically childhood media consumption has changed.
Microsoft has made Copilot Cowork generally available to Microsoft 365 Copilot customers worldwide. The platform combines Microsoft’s AI capabilities with Anthropic models and a growing ecosystem of partner integrations.
Designed to move beyond simple chat interactions, Cowork can assist with tasks such as analysing large datasets, comparing documents and managing workflows.
OpenAI is rolling out a new Scheduled page that gives users a central place to manage recurring tasks, reminders and monitoring requests. The update makes ChatGPT’s existing scheduling capabilities much more visible and introduces stronger controls for editing, pausing and managing future actions.
It also reinforces OpenAI’s broader ambition to turn ChatGPT into a proactive assistant that works in the background rather than waiting for users to initiate every interaction.
ChatGPT@ChatGPTapp
New in ChatGPT: a better way to schedule tasks. Scheduled tasks are faster, more reliable, and easier to manage from the new Scheduled page. The new scheduled tasks experience is rolling out to Go, Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users on web and mobile.
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That’s a wrap for this week! See you next Friday for another round-up of the best and biggest stories from across the Search-Verse™.
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