In an update to Google Analytics, bot traffic will be automatically filtered out of reports for Web + App properties. “In App + Web properties, traffic from bots and spiders is automatically excluded.

OpenAI unveiled a new search engine called SearchGPT last week. Several top publisher sites are already blocking the related OpenAI web crawler, OAI-SearchBot. OpenAI says this new bot doesn't collect ...

A ChatGPT bug briefly leaked private prompts into Google Search Console. Here’s how it happened, why it matters, and what it ...

Perplexity responded swiftly with its own post, pointing out that its use of third-party crawlers was actually significantly less than Cloudflare was saying. But the crux of Perplexity’s rebuttal was ...

AI agents are increasingly being used to search the web, making traditional bot mitigation systems inadequate and opening the door for malicious actors to develop and deploy bots that impersonate ...

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Computer programs that talk like humans, aka bots, are the future. Let's explore what they are and what they can do. Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including Senior Mobile Editor and ...

In preparation for unveiling its own algorithmic search engine, Microsoft's MSN has quietly launched software that will index Web sites, a move that raises questions about MSN's relationship with ...