Google Local Service Ads Verified Section Details

January 26, 2026

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Today’s roundup:

1) Siri said to be going all ChatGPT as Apple fixes its AI agent.

2) What We Know: ChatGPT Is Launching Ads. The Rest Is Speculation.

3) Google Local Service Ads Verified Section Details.

Google is testing adding to the verification section of the Local Service Ads detail screen various details and qualifiers. These details and qualifiers include attributes such as ‘Passed License Check’ , ‘Number Of Recent Bookings’, ‘Passed Background Check’ And ‘Has Business Insurance.’

4) A Google VP explains why ads make sense in AI search but not Gemini – yet.

5) Google brings Personal Intelligence to AI Mode in Google Search.

6) How to explain flat traffic when SEO is actually working.

7) TikTok US Deal Closes After Years Of Regulatory Uncertainty.

8) YouTube’s CEO Outlines Key Areas of Focus for 2026.

9) Large Scale Studies Fail to Link Social Media Use to Teen Harms.

10) Google Ads Posts New Call & Messaging Ads Terms.

11) Google Search Team Does Not Endorse LLMs.txt Files.

12) Google Warns On Hosting With Free Subdomain Hosts.

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