When did Google's March 2026 Core Update complete?

April 8, after 12 days. Wait a week before analyzing.

What caused the Search Console impressions bug?

Logging error from May 13, 2025. Inflated numbers for 11 months; fix rolling out now. Clicks unaffected.

What did Sundar Pichai say about AI and software security?

AI will "break pretty much all software," flooding vulnerabilities and crashing security models.

Google's Core Update Drops Bombs, Data Lies Exposed, and Pichai Predicts AI Apocalypse

Google's March 2026 Core Update just wrapped — 12 days of ranking roulette. Meanwhile, a sneaky Search Console bug pumped up your impressions for nearly a year. Trust nothing.

AdTech Beat Apr 11, 2026 4 min read

Google Search Console dashboard with inflated impressions graph dropping post-bug fix

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March 2026 Core Update complete April 8; analyze data mid-April. 𝕏
GSC impressions bug fixed after 11 months of inflation — trust clicks, not impressions. 𝕏
Pichai warns AI will shatter software security, impacting web infrastructure. 𝕏

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