It's New 8/18: Google Performance reports bug, AI-generated AI Overviews paused & PMax video AI episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 8 MIN

It's New 8/18: Google Performance reports bug, AI-generated AI Overviews paused & PMax video AI

from Search Engine Roundtable Podcast · host Barry Schwartz

Today we covered a new bug with the Google Search Console Performance reports Generative AI feature data logging. Google paused the AI-generated images from showing up in AI Overviews. Google Ads will use generative-AI to resize your video ads for Performance Max campaigns. 0:00 - Introduction1:13 - Google Performance Report Data Bug2:17 - Google pauses AI-generated images test in AI Overviews4:47 - Google Ads to use generative-AI to resize PMax videos7:44 - ConclusionA daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Anu Adegbola of Search Engine Land, Mordy Oberstein of SE Ranking and Greg Finn of Cypress North (and Marketing O’Clock) and Barry Schwartz.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Aug 18, 2026

Embed this episode

Ready to play

It's New 8/18: Google Performance reports bug, AI-generated AI Overviews paused & PMax video AI

0:00 8:22

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Search Engine Roundtable Podcast?

This episode is 8 minutes long.

When was this Search Engine Roundtable Podcast episode published?

This episode was published on August 18, 2026.

Can I download this Search Engine Roundtable Podcast episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!