Google Updates Console, Maps & AI Mode Flow

Google packed a lot into this week, with Search Console picking up AI-powered configuration, Maps loosening its real-name rule for reviews, and a new test nudging more people from AI Overviews into AI Mode.

Here’s what that means for you.

Google Search Console Tests AI-Powered Report Configuration

Google introduced an experimental AI feature in Search Console that lets you describe the report you want and have the tool build it for you.

The feature, announced in a Google blog post, lives inside the Search results Performance report. You can type…