97% Of LLMS.txt Files Got No Requests, Ahrefs Data Shows

Ahrefs analyzed 137K domains and found 97% of llms.txt files received zero requests. AI retrieval bots accounted for 1% of ...

Google says LLMS.txt files won’t harm or help your search rankings

Google clearly also states that Google Search does not use LLMS.txt files.

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Google’s Updated Guidance Now Says It’s “Fine” To Use LLMs.txt For AI SEO

Google's updated guidance is less discouraging about the use of LLMs.txt, special markup, and markdown for AI SEO.
Search Engine Land

Mixed Directives: A reminder that robots.txt files are handled by subdomain and protocol, including www/non-www and http/https [Case Study]

Since robots.txt files impact crawling, it’s important for site owners to understand how they are treated by search engines. Columnist Glenn Gabe covers two cases involving multiple robots.txt files ...
Ars Technica

WinRAR 0-day that uses poisoned JPG and TXT files under exploit since April

A newly discovered zero-day in the widely used WinRAR file-compression program has been exploited for four months by unknown attackers who are using it to install malware when targets open ...

Google: LLMS.txt Files Won't Help Or Hurt Your Search Rankings

Google has updated its guide for optimizing for generative AI search help document to clarify that (1) LLMS.txt files don't ...