A massive leak in the API documentation has provided unprecedented insights into the heart of Google Search this week. The algorithm that determines the search results of the world's largest search engine is one of the most complex and least understood systems on the internet.

But thanks to this documentation, we now better understand what Google values, how content is ranked, and what vision the company has for the Internet.

In the latest episode of The Vergecast, there is an in-depth discussion about the leaked documents, the reactions of the SEO community, the potential regulatory impacts, and the significance of these revelations for website development in 2024.

Furthermore, the recent wave of media companies entering into content and technology deals with OpenAI is being discussed – including Vox Media, the parent company of The Verge. This raises the question of whether media companies are repeating the same mistakes they made with Facebook and others, or if they have actually learned from their mistakes this time.