Microsoft’s search engine Bing has seen a surge of over 40 million daily active users in the past year, thanks partly to the integration of AI and features like Copilot. While not the most popular search engine, Microsoft’s Bing has undergone tremendous growth and evolution in recent years. The company’s strong push towards integrating AI … Read more
In an attempt to encourage people to switch to its search engine, Bing, Microsoft is once again showing pop-up ads within Google Chrome. These intrusive pop-up ads, reminiscent of malware practice, first appeared in 2023. They bypassed other applications and windows, displaying prominently on top of them. Following a temporary pause to address “unintended behaviour,” … Read more
Undeterred by the initial launch’s shortcomings, Microsoft has brought back the Bing Deep Search feature. While many Edge users have reported seeing the revived functionality, it appears the rollout isn’t yet universal. There’s also a new disclaimer on the Deep Search link, stating: “GPT-powered results take ~30 secs.” Google, in a recent court filing, revealed … Read more
Microsoft recently updated its data handling policy for interactions with Bing’s ChatGPT feature (effective September 30, 2023). These changes aim to restrict misuse while sparking concerns about user privacy and data security. Microsoft’s policy updates, including one from July 30, 2023, introduced stricter measures to prevent misuse of its Bing AI features, including the Notebook … Read more
Google, in a recent court filing, revealed that Microsoft offered to sell its Bing search engine to Apple in 2018, but the deal wasn’t accepted due to concerns about Bing’s search quality. The documents, which are part of Google’s filings, indicated that Microsoft made several attempts to encourage Apple to make Bing the default search … Read more
A recent study found that searching for “Dokdo” on Bing in English from the US and Japan returned results primarily using terminology favoured by Japan, which disputes South Korean sovereignty over the Dokdo islets. This finding has raised questions about potential bias in Bing’s search algorithm. A study by Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women’s … Read more
It looks like Microsoft’s search engine Bing, browser Edge, and advertising services might be exempted from Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation. In 2022, the European Commission listed the world’s most renowned tech giants including Microsoft as internet “gatekeepers,” who would be subject to special rules. The DMA, which has been in effect since November 2022, … Read more
Microsoft Copilot, the AI chatbot that helps Bing Chat and Windows Copilot to run, is set to get a new feature that will allow users to turn on personalisation. By turning on the new personalisation feature, you’d be allowing the Copilot AI to provide personalised responses based on your recent conversations. Aside from this, another … Read more
In 2023, Microsoft Edge and Bing users engaged in over a whopping 1.9 billion Copilot chats. In fact, the Redmond-based tech giant claims Copilot chats rivalled the total number of websites that existed on the internet in 2022. In his latest blog post, which was published on the company’s official website, Microsoft’s Roger Capriotti noted … Read more
Microsoft is offering free access to GPT-4 Turbo via its Bing Chat chatbot (now Microsoft Copilot). On the downside, Bing Chat’s ChatGPT-4 Turbo model is not available to everyone. ChatGPT Plus subscribers can access the GPT-4 Turbo neural network for a fee. However, Microsoft is giving a few random testers the unmissable opportunity to try … Read more
