Bing news and trends

Google: Microsoft Tried Multiple Times to Sell Bing to Apple
Google // February 26, 2024

Google claims that Microsoft made several attempts to sell its search engine Bing to Apple. That’s according to a report Monday (Feb. 26) by Seeking Alpha, citing a newly-unsealed post-trial brief from the U.S. government’s antitrust case against Google.  The Justice Department accuses Google of...

Report: ChatGPT Hasn’t Helped Bing Compete With Google
artificial intelligence // January 22, 2024

The addition of ChatGPT reportedly has not helped Microsoft’s Bing take on Google. Microsoft added the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool to its search engine early last year after investing $10 billion in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. But according to a recent Bloomberg News report — which cited data analytics company StatCounter...

Microsoft Copilot Trails ChatGPT in Downloads Since Launch
artificial intelligence // January 08, 2024

Microsoft Copilot, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed with OpenAI technologies, has not had a substantial impact on OpenAI’s own chatbot, ChatGPT. That’s the case despite the fact that Copilot offers free access to OpenAI’s newer GPT-4 technology, while ChatGPT charges for it, TechCrunch reported Monday (Jan....

Apple Executive Says Firm Considered Bing Acquisition to Challenge Google
Apple // October 05, 2023

Unsealed testimony from an Apple senior vice president has revealed that the tech giant considered acquiring Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, as a potential competitor to Google’s search dominance. This disclosure during an antitrust trial against Google provides a glimpse into the strategic maneuvers of industry players and the difficulties...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI vs. Search Engines: Why Chatbots Are Losing the Query Game

August 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have the potential to revolutionize both higher-order tasks and daily touchpoints to a degree on par with the invention of the internet or the mass production of cars. But while the generative AI solutions of today can take end-user experiences to the next level by providing deeper, more contextualized and personalized […]

DuckDuckGo Takes On Google Search

September 14, 2018
Think of online privacy as a race. With consumers increasingly focused on how their data and web personas are used by eCommerce and other digital organizations, regulators and lawmakers are...

Quick Reads
Microsoft Bing Head to Step Down Amid AI Push

March 26, 2024
The head of Microsoft’s Bing search engine and ad business is reportedly leaving that role. Mikhail Parakhin’s departure — the subject of a Monday (March 25) Bloomberg News report — comes a week after the tech giant appointed DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to head up Microsoft’s consumer artificial intelligence (AI) efforts, with Parakhin reporting to […]

Google: Microsoft Tried Multiple Times to Sell Bing to Apple

February 26, 2024
Google claims that Microsoft made several attempts to sell its search engine Bing to Apple. That’s according to a report Monday (Feb. 26) by Seeking Alpha, citing a newly-unsealed post-trial...

Report: ChatGPT Hasn’t Helped Bing Compete With Google

January 22, 2024
The addition of ChatGPT reportedly has not helped Microsoft’s Bing take on Google. Microsoft added the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool to its search engine early last year after investing $10 billion in ChatGPT creator OpenAI....

Microsoft Copilot Trails ChatGPT in Downloads Since Launch

January 08, 2024
Microsoft Copilot, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed with OpenAI technologies, has not had a substantial impact on OpenAI’s own chatbot, ChatGPT. That’s the case despite the fact that Copilot...