Google: Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple
Microsoft offered Bing for sale to Apple in 2018, but Apple would not be interested because of the search engine's quality.
That's what Google claims in a legal battle. Google's claim was made public last weekend. The lawsuit against Alphabet relates to the possible monopoly around search engine... Read more
Does an AI search engine have the potential to make Google Search obsolete?
OpenAI appears to be working on a search engine. Incorporating the benefits of generative AI into a search engine completely changes how online search works. In addition, Google can gain tough competition if it does not have an equivalent alternative itself soon. Will the way we search online chang... Read more
iMessage and Bing fall outside the scope of EU’s DMA
The European Commission has excluded iMessage, Bing, Edge and Microsoft Advertising from the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The rules will, however, continue to apply to Apple and Microsoft's previously designated services.
Among the products subject to the DMA, iMessage, Bing, Edge and Microsoft A... Read more
Microsoft tries to push Bing search engine in Edge, again
Microsoft is again using pop-ups to persuade users of its Edge browser to set its own Bing Search search engine as default. This is in an attempt to boost the market share of this unpopular search engine.
Users of Microsoft's own Edge browser who do not have the Bing Search search engine set as ... Read more
Bing makes up facts about European elections
Microsoft AI chat tool Copilot, formerly Bing Chat, makes factual errors and gives misleading answers about the results of recent elections in Europe.
That concludes an investigation by AlgorithmWatch. The human rights organization examined Bing Chat's answers to questions about elections in Sw... Read more
Microsoft shows European Windows 11 that can remove Bing and Edge
Microsoft previews a European Windows 11 version that complies with the Digital Markets Act. Changes appeared to be necessary mainly to give users more control over whether they want apps that the operating system provides by default.
Windows 11 23H2 was released yesterday in the Release Previe... Read more
Bing’s market share remains miniscule in 2023, despite AI hype
While Bing Chat was riding high in 2023, the search engine Bing remains as unloved as ever. This year, it's been hovering just above 3 percent market share worldwide.
Microsoft managed to revamp its own product line several times this year with OpenAI's GPT technology, but rarely was it as drast... Read more
DALL-E 3 functionality is now in Bing Image Creator for free
Microsoft has now integrated OpenAI's DALL-E 3 AI image functionality into its intelligent Bing Image Creator tool for free. This allows users to generate high-quality images based on text prompts even more easily via prompts in the Microsoft AI chat tool.
The free integration of the DALL-E 3 mo... Read more
Apple builds its own search engine: serving Apple users or mere threat?
Apple has the software necessary to bring its own search engine to market. There are no concrete plans to release the software, but the antitrust lawsuit in America against Google Search could soon change that.
The iPhone, iPad and iMac all let Apple users perform searches through Google's sear... Read more
Google to overhaul its search experience with AI to cater to younger audiences
The overhaul to its core search engine will endeavor to provide more visual, personal, and "snackable" results. According to the Wall Street Journal, internal documents suggest that the shift will include the integration of generative artificial intelligence as Google faces increased competition fr... Read more