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Copilot, Microsoft and Bing

Bing's latest 'just doing Bing things': Searching for certain AI models in Microsoft's Edge browser earns you a plea to use Copilot
I must confess to having a bit of a soft spot for Bing, Microsoft's search engine. Not because it's good (it isn't) and not because there are no alternatives (there are). It's all down to how hard it tries to be relevant or remind you about other products from Redmond.
Microsoft's up to its old tricks, this time pushing Copilot AI in your face when searching on Bing - and this is getting tiresome
This appears right at the top of the search, announcing that 'Your Copilot is here' and offering a prompt to ask Microsoft's AI 'anything'. You can then type a query in the presented box if you want, and it'll open up the Copilot website with the results.
Microsoft Is Trying to Trick You Into Using Copilot
If you search for things like ChatGPT or Gemini on Microsoft's search engine, Bing, you'll find an interesting result at the top of the page: Microsoft's own AI chatbot, Copilot.
Microsoft is pushing Copilot on Bing users, report says
The results for Copilot are prominent, displayed right at the top of the search results of AI competitors. "Effortlessly ask questions, generate images, and handle tasks with Copi
Searching for ChatGPT? Bing begs you to use Copilot instead
Microsoft encourages you not to visit its competition. The latest category? AI. You may have noticed that if you visit Bing.com and then search for Google, Microsoft might remind you that it too has a search engine.
If you thought Microsoft's Edge marketing was invasive, just wait until you see Copilot's
Bing injects the Copilot widget regardless of the browser used, part of Microsoft's strategy to promote Copilot. It's no secret that Microsoft is a little persuasive when it comes to advertising its browser,
Bing Webmaster Tools now with 24 months of data, filters by country and device, and keyword trendlines
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Bing Image Creator Adds GPT-4o Image Generation
Microsoft’s Bing Image Creator can now generate images using OpenAI’s GPT-4o model as an alternative to the older DALLE-3 ...
Why Google Chrome Keeps Defaulting To Bing Search (And How To Fix It)
Are you having trouble with Google Chrome constantly defaulting to Bing instead of your preferred search engine? Here's how ...
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Microsoft launches the new Bing, with ChatGPT built in - Yahoo
Like Bing, it was a competent product (more so than Samsung's Bixby) that didn't gain traction, so Microsoft slowly pulled back. In 2021, it re-positioned Cortana as the service that powers AI ...
Microsoft Will Stop Supporting Windows 10, but Here’s How to Keep Getting Security Updates
Microsoft says support for Windows 10 will end on October 14. If you or your business rely it, here's how to keep getting ...
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The Bing chatbot, as deranged as it is, is a business win for Microsoft.
(Upon joining the waitlist for Bing’s chatbot, Microsoft encourages downloading the app to get earlier access.) Bing’s surge put it a shade behind Google, which had 305,000 downloads Saturday.
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Hands On With Bing, Microsoft’s New Search Engine - PCWorld
At last, Bing has arrived. I tested a preview release of Microsoft’s new search/decision engine, previously called Kumo, to see how well it compares with its predecessor, Live Search.
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Microsoft’s Bing Chatbot Offers Some Puzzling and Inaccurate ...
Microsoft said the underlying model of generative A.I. built by its partner, the start-up OpenAI, paired with its existing search knowledge from Bing, would change how people found information and ...