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New York Times: Don’t use our content to train AI systems
Many large language models are trained using website content without permission – and some brands are demanding compensation.
From SERPs to CHERPs: Generative AI results need their own name
Introducing the CHERP, or chat experience results page. It's time to give a name to the output of today's generative AI experiences.
Bing Search and Bing Chat officially rolling out dark mode
A new "dark" setting will appear in your search settings under the "appearance" section.
Bing Chat not yet available on Chrome or Safari browsers
Despite reports, not all Google Chrome and Safari users can access Microsoft Bing AI Chat. But it should be coming any day now.
Visual Search now live in Bing Chat
You can now upload photos to Bing Chat and ask the AI search engine a question based on that images.
ChatGPT Browse with Bing temporarily disabled
Open AI said they disabled this feature "out of an abundance of caution" after users were able to access content behind some paywalls.
Bing adds new AI-powered shopping tools
That includes new price match monitors, buying guides and review summaries powered by Bing Chat.
Microsoft on the future of advertising and conversational AI
Microsoft's Kya Sainsbury-Carter explains why conversational AI is going to radically change search marketing for the better.
Google, Microsoft generative AI experiments concern advertisers
Google and Microsoft Bing are experimenting with ad placements in AI search results, prompting some advertisers to withdraw their ad spending.
Bing Chat gains voice search on desktop interface
Bing Chat can also respond with text to speech answers.
Microsoft Store Ads to appear in Bing search results
Microsoft Store Ads is also boosting advertising reach further by expanding operations globally to more than 150 regions.
Bing Chat increases chat turns, adds visuals to travel queries and expands Bing Image Creator
Bing Chat now supports 30 chat turns in a single conversation.
Bing Chat gains Android home widget and improved sports scores
Plus, Bing Chat rolled out a number of improvements to SwiftKey.
Bing to be default search engine on Open AI’s ChatGPT
ChatGPT Plus subscribers will have access to Bing Search today and it will expand to more users in the future.
Microsoft is rolling out access to Bing Chat to more users
Unauthenticated users, users not signed into Bing, may start to be able to use Bing Chat soon.
Microsoft now rolling out new Bing Chat features including chat history, mobile features, and more
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced a number of new features for Bing Chat, now many of them are live.
Bing Chat gains image answers with knowledge cards and optimized answers
These optimized answers go across shopping, weather, finance, jobs, autos, and recipes.
These 2 charts show Microsoft Bing’s search market share problem
If Microsoft was hoping the new Bing would steal search market share from Google, well, the opposite seems to have happened.
Microsoft Advertising launches chat API to monetize AI chat
The ads for chat API will allow partners to serve ads on chat platforms from Microsoft as well as other companies.
AI in search: Insights from Bing’s Fabrice Canel
Microsoft veteran Fabrice Canel offers insights into the state of AI in search and the integration of chat experiences in the new Bing.
Bing Chat available to more users, gains more visual answers, chat history and third-party developer capabilities
Over half a billion chats were conducted on Bing Chat since it launched, 3-months ago.
Bing search results gain site name and favicons
Bing Search is looking a lot more like Google Search and you can now report issues with site names to Google.
Bing Webmaster Tools to gain Bing Chat impressions and clicks next month
We will soon be able to see how much visibility and traffic Bing Chat is sending our web sites.
Bing Chat gets better at news questions and minimizes no-response answers
Plus, Bing said they reduced unnecessary duplicate searches and end conversations.
Microsoft wants to drive more traffic, revenue to publishers
Microsoft is trying to balance ad load and the user experience in Bing Chat, according to new Corporate Vice President Kya Sainsbury-Carter.
How SEOs can embrace AI-powered search
Here's a look at Google's history with AI, how recent developments impact the industry and what SEOs can do to keep up with changing times.
Microsoft’s vision for a prosperous content ecosystem in a generative AI world
Microsoft may share revenue and provide enhanced links to participants in its Start program.
New Bing attracts new Edge users – who then use Google Search
Microsoft Edge users increased thanks to the new Bing Chat. The result: more Google searches from Edge. Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
Microsoft explores sharing Bing Chat ad revenue with publishers
Bing Chat had ads since it launched Feb. 7. Now Microsoft says it's exploring ways to give some publishers a piece of that ad revenue.
ChatGPT vs. Google Bard vs. Bing Chat: Which generative AI solution is best?
Which generative AI tool is the best? Here's a comparison of ChatGPT, Bard, Bing Chat Balanced and Bing Chat Creative based on four metrics.
Microsoft fixes data loss within Bing Webmaster Tools API
Make sure to rerun any scripts you have that may be missing data from the Bing Webmaster Tools API.
The new Bing making (small) gains on Google Search
Page visits on Bing have risen 15.8% and Bing is becoming a more significant referral source for some publishers.
Optimizing for Bing Places: Is it worth it?
Despite its limitations compared to Google Business Profile, Bing Places can be a solid source of local organic traffic for some industries.
Bing Image Creator added to Bing Chat
This is powered by the DALL∙E model and is rolling out to Bing Chat.
News SEO and generative AI: Inside a ‘parasitical relationship’
A look at how news publishers and media outlets can retain traffic, revenue and relevancy in the generative AI era.
Bing adds Bing Chat answers to search results
We are now seeing Bing Chat answers in the Bing Search results, in place of Bing Search Answers.
The new Bing: No more waiting list?
Many people who had been on the Bing waitlist now have access – and there are reports that people can now sign up for instant access.
Microsoft may replace Bing Search answers with Bing Chat responses
Plus, Bing Chat has passed 100 million daily active users.
Bing Webmaster Tools to gain Bing Chat and index coverage reporting
Microsoft said they will be adding reporting and tools to Bing Webmaster Tools to help publishers understand how Bing Chat users interact with their sites.
Microsoft Bing Chat launches quality improvements
These updates include a higher response rate and less hallucinations.