Bing is testing showing a lock icon in the Bing Search results for snippets from secure websites. Previously, Bing tested secure site labels and HTTPS labels in those positions but now Bing is testing showing a lock icon. Here are screenshots of this label from Khushal Bherwani on X and Shameem Adhikarath on X – … Read more
The CEO of Bing from Microsoft, Mikhail Parakhin, said that Bing Chat is working on custom instructions for Bing Chat in the form of “a less geeky, more useful way of “memory”.” We have seen examples of Bing Chat memory in the wild, it is more like Bing Chat remembers your previous questions and lets … Read more
Bing Search is showing playable video thumbnails in its search results snippets. When you hover your cursor over the video, it should preview the video but it doesn’t always do that. I spotted this via Shameem Adhikarath on X but I can replicate this as well. Here is what the snippet looks like, notice the … Read more
Microsoft Bing has been testing some new interfaces for its related searches. Some of these interfaces are boxed at the top right section, while others seem to float over elements on the right side of the page. Shameem Adhikarath and Khushal Bherwani spotted these and posted some examples on Twitter: Here are some screenshots of … Read more
Microsoft Bing Search is testing a new overlay feature to help you explore products in search. This is titled “Explore Collections” and it shows products probably from Bing Shopping results but in an overlay where you can quickly browse and explore those products. This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani who posted this video on X: … Read more
Bing is testing not displaying, hiding, the site’s URL in the search result snippets. Google has been testing this on and off for years and flip-flopping with that. But now Bing is doing the same – testing removing the full URL in the search results. This was spotted by both Frank Sandtmann and Shameem Adhikarath, … Read more
This week, we continue to track the Google August 2023 core update, where we saw volatility last weekend and mid-week. Google Search Generative Experience gained links, expanded to India and Japan, added listen features, and shared some early feedback. Google said core updates do not impact the autocomplete search suggestions. Google Search Console added News … Read more
Microsoft has updated its search engine, Bing, with artificial intelligence (AI) technology powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 model. This means that you can now chat with Bing. And that, in addition to the regular list of links, the search engine can also summarize data on the internet to answer your questions. Like this: Let’s dive into … Read more
Bing’s CEO, Mikhail Parakhin, said that Bing does not release some features slower or delayed in some countries. He said they release “All countries at the same time,” adding that they “don’t discriminate.” Sometimes there are regional differences for legal reasons but for the most part, Bing does not delay updates by region, he added. … Read more
We are all expecting to see Bing Chat support third-party plugins really soon, and for now, Bing is testing it. We now see some screenshots of plugin support in Bing Chat in the wild. Wladimir Kirianov spotted them and shared a ton of screenshots on X of how it works. Here are some of those … Read more
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