Cyber-crime Senator blasts Microsoft for 'dangerous, insecure software' that helped pwn US hospitals Ron Wyden urges FTC to probe failure to secure Windows after attackers used Kerberoasting to cripple Ascension
Software Microsoft set to pull the plug on Bing Search APIs in favor of AI alternative Devs told to swap raw results for LLM-generated summaries as August shutdown looms
Cyber-crime Oops, some of our customers' Power Pages-hosted sites were exploited, says Microsoft Don't think this is SaaS and you can relax: Redmond wants a few of you to check your websites
Personal Tech Tired of begging, Microsoft now trying to trick users into thinking Bing is Google If you can't beat 'em, just imitate their branding, hide yours and hope they don't notice
Security Bing Wallpaper app, now in Windows Store, accused of cookie shenanigans Microsoft free tool snooping on users? Surely not!
Software Microsoft has reached $1M giveaway levels of desperation to attract users to Bing Stuffing it full of AI hasn't helped, so let's try financial incentives
AI + ML Microsoft Bing Copilot accuses reporter of crimes he covered Hallucinating AI models excel at defamation
AI + ML Microsoft adds generative search to its Bing engine Looks a lot like Google's AI Overviews, hopefully without some of the early unfortunate summaries
Systems Bing and Copilot fall from the clouds around the world Alternatively, true AGI has been reached, and the machines decided to delete themselves
Security Microsoft faces bipartisan criticism for alleged censorship on Bing in China Redmond says it does what it's told, but still thinks users are better off
Applications Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4 We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs
Personal Tech It's crazy but it's true: Apple rejected Bing for wrong answers about Annie Lennox Cupertino only wanted to be with Google for search – despite the prospect of buying Bing outright
Software Microsoft's plucky challengers, Bing and Edge, might gain DMA exemptions You have to be dominant to draw attention of the regulators, or so say sources
AI + ML Did all that AI chatbot hype boost Bing's market share? Oh, wait, never mind Everybody loves Google still, judging by these numbers
OSes Windows users can soon ditch Bing, Edge, other bundleware – but only in the EU On the other hand, Europeans have to wait for Copilot
AI + ML Microsoft rolls OpenAI's text-to-pic DALL-E 3 into Bing AI-made images invisibly watermarked – as academics warn that kind of measure is pointless
AI + ML OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT's internet browsing privileges If the chatbot doesn't know what you need, it'll 'Bing It!' for paying customers
OSes After injecting pop-up ads for Bing into Windows, Microsoft now bends to Europe on links Clicking a URL from a system service will actually open in your chosen browser. For some. How fancy
Personal Tech Brave cuts ties with Bing to offer its own image and video search results There's a word for describing going it alone against huge rivals, starts with a B, just can't put our finger on it
AI + ML Microsoft would rather spend money on AI than give workers a raise At least that's what internal comments from the CMO make it sound like
AI + ML Google crams more AI into search as Apple, Samsung sniff around Bing Mountain View may have nothing to fear, though – Microsoft's browser is still the underdog
Security Azure blunder left Bing results editable, MS 365 accounts potentially exposed 'BingBang' boo-boo affected other internal Microsoft apps, too
Personal Tech Microsoft wants to stick adverts in Bing chat responses Hey Bing, help me find a new browser, er, AI chatbot
AI + ML Microsoft picks perfect time to dump its AI ethics team Machine-learning safety and controls now everyone's problem
AI + ML Bing AI feels like ChatGPT stuffed into a suit – not the future Poor interface, lousy lyrics, and bland answers mean this won't be the tool that makes Edge mainstream
AI + ML Why ChatGPT should be considered a malevolent AI – and be destroyed It not only told everyone I died but tried to fake my obit. Are we ready for this machine-driven future?
Software Windows 11 update breaks PCs that dare sport a custom UI If you're using ExplorerPatcher or StartAllBack, this is why your computer won't start
AI + ML 'Major' news: Microsoft slips Bing chatbot shortcut into Windows 11 Celebrated, unhinged search tool pushed in latest OS update
AI + ML Microsoft injects AI search into Bing, Edge, Skype apps Cap on daily interactions also lifted slightly – to 60 questions per day
Software Do you rely on Microsoft Bing Search APIs? Price hike incoming Depending on tier you use, rises of between 257% and 900% scheduled for May 1
AI + ML Microsoft's new AI BingBot berates users and can't get its facts straight Ask it more than 15 questions in a single conversation and Redmond admits the responses get ropey
Offbeat Gen Z lingo and search engines: A Millennial Odyssey Alternative headline: The best use for nu-Bing Microsoft CTO could conjure was translating his daughter's slang
AI + ML Microsoft's AI Bing also factually wrong, fabricated text during launch demo Redmond's hype box and Google's Bard just as bad as each other
AI + ML Microsoft tells people to prepare for AI search engine that goes Bing! Redmond thinks OpenAI can be secret sauce to beat Google
AI + ML Microsoft chases Google with ChatGPT-powered Bing Software behemoth infusing search engine with AI machines that go Bing!
Research Microsoft Bing censors politically sensitive Chinese terms Research claims it fails to autofill certain names in Han characters, Microsoft says it's technical error
Personal Tech Bing China freezes auto-suggestions at Beijing's request There's nothing like a bit of good ol' filial piety
Applications Brave's homegrown search claims to protect your privacy but there's a long way to go if it's to challenge the big G Ad-free now but not forever
Software Version 8 of open-source code editor Notepad++ brings Dark Mode and an ARM64 build, but bans Bing from web searches 'When a search engine does the censorship instead of its job, it's not reliable anymore'
Legal Beijing bashes Bing and lashes LinkedIn over improper data collection and storage Microsoft properties and 103 other inappropriate apps - including TikTok and Baidu - given 15 days to rectify their wicked ways
Security Microsoft leaks 6.5TB in Bing search data via unsecured Elastic server. *Insert 'Wow... that much?' joke here* Not personal info, but there are worries over deanonymisation. Remember that AOL research database?
Software It's a Bing thing: Microsoft drops plans to shove unloved search engine down throats of unsuspecting enterprises Default-hijacking browser extension pulled from Office Pro Plus installations
Software Canary-build Microsoft browser blocks Microsoft extension from inflicting Microsoft search engine Virtue is its own reward
Bootnotes Bada Bing, bada bork: Windows 10 is not happy, and Microsoft's search engine has something to do with it The week's triumvirate of TITSUP* is complete
SaaS Chrome suddenly using Bing after installing Office 365 Pro Plus... Yeah, that might have been us, mumbles Microsoft Bad-a-Bing, badda-boom: Netizens complain of browser hijacking
Software Microsoft Bing is 10: That thing you accidentally use to search for Chrome? Still alive and kicking Used in 34% of American searches. Really
On-Prem Microsoft’s Bing dinged: What happened, Xi Jinping? Redmond's search engine finally achieves parity with Google. Yep: it also doesn’t work in China
Software .NET Core 2.1 – huh, yeah – what is it good for? Bing, apparently Microsoft chows down on its open-sourced dog food
AI + ML Please, please, c'mon, just... please, pretty please, just, like, please use our AI – Microsoft Cortana, Office, Bing, Azure get machine-learning boost
Security It was El Reg wot won it: Bing banishes bogus Brit bank banner ad Link to fake TSB site canned after we help raise alarm
SaaS Microsoft sparks up Ignite with fresh Azure, Office 365 features Redmond also shows off SQL Server 2017 and internal Bing
Legal Google, Bing, Yahoo! data hoarding is like homeopathy. It doesn't work – new study claims Boffins find search quality unaffected
Bootnotes I say, BING DONG! Microsoft's search engine literally cocks up on front page for hours Johnson, get a load of this
SaaS Outage outed: Bing dinged, Microsoft portal mortal, DuckDuckGo becomes DuckDuckNo Like it or not, it's back to Google for now
Software Microsoft's cunning plan to make Bing the leading search engine: Bribery Binging for pennies
Software Windows 10 S forces Bing, Edge on your kids. If you don't like it, get Win10 Pro – Microsoft We're gonna make 'em an offer they can't refuse
Legal Google agrees to break pirates' domination over music searches UK.gov tells search engines to demote dodgy websites or face legislation
SaaS Microsoft boffins: Who needs Intel CPUs when you've got FPGAs? Bing searches get speed boost from Catapult integration
Software Microsoft promises free terrible coffee every month you use Edge World's most unpopular browser, now with opt-in SuperStalking
Legal Torrent is a word, and you can't ban words, rules French court Google, Microsoft won't have to block searches for 'les torrents'
Science Bing web searches may reveal you have cancer (so, er, don't use Bing?) Microsoft eggheads crunch queries for early tell-tale signs of disease
On-Prem Bold stance: Microsoft says terrorism is bad Redmond vows to pull terror content from services
Software Windows 10 handcuffs Cortana web search to Bing and Edge browser Next month: Wow, everyone's a massive fan of Bing and Edge! What a surprise!
Legal Google gives ringing endorsement to US VPN providers with 'right to be forgotten' expansion Chocolate Factory rolls out geolocation filter on search results
Software Mozilla-Microsoft spat latest: Firefox yanks Cortana away from Bing Browser grabs requests, reroutes them on Windows 10
Software Bing Maps seen wearing creepy mask that makes it look a bit like ... If you can't beat 'em, then wear their face on yours. Which isn't creepy AT ALL
SaaS Microsoft to offload display ads biz to ... hang on, AOL? 10-year search deal will see Redmond outsource adverts in major markets
On-Prem Redmond Uber-alles: 100 Bing staffers driven to dial-a-car developer Microsoft offloads mapping outfit to San Francisco auto-pusher
OSes Death knell for Windows with Bing, licences carved up Microsoft 'over-egged' Chromebook response
Software Stuck on a coding problem – should you Bing it? Bing Developer Assistant brings web search to Visual Studio editor
Channel Ugly Microsoft code NUKED Bing and Yahoo! – report Apparent blunder led to brief search blackout on Friday night
Software RIP Microsoft Clip Art – now you can fill your slides with web cat pics Need a pointless, daft image? Redmond wants you to Bing it
Networks Yahoo, Bing beg 'right to be forgotten' wipers: Don't FORGET about US Some people do actually use Microsoft's search, apparently
Software Microsoft's Bing hopes to bag market share with ... search apps OK, we can't compete with Google on pure search
Channel Windows 10 feedback: 'Microsoft, please do a deal with Google to use its browser' Users quick to have their say in Redmond's early feedback app
Legal JINGS! Microsoft Bing called Scots indyref RIGHT! Redmond sporran metrics get one in the ten ring
Legal Microsoft bins Bing image widget after Getty sueball Embed codes for offending collages still seem to do the business
Legal OH SNAP: Getty Images sues Microsoft over Bing pics widget Redmond accused of turning web into 'unlicensed clip art' collection
SaaS Microsoft 'Catapults' geriatric Moore's Law from CERTAIN DEATH FPGAs DOUBLE data center throughput despite puny power pump-up, we're told
Software Twitter for iOS embraces Bing Translate in time for World Cup 2014 Read tweets by global fans of football, futbol, piłka nożna, Fußball, футбол, pêl-droed ...
Software The enemy of my enemy is my, well, temporary ally: Apple and Microsoft in pact against Google Bing now rules on Macs, iThings
Channel New 'Windows-8.1-with-Bing': How's it different from Windows 8.1? Cheaper, Bingier ... and lower margin? Could be, fears the channel
OSes Bing's the thing in Microsoft's push for cheap Windows devices Big OS discounts for OEMs if they stick to Redmond's search engine
Software Microsoft boffins: Now even LAWYERS can grok Bing code's privacy compliance Non-techies can get code fixed for privacy laws in real time. So sez Redmond
On-Prem Bill Gates: Sell off Bing? Nah. Xbox? Maybe... Microsoft founder says he can't see selling money-losing online division 'making sense'
Legal Bing accused of out-censoring the Great Firewall Even Chinese search engines yield more results than Redmond
