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The new upper limit on chat turns in the Bing Chat chatbot service was confirmed by Microsoft exec Jordi Ribas today, and this is the first expansion of this feature since mid-March.

The next Bing Chat update from Microsoft will also have some more improvements for Bing Image Creator, and a "big internals refactoring" so it can launch support for third-party plugins

From leveraging AI in its productivity suite to exploring the possibilities of techno-humanism, Microsoft continues venturing into the AI era as it embraces its power in its products and services.

Microsoft says the upcoming feature in Microsoft Designer and Bing Image Creator will put in metadata in any image or video that was created by AI so it can be quickly identified later.

Adding Bing search to OpenAI's ChatGPT will bring more recent information to the chatbot, while the new Bing Chat plugin partners will include Expedia, Instacart, Kayak, Klarna, Redfin, and more.

Microsoft is expanding its Store Ads program with new features and regions. Developers will soon be able to promote apps in the Bing Search results and utilize new banners in the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft Bing achieved a significant milestone by overtaking Baidu as the top desktop search engine in China. This showcases the importance of AI-driven innovations in the search engine market.

The increase in characters from 2,000 to 4,000 for each Bing Chat message should make it easier for users to ask more complex questions to Microsoft's chatbot AI that might need the extra characters

Microsoft also confirmed that the chat history feature is now available for all Bing Chat users along with improved answers for recipe questions, and a number of other improvements.

A fresh, new report claims that Samsung has paused the internal review that was looking into replacing Google Search as its smartphone's default search engine with Microsoft's Bing.

The new features allow Microsoft's Bing Chat users to not only copy and share chats with others, but to download and save them in Text, Word, and even PDF files. More export options are in the works.

The announcement from Microsoft's Bing Vice President Michael Schechter, should allow even more people to check out the company's Bing Chat chatbot AI without having to get a Microsoft Account.

OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk criticizes the company's business model and talks about his role before his departure during an interview with CNBC. He claimed OpenAI wouldn't exist without him.

Microsoft has announced a sleeve of new AI-powered features for its mobile apps. SwiftKey, Bing, Edge, and Skype are about to get new "mobile-first experiences" to match what Bing offers on desktops.

Bing Chat has gained the ability to provide visual answers to some questions, along with improvements in copying and pasting answers as well as formatting for some prompts like bullets and numbers.

According to a new report, some senior Microsoft execs are apparently eyeing a deal with Mozilla's Firefox in a bid to replace Google as the default search engine, with its own New Bing.

It's been by far the most requested additonal feature by users of Microsoft's Bing Chat chatbot, and now the chat history option has started rolling out for at least some folks online.

Microsoft could issue Bing Chat model updates three times a year to improve its capabilities, Mikhail Parakhin has revealed. Nothing is set in stone and it is really just the best guess at this point.

Some current Bing Chat users are reporting that responses from the chatbot are very slow at the moment, but Microsoft says this will be fixed by adding more GPUs to its Bing Chat servers.

The new formatting will allow answers in Bing Chat to use features like bold lettering, along with answers in bulleted lists and tables when Microsoft's chatbot is in Creative mode.

The sci-fi movie The Island had big Microsoft product placements, including one where the company predicted we would have phone booth-like structures to search the net with MSN Search.

Other new features that will be added soon to Bing Chat include the ability to quickly export and share chats with others, improvements in creating summaries of long documents, and more.

The European Commission has named the platforms and search engines that will be targeted by the Digital Services Act. They will have to meet strict new rules within the next four months.

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly contains all you would need to know about the latest events that transpired in the world of Microsoft during the past week, dive right in without further ado!

Following the recent SwiftKey update for Android, Microsoft has released a new version of its keyboard for iOS users. The latest version lets you customize the toolbar and remove the Bing button.

The new feature will allow Bard users to not only generate code, but it can also help with debugging code. However, Microsoft's Bing Chat has had the ability to generate code for some time.

Microsoft has released an update for SwiftKey on Android. The latest version addresses the main complaint flooding the Google Play Store reviews section since the addition of Bing AI integration.

The report claims that Microsoft has been developing the Athena AI chip since 2019, and it hopes it can help cut the cost of running servers with AI-themed large language programs.

This week has been quite busy when it comes to Microsoft news. We have a lot to unpack including Windows bugs and their respective fixes, new GPT integrations, and upcoming Windows features.

Microsoft has unveiled improvements to its Bing integration with multiple apps and services including Microsoft Start, SwiftKey, and Skype. The company is on a mission to bring Bing everywhere.

Some Bing search users have spotted a new toggle in search results called "Compact View" that when enabled cuts down on the amount of info on a subject but also makes the result less cluttered.

Currently, gift cards can only be redeemed for a few set amounts in the Microsoft Rewards program but now Microsoft is testing a new way to put in your own amount for your gift card.

In addition to longer messages in Bing Chat, Microsoft's chatbot can pick up a conversation in the sidebar where you left the chat in the main window, and there are some performance improvements.

Microsoft continues adding Bing Chat integration to more of its products. The AI-powered Bing experience is now rolling out to SwiftKey Beta users, providing access to Bing Chat in any app.

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly packs news items related to "Windows 12" leaks, some hidden capabilities in Windows 11, and a bunch of app updates, with a sprinkle of Windows 7 news.

After the flaws were discovered by a security research team, they reported the issues to Microsoft. The company has since released patches and fixes that have closed this serious issue.

A new report claims Microsoft has told two search engines that get some data from Bing to not use that information to power their own AI chatbots, which could compete with Microsoft's Bing Chat.