Bing Blogs - 44

Check Out this Fall’s New TV Shows, Movies & More

Check Out this Fall’s New TV Shows, Movies & More

Search Bing for a comprehensive set of carousels for this Fall’s TV series, movies and books, including predictions for top reality voting shows. Plus, find all the information you need for the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards, including predicted winners.
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More Intelligent Autocomplete: Academic and Movie Search

More Intelligent Autocomplete: Academic and Movie Search

Have you ever tried to remember the title of paper you read in an academic journal? You know the author’s name, but not how to spell it? Or, you’re sure that a certain actor starred in a movie directed by a particular director, but can’t remember the title? Wouldn’t it be great if your favorite search engine could help with that? Now it can.  
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Road to Rio: Our Summer At Bing

Road to Rio: Our Summer At Bing

When we received that message from our soon-to-be mentor, Kelly Freed, we couldn’t believe it. As interns with the Microsoft Explorer program, would get the opportunity to work on the Rio Games experience this summer at Microsoft. There were still a few weeks of school left, but already we couldn’t sit still: We wanted our summer at Microsoft to start already.
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Get your first down with Bing’s football and fantasy predictions

Get your first down with Bing’s football and fantasy predictions

Professional football is finally back and, as in previous seasons, the Bing Predicts team has you covered. We will provide weekly predictionsfor your favorite team as well as the other 31 teams, plus playoff and Super Bowl predictions. (Our models predict Carolina over New England, in case you wondered. Read below for the full playoff predictions).
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Bing Maps V8 August 2016 Update

Bing Maps V8 August 2016 Update

This is the second regular monthly update to Bing Maps Version 8 control (V8) since its release in late June. In last month’s update, we saw many new features such as draggable pushpins and spatial math geometry. Not to be out done, we have added many new and exciting features in our August update.
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Top 10 Questions Asked on Bing this Summer Games

Top 10 Questions Asked on Bing this Summer Games

Curious what others are learning? Check out the top ten most popular questions asked since the start of the 2016 Games, and then go to Bing to find the answer right at the top of the search results, saving you time scouring the web so you can spend more time watching the competitions. Then read on to get a better understanding of the intelligence behind Bing’s answers.
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Summer Games: Bing Predicts Must-Watch Events For This Weekend

Summer Games: Bing Predicts Must-Watch Events For This Weekend

Every four years, fans from all over the world tune into the Summer Games and watch in awe as athletes from around the globe challenge the limits of what the human body can do. From Usain Bolt’s double-triple in 2012, to Michael Phelps’ medal-winning record, the Summer Games have provided more than its fair share of jaw-dropping, seat-gripping moments. The Bing team wants to make sure you don’t miss the Games’ most...
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Bing To Use Location for RTBF

Bing To Use Location for RTBF

Bing has expanded the scope of our Right to be Forgotten (RTBF) filtering in Europe. In the past, when Bing accepted an RTBF request, the URL would be delisted from all applicable European versions of Bing (such as Bing.fr, Bing.de, Bing.co.uk) for searches of the requestor’s name.   Going forward, in addition to this practice, Bing will also use location-based signals (e.g., IP addresses) to delist the relevant URL on all...
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Bing Maps V8 July 2016 Update

Bing Maps V8 July 2016 Update

It’s been just over a month ago since Bing Maps Version 8 (V8) was released, and today we are happy to announce the first of our regular updates to the main release branch of V8.
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Bing Predicts eSports: Dota 2’s The International 2016

Bing Predicts eSports: Dota 2’s The International 2016

Bing Predicts is expanding into eSports predictions, starting with one of the biggest tournaments of the year: Dota® 2’s The International 2016. Our predictions are live now and you are welcome to check them. Competitive video gaming, aka eSports, has taken the world by storm in the past few years. Video games have become not only something to play, but also to watch. In early 2014, Twitch.tv, streaming platform for video games...
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