Bing Blogs - 50

Excited to try a new restaurant but not sure what to order? No problem. Now you can see recommended dishes from the restaurants you search for with the new “Menu favorites” feature on Bing. Leveraging millions of user reviews, restaurant menus, and other rich data, “Menu favorites” identifies the most popular dishes at each restaurant with high quality results. With this deep-learning technique, the Bing team has collected a large volume of users’...
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Week 13 Results: Bing Predicts was 10-6 in Week 13, with key correct picks including Kansas City’s road win over Oakland and Tampa Bay pulling even at 6-6 with their win over Atlanta. Our models started the week correctly taking Green Bay and we were certainly surprised at how they accomplished the victory. On the flip side, surprising missed kicks led to outcomes in the opposite direction of our models for both the Chicago/San Francisco and...
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The 2016 elections cycle has already been quite a ride. If you’ve tuned in to the twists and turns of the debates, the issues and candidate drama, you know it can be challenging to follow along. To give you clarity and insight for a better understanding of the presidential race, the Bing team has created a simple but powerful view of the candidates. When you search on election topics, you’ll see in-depth candidate pages coupled with a unique tool...
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We turn to search to seek information and understand what’s happening around us. Through the billions of searches conducted on Bing this year, we get a unique perspective on the moments that moved us and the people who made this year memorable. Today, we’re sharing the stories that shaped 2015 on Bing. We’ve looked at the Most-Searched Athletes , Most-Searched Celebrities of 2015 and more. Did Kim Kardashian make the cut for the top 10 Most...
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Week 12 Results: Bing Predicts was 10-6 in Week 12, starting Thanksgiving strong with correct picks for Detroit and Carolina before suffering a setback with Chicago’s big upset of Green Bay in the nightcap. Sunday’s highlights included correctly predicting Indianapolis, Seattle, and Oakland while the lowlights included Atlanta losing again, which puts them currently on the outside looking in for the playoffs, and Cleveland’s last second loss on a...
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Week 11 Results: Bing Predicts was 9-5 in Week 11, missing Dallas’s first win since September 20, a blowout win by Tampa Bay, close wins for New York and Indianapolis and Green Bay’s return to the top in their division. The victories included us correctly predicting Carolina and New England to remain undefeated, Baltimore beating St. Louis, Detroit getting a home win against Oakland, and Jacksonville improving to 4-6 against Tennessee on Thursday...
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Make your list and check it twice because the biggest shopping weekend of the year is just a few short days away. But before you head to the store or log on to your favorite shopping sites, head to Microsoft Edge and Bing, to get several new tools to help you find the perfect gifts and save money. Get access to coupons with Microsoft Edge and Cortana Microsoft Edge notifies you of the best coupons Cortana can find for a retailer without you ever...
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Seeing is believing. Here at Bing Maps we know the value of traffic information, however, there is something to be said about being able to see the current road conditions. We are proud to announce that you can now view more than 35,000 traffic cameras across 11 countries in Bing Maps. Let’s take a look! First we are going to turn on the traffic layer. You can do this by clicking on Traffic. Now you should see traffic information overlaid on...
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This Sunday, November 22, millions of music fans will watch the 43rd Annual American Music Awards, with host Jennifer Lopez. If you’re among this group, head to Bing before the show begins to see the latest information on nominees, details on artists and their songs, and to see if you agree with who Bing predicts will take home the trophy for each category. Here’s a quick overview of the content you’ll discover when you search Bing for AMA...
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Thanks to all our transit users who provided feedback on the Bing Maps Preview! We’ve now made it easier for you to explore and plan your trips using transit in Bing Maps. We’re happy to let you know that these improvements are now available. Let’s take a look at them. Exploring nearby transit stops Want to find nearby transit stops when exploring in Bing Maps? There are two ways to do this. First, you can see transit stops on the map itself...
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