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Aussie cricket fans are in for a treat over the next few weeks: Bing Australia’s latest sports experience is live, so fans can stay up to date with all the T20 cricket action from India.
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With the 2016 Academy Awards® almost here, the Bing team debuts a new and exciting experience with everything you need to fully prepare yourself for the biggest night in Hollywood. As the most-searched awards show among Bing users, we know many of you are on the hunt for the list of nominees, red carpet fashion, top trending moments, winners and more. To help you find the content you care about, plus some fun surprises, we’ve created Bing’s Guide...
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The first major tennis tournament of 2016, the Australian Open, is underway in Melbourne and Bing is predicting the winners of every match in the Men’s and Women’s Singles events. Bing uses its unique algorithm to draw upon a variety of data sources, from previous match statistics to audience sentiment across social media, to deliver match to match predictions through to the finals on Sunday, 31 January. Search “Australian Open...
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Award season kicks into high gear Sunday, January 10th, when the Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, recognises some of the best film and television of 2015. In addition to providing an easy-to-navigate carousel of nominees plus the ability to watch trailers and view images of celebrities, Bing has predicted who will take home the Golden Globe® for each film category. Here’s the Bing Predicts forecast of 2016 Golden Globe winners: Motion...
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Microsoft and NORAD have teamed up to celebrate the holidays around the world. With Bing, Microsoft Edge and Cortana, children and parents everywhere can explore Santa’s village, discover fun games to play through the holidays and learn about the cities and countries that Santa visits on his magical journey on Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas Eve, follow Santa around the globe as he starts at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and...
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A race that has been capturing the hearts of Australians, the Melbourne Cup, which is why the race has been notoriously dubbed as the “race that stops the nation”. Bing Australia continues to celebrate the most anticipated racing event in Australian racing calendar with the launch of its Bing Predicts technology that searchers can have some “intelligent fun” with! The team in Bing predicts have realized that web activity is...
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It does not get bigger than this (Well, other than the Grand Final itself), all eighteen teams had been battling each other, grinding through low moments and flying with high hopes. Finally here we are in the final series of 2015 with the top eight teams ready to give everything they have. Bing team has exactly what you, Aussie fans need. We have crunched the numbers and looked into social media to collectively understand what you think of this...
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Over the past year, we have been working hard to deliver local-specific experiences to our beloved Australian audience and it can’t get more “Aussie” than the Australian Football League (AFL). Rolling out the new AFL predictions feature, Bing is taking on the challenge by utilizing its prediction engine in reading web and social signals to understand the collective human wisdom. Our prediction does not just stop there, it...
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Today sees the 87th Annual Academy Awards take place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, but if you can’t wait to see who will take home the highest honours in filmmaking, Bing Predicts already has the answers. You may have seen Bing recently predicted results for the Grammys – including many of Sam Smith’s wins, and now the same service is available for the Oscars. You can check out who Bing favours for Best Picture, Best Actor,...
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At Bing, we want to give a fresh perspective on the events that matter most. When it comes to big sporting moments, few global events rival the upcoming cricket tournament, which runs from February 13 to March 28 in Australia and New Zealand. Bing will deliver all the key information cricket fans need to follow the action. This includes Bing’s predictions for every match, polls and quizzes, plus trivia for the novice and expert alike. All...
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