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Is it really time to break up Big Tech? A reality check on Sen. Warren’s ambitious proposal

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s ambitious plan to regulate Facebook, Google and Amazon as utilities and roll back some of their… Read More

Chinese government reportedly blocks Microsoft Bing in latest censorship of U.S. internet services

Update, Jan. 24: Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Bing was coming back online after an apparent outage. The Chinese government has… Read More

Investigation reveals that Microsoft Bing surfaces and recommends child pornography

Microsoft’s search engine has been serving and recommending child pornography, according to an investigation by TechCrunch and third-party researchers. After… Read More

Microsoft unveils Bing’s new Visual Search object recognition tool, rivaling Google Lens

Microsoft today launched a new Visual Search capability within the Bing app that can identify objects in photos and give… Read More

Microsoft expands ad business beyond Bing search results with help from LinkedIn data and AI

Microsoft, which has quietly built a $6.9 billion/year advertising business through its Bing search engine, will attempt to expand its… Read More

Apple replaces Bing with Google as search engine for Siri and Spotlight

Apple is ditching Bing and will now use Google to power the default search engine for Siri, Search within iOS… Read More

John Oliver name-checks Amazon and jokes about Bing in rant about corporate consolidation

John Oliver is an Emmy winner for good reason — his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” is funny and smart… Read More

So far, Bing’s March Madness ‘intelligent’ predictions aren’t beating the human crowd

Can a computer fill out a March Madness bracket better than humans? So far this year, it doesn’t look like… Read More

Here are Microsoft Bing’s March Madness bracket predictions, powered by ‘intelligent machine-learning technology’

Can Villanova repeat as national champs? Is this finally Gonzaga’s year? How far will Northwestern go? Don’t ask us. If you… Read More

Patriots or Falcons? Microsoft’s Bing predicts which team will win Super Bowl LI

Embed from Getty Images The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons — the two best teams in the National Football… Read More

Scientists use Microsoft Bands and Bing to link lack of sleep to cognitive impairment

It may not be surprising that lack of sleep leaves you less sharp, but researchers have now quantified the effect… Read More

Clinton or Trump? Here are Microsoft Bing’s data-driven election predictions

Microsoft Bing is out with its election predictions again this year with a few new features that detail campaign spending… Read More

NFL predictions: Microsoft’s Bing eyes the week 1 winners — as well as a Super Bowl champ

The Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers kick off the NFL season tonight in a rematch of Super Bowl 50,… Read More

How Microsoft is turning Bing into a Summer Olympics TV guide and information hub

Microsoft is turning its search engine into a TV and streaming guide for the Summer Olympics. Bing today revealed details… Read More

Geek on the Street: What is the name of Microsoft’s search engine?

Back in 2009, GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook took to the streets of Seattle and asked random passersby a simple question: What… Read More

‘Janes of Digital’ event tackles gender equality and inclusion in tech

Post updated below with video from panel. Janes of Digital events may seem like swanky cocktail parties, but they are… Read More

Microsoft developing Bing bot that will work with Skype, WhatsApp and text messages

Microsoft’s experiment with AI chatbot Tay may not have gone too well, but the company is still working on other chat… Read More

Microsoft employees break Guinness record for most people filling out a bracket together

It is officially March Madness at Microsoft. The Bing team already put out its data-driven predictions for this year’s NCAA… Read More

Microsoft’s March Madness bracket: Here are Bing’s NCAA basketball predictions

Editor’s note: Sign up for our GeekWire March Madness contest, with a chance to win tickets to the GeekWire Sports… Read More

Microsoft adds Super Tuesday election predictions to Bing’s fortune telling capabilities

Bing may have been developed as a search engine, but Microsoft is increasingly using its power to predict the future. In recent… Read More

Bing predicts who will take home Oscar gold — is it finally Leonardo DiCaprio’s year?

With an expanded Guide to the Academy Awards, Bing is offering film fans a range of insight and tools dedicated… Read More

Russell Wilson touts Bing after being accused of using Google to express love for Ciara

As a business, Twitter is struggling. But dang, the social media platform sure is providing some serious entertainment this week. After… Read More

Searching for logo news? Bing tweaks design for third time in six years

An Internet search on the evolution of the Bing logo returned some fresh hits Thursday as tweaks were made at the 6-year-old… Read More

Microsoft partners with ESPN’s Jay Williams for March Madness prediction site

Embed from Getty Images We’re still two months away from the craziness that is March Madness, but Microsoft is getting… Read More

Updated NFL playoff picks: Microsoft Bing predicts Super Bowl champion

Bing Predicts updated its NFL playoff picks after Wild Card weekend, but still thinks the Patriots will win Super Bowl 50.… Read More

Who will win the Super Bowl? Microsoft Bing picks champ before NFL playoffs begin

The NFL Playoffs start this weekend, but before the first ball is even kicked off, Microsoft’s Bing Predicts is forecasting… Read More

How politically compatible are you with Donald Trump? New Microsoft tool will let you know

Microsoft released a new tool this week that uses big data analytics to let you know where presidential candidates stack up on… Read More

Bing’s most searched moments of 2015: Caitlyn Jenner, Paris and Pluto all make the list

As we’re getting close to the end of the year, Bing has revealed the most-searched items of 2015. Who and… Read More

Microsoft brings big improvements to Bing app for iPhone

Searching the web on mobile is a different experience than searching through a desktop browser. On a desktop, you might… Read More

Microsoft Bing now offers fantasy football player projections, weekly advice

Microsoft Bing wants to help you win your fantasy football league. Starting this season, Bing is using its prediction algorithms to project… Read More