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Bing vs. Google: the new AI-driven search wars are on
Not so long ago, in the 1990s, online users had their choice of a variety of search engines. They included Excite, WebCrawler, Lycos, and my favorite at the time, AltaVista. Then, along came Google and PageRank. With PageRank, Google rates the relevancy of web pages to queries based not only on whether the pages contain…
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Microsoft cuts HoloLens, Xbox, Surface jobs as industrial metaverse team said to fold
Facing macroeconomic uncertainty and slowing growth, Microsoft has confirmed that it is laying off employees working on its HoloLens, Surface laptop and Xbox products, as reports surface that it will be cutting 100 employees working for its industrial metaverse unit — essentially closing down that team. The layoffs are part of a plan to lay…
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The gathering AI storm between Microsoft and Google
Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author. Microsoft this week caught Google napping when it comes to the future of online search — much as Google caught Microsoft napping almost two decades ago when it came to the future of web browsers. And given the similarities between the two, Google should have been better…
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Google Maps gets more immersive live views, even from above
Google today announced several upgrades to its search, translate and maps applications that use artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to provide expanded answers and live search features that can instantaneously identify objects and locations around a user. In at an event in Paris, the company demonstrated upgrades for its Google Maps Immersive View and Live View…
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Microsoft Bing is about to get chatty with OpenAI
Microsoft today unveiled a new AI-powered Edge browser and Bing search engine with a “chat” functionality. The new search engine allows users to ask questions and receive answers from GPT-4, the latest version of the artifical intelligence (AI) language model built by research lab OpenAI. The new, AI-powered search engine and Edge browser are available in…