Shopify: AI referrals up 197%, but organic search still leads traffic
New Shopify data shows AI drives higher-converting, first-time buyers, but Google still delivers the biggest share of merchant traffic.
Topic: Mikhail Parakhin
Microsoft working on simplifying Bing
Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, said they "unshipped 27 features" in Bing.
Mikhail Parakhin, head of Microsoft Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising steps down
This comes days after the company announced the new CEO of Microsoft AI, Mustafa Suleyman.
Google: Apple rejected Microsoft Bing deal over quality and advertising worries
Microsoft claims Google, which pays Apple up to $19 billion a year to be the default search engine on its products, blocked the sale.
Bing Deep Search is rolling out to more users
Microsoft previewed Deep Search in December 2023 and now it seems more users are able to see it.
U.S. vs. Google antitrust trial: Everything you need to know
The landmark court case brought by the US Justice Department could spell huge changes for Google and the future of Search.
Microsoft blames Google for Apple rejecting offer to buy Bing
Microsoft boss Mikhail Parakhin claims that despite offering more money than Google, the company was still turned down by Apple.
Bing Chat now works on Chrome, Google’s browser
Apple Safari support is coming soon to Bing Chat as well.
Bing Chat not yet available on Chrome or Safari browsers
Despite reports, not all Google Chrome and Safari users can access Microsoft Bing AI Chat. But it should be coming any day now.
ChatGPT Browse with Bing temporarily disabled
Open AI said they disabled this feature "out of an abundance of caution" after users were able to access content behind some paywalls.
Bing adds Bing Chat answers to search results
We are now seeing Bing Chat answers in the Bing Search results, in place of Bing Search Answers.
Microsoft may replace Bing Search answers with Bing Chat responses
Plus, Bing Chat has passed 100 million daily active users.
Microsoft Bing Chat launches quality improvements
These updates include a higher response rate and less hallucinations.
Microsoft, AT&T’s Xandr acquisition complete
Microsoft hopes to combine their audience intel and technology with Xandr’s powerful platform of assets.