Microsoft announced new options for publishers to limit their content use in Bing’s new AI-powered chatbot feature. The tech giant aims to address concerns raised by publishers while allowing website discovery through regular search results. Addressing Publisher Concerns Since Microsoft unveiled its revamped Bing search engine with chatbot capabilities, publishers have voiced concerns about using … Read more
Microsoft announced the rollout of its AI assistant, Copilot, across Windows 11, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft 365 this fall. Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President and Consumer Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft, described Copilot as an “everyday AI companion.” The objective behind Copilot is ambitious yet straightforward: to embed an AI-powered “copilot” in Microsoft’s most popular … Read more
Microsoft announced a series of generative AI updates to its search and advertising platforms to redefine how we interact with search engines and online ads. Earlier this year, the tech giant revealed its plans to implement generative AI into its services to change how we work. It’s doing that with features like Compare & Decide … Read more
At the DMEXCO conference, Microsoft announced a significant addition to its advertising suite—Video and Connected TV (CTV) ads. The tech giant aims to capitalize on the booming digital video landscape, where people are expected to spend an average of 3.5 hours daily by 2024. This new feature allows advertisers to create video and CTV campaigns … Read more
Microsoft announced a new conversational question answering model that outperforms other methods, answering questions faster and accurately while using significantly less resources. What is proposed is a new way to rank passages from content using what they call Generative Retrieval For Conversational Question Answering, which they named GCoQA. The researchers write that the next direction … Read more
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Coordinating a massive amount of data in Microsoft Excel is a time-consuming headache. Thankfully, you don’t have to. The VLOOKUP function can help you automate this task and save you tons of time. What does VLOOKUP do, exactly? Here’s the simple explanation: The VLOOKUP function searches for a specific value in your data, and once … Read more
Several key updates have been announced in the latest Microsoft Advertising product roundup. Chief among these is the roll-out of audience features in Microsoft Advertising Editor across all markets. Additionally, Microsoft is expanding support for advertising customers into new territories and rolling out updates concerning advertiser identity verification. Overview Of New Features Audiences Now Available … Read more
Microsoft advertising in Central and Eastern Europe is about to get more robust. Earlier this week, Microsoft announced a new agreement with Httpool by Aleph, going into effect on September 1, 2023. The agreement allows advertisers and agencies across numerous Central and Eastern European countries access to Httpool through Aleph’s advertising solutions. Read on to … Read more
No matter what industry you work in (or your experience level in that industry), a plain, black-and-white resume written in Times New Roman font just doesn’t quite cut it anymore. But just because resumes have gotten more creative doesn’t mean you need special design software to make your application stand out. On the contrary, writing … Read more
In a significant move towards ensuring the safe and responsible development of frontier AI models, four major tech companies – OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic – announced the formation of the Frontier Model Forum. This new industry body aims to draw on its member companies’ technical and operational expertise to benefit the AI ecosystem. Frontier … Read more
Microsoft announced robust fourth quarter and fiscal year results driven by its cloud business for investors in today’s earnings call. Growth In Revenue Ahead of the earnings call, Microsoft posted a press release. The tech giant reported an 8% growth in revenue to $56.2 billion for the quarter ending June 30, 2023, compared to the … Read more
Microsoft recently unveiled several new AI-powered innovations to enhance search technology and boost workplace productivity. Key announcements include: Visual Search in Bing Chat Bing Chat Enterprise Microsoft 365 Copilot While the developments promise more intuitive search and data experiences, they signal a shift toward a future where AI becomes further embedded into everyday tools. This … Read more
Meta and Microsoft announced an expanded artificial intelligence partnership with the release of their new large language model (LLM), Llama 2, free for research and commercial use. This marks the latest trend toward an open LLM development and training approach. Meta Releases Llama 2 Meta’s announced Llama 2, now accessible through Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web … Read more
Microsoft announced that it recently blocked a group of hackers, which it labeled Storm-0558, that accessed email accounts belonging to around 25 organizations, including government agencies. What Happened With Storm-0558 In a blog post, Microsoft said it began investigating abnormal activity in some email accounts on June 16 after being notified by customers. Its investigation … Read more
Microsoft Advertising made several announcements in the past month about advertising capabilities for July 2023. These updates span from unveiling Predictive Targeting, an AI-based tool for increasing ad conversions, to expanding Property Promotion Ads to include vacation rentals. Learn how Microsoft plans to help advertisers reach more customers with greater efficacy and cost savings. 1. … Read more
Microsoft and LinkedIn are taking steps to address the growing demand for AI skills in the workforce. Available through LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft is launching the AI Skills Initiative to provide people with the knowledge and tools needed to harness AI technology. Microsoft emphasizes that while AI could improve life and work, people must learn to … Read more
Microsoft Advertising is tightening policies, adding enforcement details, restricting ads due to laws. New rules target medical, adult, gambling, and alcohol promotions. Microsoft Advertising is updating its policies to strengthen user protection. The company is clarifying how it enforces policies and penalties for violations. New regulations will restrict some types of advertising in certain countries. … Read more
Microsoft recently announced numerous name changes to a handful of its platforms. Microsoft Ads has accelerated its digital footprint through big-name partnerships over the last few years. The platform name changes are a result of what the changes represent. A Quick Background In the past four years, Microsoft Ads transformed its business to focus on … Read more
