Microsoft’s Bing News adds trending topics and related individuals, expands articles index from weeks to years
Microsoft on Thursday announced significant improvements when searching with Bing News: trending topics and related individuals. The company also revealed it has expanded its articles index size from weeks to years.
The first feature, lets you explore people, places, and things “in a visual and easy-to-use carousel format,” according to Microsoft. Starting today, when you search for a notable person in current events, you’ll not only see news results from across the Web, but also a visual carousel which shows you important and timely topics related to the person you’re searching for.
Here it is in action (as a sidenote, Microsoft’s Bing team has had a Taylor Swift obsession for years):
Microsoft says that building this browse-able news experience requires “a deep understanding of current events, the people that matter and how relationships between these two play out in public life.” Since it has already done the work, the company also now displays related individuals on the right-hand side:
More to follow.
