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'''Microsoft Bing''' (also known simply as '''Bing''') is a search engine owned and operated by [[Microsoft]] | '''Microsoft Bing''' (also known simply as '''Bing''') is a search engine owned and operated by [[Microsoft]]. | ||
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===Bing Wallpaper app malware (''2024'')=== | ===Bing Wallpaper app malware (''2024'')=== | ||
In 2024, {{Wplink|malware}} was found in the official Bing Wallpaper app that tries to change the users' browser settings in order to set the default web browser to [[Microsoft Edge]]. It has also been found stealing Edge, [[Google Chrome]], and [[Mozilla Firefox]] cookies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maruccia |first=Alfonso |title=The official "Bing Wallpaper app" does some nasty, malware-like things to Windows |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/105673-official-bing-wallpaper-app-does-nasty-malware-like.html |website=Techspot |date=21 Nov 2024 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230112244/https://www.techspot.com/news/105673-official-bing-wallpaper-app-does-nasty-malware-like.html |archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> | In 2024, {{Wplink|malware}} was found in the official Bing Wallpaper app that tries to change the users' browser settings in order to set the default web browser to [[Microsoft Edge]]. It has also been found stealing Edge, [[Google Chrome]], and [[Mozilla Firefox]] cookies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maruccia |first=Alfonso |title=The official "Bing Wallpaper app" does some nasty, malware-like things to Windows |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/105673-official-bing-wallpaper-app-does-nasty-malware-like.html |website=Techspot |date=21 Nov 2024 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230112244/https://www.techspot.com/news/105673-official-bing-wallpaper-app-does-nasty-malware-like.html |archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> | ||
==Web IQ== | |||
On June 2nd 2026, it was announced that Bing would serve as the foundation for a new search engine called Web IQ. The core idea behind it is to: <blockquote>"Preserve the strengths of Bing’s foundation while redesigning the grounding stack to serve as the execution fabric for AI agents."</blockquote><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Jun 2026 |title=Announcing Microsoft Web IQ |first=Knut |last=Risvik |url=https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |url-status=live |website=blogs.bing.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260622125246/https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |archive-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||