In September, we posted about a number of local pack design tests from Microsoft Bing. But now, Bing might be testing a more retro, older-looking interface for the local pack in the Bing search results.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-retro-local-pack-40700.html

Google's Robby Stein explains why AI Overviews appear for some searches but not others, describing an engagement-based system. The post Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-overviews-show-less-w...

Microsoft is hiring a "very" Senior Product Manager who will initially work on fighting spam across Bing and Copilot. Fabrice Canel said this is a "very" senior PM role and the job description says the "initial focus on reducing Spam in Co?
https://www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-senior-pm-fight-spam-on-bing...

Microsoft is testing a much larger "Ask Copilot" button on the Bing home page. Normally, Bing only has a small Copilot logo on the right of the search box but in this test, Bing writes it all out - "Ask Copilot" with the logo.
https://www.seroundtable.com/ask-copilot-button-bing-40713.html

Microsoft Bing is testing a new home page design where it promotes its AI-powered search and answer engine, Copilot. It seems to be a limited test and is not fully live yet, but it is a big change to the home page, which normally has the Bi?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-new-home-page-40707.html

Microsoft Bing is testing loading more people also ask options as you click on them. This is something Google has done for a long time now, but now when you click on an option under the people also ask section within Bing, Bing may load mor?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-expanding-people-also-ask-40665.html

Fabrice Canel and Krishna Madhavan from the Microsoft Bing team posted a useful blog post named Does Duplicate Content Hurt SEO and AI Search Visibility? The short answer is yes, and the long answer is also yes.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-similar-duplicate-pages-seo-40637...

Microsoft is testing a "more sources" section within the Bing Search results. This seems to load a different user interface, with long card-shaped search results that you can slide through as a carousel.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-search-more-sources-section-40642...

Microsoft just published a plainspoken clarification on one of the most misunderstood, controversial and long running SEO topics: duplicate content.…
https://www.searchengineworld.com/bing-weighs-in-on-duplicate-conte...

Duplicate content quietly drains your search visibility. When multiple versions of a page blur signals and dilute authority, search engines may surface outdated or unintended URLs. Learn how duplicates form, why they hurt SEO and AI search?
https://blogs.bing.com/webmaster/December-2025/Does-Duplicate-Conte...

Duplicate or similar content on your site makes it hard for AI search engines to interpret your intent signals.
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-bing-explains-how-duplicate-...

Microsoft is also testing underlining the text of the Bing Ads search snippets and descriptions. I am not sure if those underlined words are links or not but I assume so.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-ads-underlines-description-snippe...

Microsoft is testing the ability to upload an image directly within the Bing search bar. You click on a plus sign and Bing shows you "search with an image" and "make an image." I get the search with an image feature but why add generative?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-tests-search-with-image-make-imag...

Microsoft is testing a "see more" button in the Bing Search results, which, when you click on it, loads more search results in the middle section.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-see-more-search-results-button-40...

Bing’s new grouped “Sponsored results” format could drive higher unintentional ad engagement by blending paid listings more seamlessly into search results.
https://searchengineland.com/bing-tests-google-style-sponsored-resu...

Microsoft is testing out the new Google Ads sponsored results label, ad grouping and hide button with its own Bing Search results ads. Microsoft Advertising search ads in Bing are testing grouping multiple search ads under one "Sponsored re?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-tests-hide-sponsored-results-butt...

Krishna Madhavan from Microsoft Bing joined Pubcon Cyber Week with a clear message for search professionals. AI agents are reshaping…
https://www.searchengineworld.com/agentic-ai-freshness-and-the-new-...

Microsoft is testing moving the ad labels in the Bing Search results from the left side of the ad to the right side of the ad. I am not sure which makes it harder to see the label or not but I assume Microsoft is testing this to see which w?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-search-ads-label-right-40576.html

Microsoft is testing expanding the favicons in the Bing Search results interface when you hover your mouse cursor over the search result listing and/or ad.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-expandable-favicon-on-mouse-over-...

Microsoft is testing a new search bar with a more powerful tools menu button. This tools menu is larger, has a plus sign and gives you options to click search with your voice, search with an image and even make an image.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-tests-new-search-bar-tools-menu-4...

Gary Illyes from Google said that even for him "the change is hard to accept" when it comes to how search is changing and evolving with the new AI features. He said this in response to an article published on the Bing Webmaster Blog writte?
https://www.seroundtable.com/gary-illyes-google-change-is-hard-to-a...

AI search is reshaping how people make decisions, and the path to conversion no longer starts with a click. This article shows how publishers, SEOs, and content owners can understand shifting user behavior inside AI experiences and use thos?
https://blogs.bing.com/webmaster/November-2025/How-AI-Search-Is-Cha...

Microsoft is testing a new ad label for the Bing Search ads labeled "Ads related to" followed by the query the ads are related to. In the example below, it shows "Ad related to: Cushions"
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-ads-related-to-query-40399.html

Microsoft is testing placing site favicons at the top of the Bing search results page that when clicked on, anchor you down to the specific search result on the page. This is a test, it does not always show up, but I was able to replicate t?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-site-favicons-anchors-top-40395.html

A new and brazen form of digital extortion is one you need to understand if you play the GBP game.…
https://www.searchengineworld.com/google-gets-hit-with-review-bombi...

Grokipedia, an AI-generated online encyclopedia launched a week ago with over 800,000 AI-generated pages, and both Google and Bing have already indexed hundreds, if not thousands, of those AI-generated pages.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-bing-indexing-grokipedia-40361....

Microsoft is testing a "see more" link within the Bing Search image carousel on search result snippets. Sometimes Microsoft will show an image carousel below a search result snippet, sometimes it will show product results and sometimes it?
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-snippet-image-carousel-see-more-4...

Microsoft is testing a way to change the country and region you are in when doing searches on Bing. There is a new country/region selector for this, similar to how Google handles it.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-country-region-selector-40317.html

Both Google and Microsoft reported its earnings today; Alphabet's Q3 2025 earnings and Microsoft's Q1 2026 earnings. Google reported ad revenues up by XX% with $ and Microsoft reported ad revenues up by XX%.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ad-bing-ads-revenue-earnings-40...

I believe generally when you search Bing and get a Copilot answer at the top, Bing will just immediately show you the answer. Now, Microsoft is testing an animated response where Bing writes out the answer like a chatbot.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-copilot-answers-animated-response...

Bing has officially added support for the data-nosnippet HTML attribute, giving webmasters fine-grained control over what content appears in both… Source
https://www.searchengineworld.com/bing-adds-data-nosnippet-support-...

Microsoft has added support for the data-nosnippet HTML Attribute for Bing Search. This was previously not supported but yesterday, Microsoft announced it is "introducing the data-nosnippet HTML attribute."
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-data-nosnippet-html-attribute-402...

Bing now supports the data-nosnippet HTML attribute, letting websites exclude specific page sections from search snippets and AI-generated answers in Bing. The post Bing Supports data-nosnippet For Search Snippets & AI Answers appeared firs?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/bing-supports-data-nosnippet-fo...

Bing catches up to Google, letting you block content from snippets and AI answers without impacting page ranking or visibility in search.
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-bing-supports-data-nosnippet...

Take control of how your content appears in Bing Search and AI answers. The new data-nosnippet HTML attribute lets you hide selected sections such as paywalled, promotional, or experimental content without affecting visibility or ranking. L?
https://blogs.bing.com/webmaster/October-2025/Bing-Introduces-Suppo...

Microsoft is testing placing search refinement tabs or buttons above the shopping ads within the Bing Search results. And when you click on those refinements, you are taken into Bing Shopping Search.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-shop-refinements-40132.html

The Microsoft Advertising blog posted about how to optimize for AI Search Answers. I thought it was weird to see this on the Microsoft Advertising blog and not on the Bing Search blog, because (a) it is an ad blog and (b) it was written by?
https://www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-ads-optimize-for-ai-search-a...

Microsoft is telling Bing Search users when it is using history for some of its search features. Bing will show section named "History" and then say what history is knows about your searches.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-search-history-disclaimer-40213.html

Microsoft is testing a new and updated layout for its Copilot product box/section within the Bing search results. It looks like they just swap the answer and product listing sections from one side to the other.
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-new-copilot-product-search-box-40...

On October 3, 2025, Microsoft launched a revamped Bing Places for Business experience, designed to be easier, smarter, and more deeply integrated with the rest of the Bing ecosystem. The entire Bing Places ux has been redirected to bing.com?
https://www.searchengineworld.com/microsoft-introduces-the-new-bing...