Microsoft’s Bing Spotlight breaks down news stories for lazy readers

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Published onAugust 28, 2018

published onAugust 28, 2018

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In a time where fake news it taking over the feeds of Facebook and other social media websites across, it is even more important to stay informed on top of what is true news and not. That’s why Bing isnow making it easierto understand the most current news topics when you search for a specific news event or story on the search engine.

The name of this feature is Spotlight, and it shows users the latest headlines, a peek at how the story has developed over time, and also social media posts from around the web. Spotlight also gives users a diverse look at any given topic, so you can choose your own sources to learn more about the story. There’sa specific algorithmthat determines which articles make it to the Spotlight page, as the team explains:

Bing monitors millions of queries and news articles every day and identifies impactful stories that evolve over a period of weeks or months. We look at various user signals such as queries and browser logs, and document signals from publishers such as how many publishers cover a story, their angles, and how prominently they feature the story on their site. For controversial topics, in the Perspectives module, we show different viewpoints from high-quality sources.

This Spotlight feature is currently available on Bing and mobile here in the US. You can get started with it right now by clicking on the homepage carousel on Bing.com, and or search formajor topics like self-driving cars.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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