Google Rival Bing Gets Skype-Powered Chatbot To Answer Restaurant Queries

Microsoft-owned search engine Bing now has a special assistant to help users with their queries. The site appears to have been upgraded with a Skype-powered chatbot that is considered helpful to users located in the Seattle area. On Wednesday, Search Engine Land's Matt McGee reported that Bing has been given a special chatbot that shows up to assist users who are asking about local restaurants in Seattle area. The chatbot is reportedly available in the desktop version of the search engine, but it has yet to surface on the mobile version of the site or in the Bing iOS app. Aside from Seattle, users located in Redmond, where Microsoft is based, and Bellevue, Washington will also find this new feature useful.