Microsoft news recap: third-party plugins coming to Bing Chat, Xbox Game Pass referral scheme, and more

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Published on May 7, 2023

published on May 7, 2023

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Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Bing Chat finally hits general availability, with third-party plugins on the way

This week saw Bing Chat enter general availability, ending the need to join a waitlist to get access, instead people can jump straight in to using Bing Chat. Additionally, Microsoft has confirmed that it is working to add third-party plugin in support, giving an example of finding and booking a restaurant on OpenTable via Bing Chat.

Microsoft further integrates the new Bing in Edge

As Microsoft continues to push the new Bing, the company has begun testing a new “Ask Bing Chat” option in the right-click context menu when selecting text. The new option is not currently available to everyone, but does offer a new way to access Bing Chat and send information to it to receive more context.

Bing chat has been integrated into Edge's mini menu (Canary):https://t.co/C9EIjSwncZ
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— Leopeva64 (@Leopeva64) April 29, 2023

Xbox Game Pass unveils new friend referral program

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members are receiving a new feature to invite up to five friends to a 14-day free trial of PC Game Pass, as part of a new friend referral program that has been launched.

Minecraft Legends gets its first update as game surpasses 3 million players

The latest game under the Minecraft umbrella, Minecraft Legends, has crossed the 3 million players mark, and also saw its first update this week, bringing a number of improvements, but notably the ability to invite friends to join your team in matchmaking.

#MinecraftLegends just launched and over 3 million players have already hopped in! We’re pleased to announce our first game update, which is starting to make its way to supported platforms right now!

Find out more here: https://t.co/R9gVpqsA0J pic.twitter.com/hA0heojV4B

— Minecraft Legends (@legends_game) April 28, 2023

That’s it for this week. We will be back next week with more Microsoft news.

Radu Tyrsina

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