import requests
from typing import List, Dict

def bing_search(query: str, api_key: str, count: int = 3) -> List[Dict]:
    """
    Perform a Bing Web Search using the Bing Search API.

    Parameters
    ----------
    query : str
        The search query string.
    api_key : str
        Bing Search API key.
    count : int, optional
        Number of results to return (default is 3).

    Returns
    -------
    List[Dict]
        A list of dictionaries containing 'name', 'url', and 'snippet' for each result.
    """
    endpoint = "https://api.bing.microsoft.com/v7.0/search"
    headers = {"Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": api_key}
    params = {"q": query, "count": count}
    response = requests.get(endpoint, headers=headers, params=params, timeout=10)
    response.raise_for_status()
    data = response.json()
    results = []
    for item in data.get("webPages", {}).get("value", []):
        results.append(
            {
                "name": item.get("name"),
                "url": item.get("url"),
                "snippet": item.get("snippet"),
            }
        )
    return results