XDA Developers on MSN

I used NotebookLM to learn about advanced Python tricks in Excel and I should have sooner

Ever since Microsoft introduced Python in Excel, I have treated it as a ‘someday’ project. I knew Python integration was the ...
XDA Developers on MSN

5 Python libraries that completely changed how I automate tasks

Python gives you far more control, and the ecosystem is stacked with libraries that can replace most no-code platforms if you ...
MarketWatch

Why Musk and other tech leaders think outer space can help solve one of AI’s biggest challenges

The artificial-intelligence boom has driven up demand for data centers, sending companies into an expensive scramble for more resources that has sparked resistance in locales housing the facilities.
CNN

Data centers powering the AI boom are pitting states against each other

Just before her victory this fall, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill jabbed at nearby Virginia, which also had a governor’s race, over its booming data center market. “Right now, we need to produce ...
TechCrunch

Anthropic releases Opus 4.5 with new Chrome and Excel integrations

On Monday, Anthropic announced Opus 4.5, the latest version of its flagship model. It’s the last of Anthropic’s 4.5 series of models to be released, following the launch of Sonnet 4.5 in September and ...
The Hill

The White House’s jobs-data blackout and the erosion of economic transparency

When the White House confirmed that October’s employment and inflation data “are likely never” to be released due to the recent government shutdown, the announcement landed with almost bureaucratic ...
PC World

You don’t need Microsoft 365 to get Word, Excel, and PowerPoint anymore

TL;DR: Cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription and get a Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business lifetime license for $169.97 (MSRP $249.99)—just a one-time payment. The recurring cost of Microsoft 365 ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
The Verge

Sam Altman’s next startup eyes using sound waves to read your brain

Altman taps a leading researcher for his brain-computer interface startup, suggesting a much less invasive approach than Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Altman taps a leading researcher for his brain-computer ...
Page Six

Shoppers sleep in tents, hire ‘line sitters’ for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s The Row sample sale

It’s giving more Skid Row than The Row. Page Six hears the line for the sample sale for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s coveted luxury line, The Row, stretched around the block outside the Metropolitan ...
Reuters

US pushes regulators on connecting data centers to grid

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright this week directed federal energy regulators to consider a rule aimed at speeding up the connection of power-hungry data centers to ...