Microsoft Excel’s new import functions make handling numbers easier

Excel now supports IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions that load external text and CSV files as dynamic arrays, making it ...
InfoWorld

Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio or VS Code

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot to generate code, optimize code, fix bugs, and create unit tests, right from within your IDE ...
The New York Times

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...
The Verge

OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race

Google’s own ‘code red’ response to ChatGPT has started paying off. Google’s own ‘code red’ response to ChatGPT has started paying off. is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
InfoWorld

Writing code is so over

Soon AI agents will be writing better, cleaner code than any mere human can, just like compilers can write better assembly. There’s an old joke about the weather in San Francisco: If you don’t like it ...
Star Tribune

Yuen: How can you tell if something’s been written by ChatGPT? Let’s delve.

Once you spot the telltale signs of writing generated by artificial intelligence, you can’t unsee them. They appear in the chipper press releases that crash my inbox, opening with “I hope this note ...
Android Police

I turned Google Docs into a distraction-free writing space — here's how

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Goldman Sachs Gets Into the Talent Agency Business

The giant investment bank is acquiring a majority stake in Excel Sports Management, which reps clients like Tiger Woods, Caitlin Clark and Nikola Jokic, in a nearly $1 billion deal. By Alex Weprin ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
KTVZ

Meet Baobao: Central Oregon’s first robot server rolls into Bend restaurant

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Jia Asian Street Kitchen in southwest Bend has introduced a robot server, the first of its kind in Central Oregon. Her name is Baobao, and she’s quickly become part of the ...
TechCrunch

Mbodi will show how it can train a robot using AI agents at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Robots can be programmed to do a variety of tasks, like packing boxes and even performing surgery. But each individual movement or task requires its own specific training process, which makes it hard ...