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I started using Microsoft Excel with Copilot and it's been a game-changer

After playing with Copilot in Excel for a while, I decided to throw a messy sales sheet at Copilot to see if it could ...
E&E

States push to end secrecy over data center water use

The effort is drawing bipartisan support and is expected to come up again next year as officials grapple with the artificial intelligence boom’s side effects. States facing drought and dwindling ...
VentureBeat

Ascentra Labs raises $2 million to help consultants use AI instead of all-night Excel marathons

While AI has stormed into law firms and accounting practices with billion-dollar startups like Harvey leading the charge, the global consulting industry — a $250 billion behemoth — has remained ...
ConsumerAffairs

What is a ‘data center’ and how much electricity does it use?

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...
ZDNet

Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them

Microsoft has launched AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The agents are available for business and individual subscribers. Now accessible on the web, the agents will expand to the desktop.
The Shreveport Times

A Meta data center is coming to Louisiana. Why it will use up state's water, electricity

In December 2024, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, announced plans to construct a four million square foot data center campus in Northeast Louisiana. The $10 billion AI ...
Reuters

Exclusive: In Australia, a data centre boom is built on vague water plans

SYDNEY, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in Sydney approved construction of data centres without requiring measurable plans to cut water use, raising concerns the sector's rapid growth will leave ...
AppleInsider

Inside Apple's Numbers - how it compares to Microsoft Excel

Apple's Numbers spreadsheet for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations — and will immediately see how much easier ...
Fast Company

Data centers use massive energy and water. Here’s how to build them better

In late July, the Trump administration released its long-awaited AI Action Plan, which includes steps to cut environmental requirements and streamline permitting policies to make it easier to build ...
CNET

How to Use AI in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

I discovered artificial intelligence tool GPT Excel in my quest to cut down on all the busywork it takes to create and update spreadsheets. Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist ...
The Conversation

How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use

Ari Peskoe is the Director of the Electricity Law Initiative at the Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program (EELP). EELP receives funding from philanthropic foundations that support ...
Investopedia

5 Financial Data Points You Should Never Tell AI Chatbots

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...