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Python in Excel isn't just for programmers—4 useful things you can do with it right now

Turn Excel into a lightweight data-science tool for cleaning datasets, standardizing dates, visualizing clusters, and ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
AOL

Meet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs

If you’ve ever opened a spreadsheet, chances are you probably didn’t find it particularly fun—or feel eager to open it again in your free time. Beyond the novelty of being a spreadsheet master, ...
The Washington Post

An Ohio newspaper has a new star writer. It isn’t human.

The Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s largest newspaper, has begun to feature a new byline. On recent articles about an ice carving festival, a medical research discovery and a roaming pack of chicken-slaying ...
Inc

Anthropic’s New Claude Model Will Turn Your Spreadsheet Into a Pitch Deck

According to Anthropic, Opus 4.6 “brings more focus to the most challenging parts of a task without being told to, moves quickly through the more straightforward parts, handles ambiguous problems with ...
Science Daily

New catalyst turns carbon dioxide into clean fuel source

Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was a ...
Mashable

'Stranger Things' fans accuse Duffer Brothers of using ChatGPT to write finale

SEE ALSO: 'Stranger Things' fans are furious about the finale. Here's why. The Stranger Things finale brought the series to an end late last month, wrapping up the popular retro sci-fi show after ...
Forbes

Cop Transforms Into Frog, According To AI-Generated Police Report

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A December test of AI report-writing tools in Heber City, Utah, produced a police report ...
9to5Mac

New Speechify Mac app lets you write 5 times faster by using your voice

With the new Voice Typing Dictation feature, users can now speak naturally and have Speechify’s new Mac app turn that recording into clean text across any app on macOS. Here’s how it works. Apple ...
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 ...
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Excel Tip: Turn Images Into Spreadsheet Data Instantly

Discover how Microsoft Excel’s new feature lets you extract data from pictures directly into your spreadsheets. A huge time-saver! #ExcelTips #DataFromPicture #SpreadsheetHacks #MicrosoftExcel Trump ...