Excel: The software that's hard to quit

This makes it hard to secure and move data around the organization, or to extract it for broader analysis and to fuel AI.
Kenji Explains on MSN

Make Excel look insane with these advanced visuals

In this video, learn to create five advanced Excel visuals to enhance your presentations: 1. A column chart where negative values automatically change colors. 2. A line chart with markers featuring a ...
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 ...
WSB-TV

Data center set to use 6 water towers worth of water per day in Georgia

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...
PC Magazine

Banish Spreadsheet Headaches: How I Use ChatGPT as My Excel and Google Sheets Wingman

Save hours on data entry and formula writing with my game-changing AI tips. From the laptops on your desk to satellites in space and AI that seems to be everywhere, I cover many topics at PCMag. I've ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...
Wall Street Journal

Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...
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 New York Times

Why Don’t Data Centers Use More Green Energy?

Reliance on fossil fuels is almost unavoidable — at least for now. By Evan Gorelick It’s been a big week for A.I. data centers. That means it’s also been a big week for coal and natural gas. Nvidia ...
Los Angeles Times

Amid the AI boom, California looks to address water use by massive data centers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest. New ...