Microsoft Copilot can now handle more of your finance work in Excel with reusable skills and data connectors

Microsoft added reusable Skills, new financial data connectors, and traceability features to Copilot in Excel, built specifically for finance teams.
XDA Developers on MSN

This one Excel setting saved me more time than any Copilot or Python feature

A boring setting with huge payoff.
MSN on MSN

These 5 Python libraries turned me into a better data analyst than Excel ever could

The power of Python trumps Excel workbooks.
PC Magazine

I Used ChatGPT to Build Complex Spreadsheets Fast. Here’s How You Can, Too

Struggling with Excel or Google Sheets? My game-changing AI tips will save you hours on data entry and formula writing. From the laptops on your desk to satellites in space and AI that seems to be ...
Inc

Nvidia’s New Partnership Wants to Put Mini AI Data Centers on Your House

Could AI be hooked directly to your house? Premier tech company, Nvidia, is teaming up with a start-up to put artificial intelligence data centers into personal homes and businesses. California-based ...
The Conversation

US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices

On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car’s sensors, cameras and microphones record your speed, how you drive, where ...
Forbes

Why Structured Data May Be AI’s Next Enterprise Frontier

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Over the past few years, the AI market has been dominated by models built for unstructured ...
Consumer Reports

AI Data Centers: Big Tech's Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More

John Steinbach was shocked to receive a $281 electricity bill in January 2026—a huge spike from the roughly $100 he’d paid the previous month. “It’s just so far beyond any bill that I’ve ever had,” he ...
Wired

Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web

Customer conversations with chatbots can include contact information and personal details that make it easier for scammers to launch phishing attacks and commit fraud. Since Sears is still a trusted ...
CNET

Claude Now Integrates More Closely With Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...
VentureBeat

Anthropic gives Claude shared context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, enabling reusable workflows in multiple applications

Anthropic has upgraded its Claude AI model with new capabilities for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, marking a strategic move to expand its enterprise footprint and potentially challenging Microsoft’s ...
CNBC

Oracle is building yesterday’s data centers with tomorrow’s debt

OpenAI is walking away from expanding its flagship Stargate data center with Oracle because it wants next-generation Nvidia chips at new sites instead. Oracle is the only major player funding the AI ...