MUO on MSN

I use Excel's TAKE and DROP to make top-10 lists that update themselves

Here's how Excel processes that request. First, the SORT function arranges the entire table by sales amount in descending order. Then, the DROP function takes that sorted list and removes the top five ...
MUO on MSN

I stopped using formulas because Excel macros do the work for me

Performance becomes an issue with large datasets too. A poorly written macro can bog down Excel and take forever to complete, but well-designed formulas or other tools like Power Query often handle ...
Center for American Progress

The Trump Administration Is Using Americans’ Sensitive Data To Build a Digital Watchtower

The Trump administration’s abusive efforts to repurpose millions of federal records and funnel them into a centralized government database represent a systemic shift toward a consolidation of ...
ZDNet

Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...
Windows Central

Excel’s new Copilot function transforms data handling with AI’s natural language processing

Copilot is on the way to Microsoft Excel. Or rather, more Copilot is being packed into the popular spreadsheet program. A new COPILOT function is rolling out now to users in the Beta Channel and ...
Time

AT&T Customers Could Be Entitled to Portion of $177 Million Settlement. Here’s How You Can File a Claim

An AT&T logo is seen on Aug. 17, 2025. An AT&T logo is seen on Aug. 17, 2025.Jonathan Raa—Getty Images. Reporter AT&T customers in the United States could be entitled to up to $7,500 after the ...
ZDNet

People are using ChatGPT to write their text messages - here's how you can tell

People are using AI to write sensitive messages to loved ones. Detecting AI-generated text is becoming more difficult as chatbots evolve. Some tech leaders have promoted this use of AI in their ...
Bleeping Computer

LameHug malware uses AI LLM to craft Windows data-theft commands in real-time

A novel malware family named LameHug is using a large language model (LLM) to generate commands to be executed on compromised Windows systems. LameHug was discovered by Ukraine’s national cyber ...
GitHub

Automatic Excel Data Ingestion & Analysis

This project aims to develop a fully functional data ingestion solution for a small business using Microsoft Excel. Businesses conduct 10s to hundreds of transactions a day and as such, having to ...
The Conversation

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt ...
CBS News

Pittsburgh-area doctor accused of using confidential patient data to illegally write prescriptions

Accused of using confidential patient data to illegally write prescriptions, a Pittsburgh-area doctor is now behind bars after a months-long investigation. Charles Chandler is facing several felony ...