Excel's new agent mode is the productivity level-up we actually need

Microsoft is finally delivering on the promise of AI by letting Copilot autonomously repair formulas and build dashboards directly in your desktop workbooks.

11 cool things Copilot can do in Excel

As Microsoft ramps up Copilot’s capabilities in Excel, the AI tool is becoming genuinely useful for spreadsheet work.
JournalofAccountancy

How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

Q. I use Excel to do traditional linear forecasting, but I would like to upgrade to exponential smoothing for more accurate forecasts. Is there a way to do this in Excel? A. Accurate forecasting is ...
The New York Times

A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season

New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists. Credit...Janet Mac Supported by By ...
Fox News

Trump is using the government shutdown to do something no president has ever done

The United States government shutdown drags on, marking a pivotal moment in America’s fiscal and constitutional history. President Donald Trump, the negotiator-in-chief, isn’t blinking. He’s swinging ...
Ars Technica

What do people actually use ChatGPT for? OpenAI provides some numbers.

As someone who writes about the AI industry relatively frequently for this site, there is one question that I find myself constantly asking and being asked in turn, in some form or another: What do ...
The Verge

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a group of cells. The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a ...
PC Magazine

I Automatically Do These 3 Things to Increase My Internet Speed When Using a VPN

While VPNs provide privacy and security, they can sometimes lead to slower connections. Follow these tips to get the most speed out of your VPN without compromising performance. I write to simplify ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Linear Regression Using JavaScript

Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of linear regression using JavaScript. Linear regression is the simplest machine learning technique to predict a single numeric value, ...
GitHub

Fitting Soil Water Retention Curve using the van Genuchten Model

This script fits soil water retention data to the van Genuchten model using pressure head and volumetric water content data from an Excel file. How to Use Open the script in Spyder or any Python IDE.
IEEE

A Novel Approach to Weather Forecasting using Regression Analysis

Abstract: The impact of weather on our lives can be significant. Variations in weather can impact a broad spectrum of human endeavors, including transportation and agriculture. An extensive number of ...