How-To Geek on MSN

I stopped using Ctrl+V in Excel and it finally fixed my broken spreadsheets

Freeze results, hide sensitive logic, and boost performance by converting dynamic formulas into static values.
PCMag on MSN

These 47 expert Excel tricks will transform you into a power user

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might imagine. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.
The Verge

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...
Wired

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. When I called him to talk more about AI and water, Masley emphasized that he’s ...
KVIA

CBP to use biometric data gathering system at all ports of entry

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection will launch a new biometrics data gathering system on December 26, which will require CBP officers to photograph and fingerprint all ...
Psychology Today

Meta Will Use Your AI Chats to Gather Data on You

Starting December 16, 2025, Meta will begin adding AI chats to the behavioral data it gathers to further personalize its experiences and ad targeting. This move blurs the line between private ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
Government Technology

What Is Synthetic Data, and How Is Government Using It?

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...
Diginomica

Data centers and AI do use water - but less than you think, and there are much worse offenders

Many welcome recent US AI expansion plans into the UK. However, alongside jubilation about billions in inward investment come troubling reservations about the environmental cost of the 95 new UK data ...
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 ...
TechCrunch

How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26

Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features in their applications. The company ...