How-To Geek on MSN

Your Excel setup is slowing down your workbook—here's how to fix it

Ditching volatile formulas, using Power Query, and switching to binary formats can make bloated Excel workbooks feel fast ...
How-To Geek on MSN

PivotTables are slowing down your Excel workflow—here's what to use instead

PivotTables are great for quick analysis, but they break down when you rely on them for serious reporting workflows.
Gizmodo

Some Locals Are Using AI to Protest Against Data Centers

The United States is in the middle of an unprecedented data center buildout that has especially hit rural communities living near ample empty land where tech companies see fit to plop down these ...
Wired

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.
Wall Street Journal

Locals Are Using AI to Fight Data Centers Being Built in Their Backyards

CINCINNATI—Late at night, or when her 18-month-old daughter is napping, Jessica Sharp logs onto Chat GPT and asks it to help her in her fight to stop a data center from being built just steps away ...
techtimes

Excel Pivot Tables Guide to Spreadsheet Analysis, Pivot Charts Slicers, and Data Modeling

Explore Excel Pivot Tables for faster spreadsheet analysis, using slicers, pivot charts, calculated fields, and data modeling to turn raw data into clear, interactive insights. Pixabay, Conmongt Excel ...
WatersTechnology

The public market data formula is coming to private markets

The frenzied attention paid to private markets by a wider set of capital markets participants has been building for years. In 2024, BlackRock purchased Preqin, a UK-based private markets data provider ...
Morningstar

Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you'll accept

Algorithms are increasingly using personal data to determine the minimum pay a worker is willing to accept, consumer watchdogs say. You've likely already felt the digital sting of "surveillance ...
TechSpot

GitHub Copilot will use your data for AI training by default, but you can opt out

A hot potato: GitHub has announced that starting April 24, the company will begin using interaction data from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users to train and improve its AI models unless they opt out.
Consumer Reports

Safe Infant Formulas Are Available Through WIC—But Options Are Limited

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC, is a federal program that provides supplemental nutrition and other resources to pregnant women, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI Data Centers May Not Need Constant Peak Power, Study Finds

AI data centers can operate without using peak power continuously, according to the results of a UK trial, a finding that could have implications for electricity systems worldwide. Grids from the US ...