PCMag

Proton Launches Its Own Excel Rival, Ready to Compete With Google Drive

The brand says it now offers a full alternative to Google's document services, ready for those who want to switch to tools ...
Journal of Accountancy

Detecting anomalies with Benford’s Law in Excel

How can I use Benford’s Law in Excel? A. Benford’s Law is a powerful tool in the accounting and auditing profession. It is ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...
Pew Research Center

What we know about energy use at U.S. data centers amid the AI boom

Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, with tech companies investing billions of dollars in data centers to help train and run AI models. The expansion of data centers has ...
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 ...
JD Supra

Privacy Tip #463 – How a Weak Password Can Take a Whole Company Down

Passwords are the key to your digital kingdom. Passwords, also known as “credentials,” provide the user with access to all information and data that the user has been authorized to access, whether in ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Big Take: The Economic Data Lost in a Shutdown

The US government shutdown will have serious implications for the collection and distribution of federal economic data used to gauge the health of the US economy — including the Bureau of Labor ...
The Texas Tribune

Data centers are thirsty for Texas’ water, but state planners don’t know how much they will need

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Software Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there's no way ...
Fast Company

Data centers use massive energy and water. Here’s how to build them better

In late July, the Trump administration released its long-awaited AI Action Plan, which includes steps to cut environmental requirements and streamline permitting policies to make it easier to build ...
Newsweek

Texas Data Centers Use 50 Billion Gallons of Water as State Faces Drought

Two data centers in San Antonio have used 463 million gallons of water in the past two years. The Alamo City facilities, owned by Microsoft and the Army Corps, have drained water from the surrounding ...