I won the Microsoft Excel World Championship. Here's what every office worker should know about Excel

Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He has some pointers for using Excel at work.

Meta’s $2B AI bet has everyone asking: What is Manus?

What is Manus? Read more to know about Meta’s $2B acquisition of the Singapore-based AI startup and how it could reshape AI ...

Stop using ChatGPT for everything: I use these AI models for research, coding, and more (and which I avoid)

ZDNET's key takeaways Different AI models win at images, coding, and research.App integrations often add costly AI subscription layers.Obsessing over model version matters less than workflow. The pace ...
Android Authority

Can't make phone calls via Gemini on your Pixel? You're not alone.

Some Pixel phone owners have reported that Gemini refuses to make phone calls when asked to do so. Instead, the chatbot notes that it can’t make phone calls. The feature still works on our Pixels, ...
The Conversation

As online GP use overtakes phone calls, who’s being left behind?

Helen Atherton receives funding from the NIHR. Helen Atherton has collaborated with eConsult Ltd, a provider of online consultation software, who jointly fund a PhD studentship with the University of ...
GamesRadar+

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review: "I respect Treyarch's attempt to make the weirdest Call of Duty possible, but it results in a campaign misfire and multiplayer that's hardly ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a highly ambitious FPS that delivers on its promise to be the biggest Black Ops ever, wearing its psy-op weirdness proudly, but is an uneven package overall. Multiplayer ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's new AI agents create your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint projects now

Microsoft announced new agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They can help to shrink the gap between ideation and production. Other Copilot updates include an expanded Voice mode. In the era of AI ...
The New York Times

Source: Goldman Sachs to become majority stakeholder of Excel Sports Management

Goldman Sachs will make an investment into Excel that will make it a majority stakeholder, according to one person briefed on the deal. Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images Goldman Sachs has taken an ...
TechCrunch

Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping

Wikipedia on Monday laid out a simple plan to ensure its website continues to be supported in the AI era, despite its declining traffic. In a blog post, the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that ...
Search Engine Land

How APIs extend data access and automation in Google Ads and Meta Ads

Google Ads and Meta Ads make campaign management look easy. Their interfaces simplify daily work – adjusting budgets, reviewing performance, launching new creatives – but that simplicity also hides ...
The Hill

Trump calls on Republicans to use ‘nuclear option’ and get rid of Senate filibuster

President Trump called on Senate Republicans on Thursday to initiate the “nuclear option” and get rid of the filibuster, which would allow them to end the government shutdown and pass legislation with ...
Engadget

Google Fi will start using AI to make calls sound better

Google just announced several updates for its digital telecom provider, Google Fi. It's introducing AI-enhanced audio for better sound quality during calls. The company says this will ensure ...