Power Query Isn’t Required: New Excel Functions Handle Straightforward Sources Cleanly

Use formulas instead of Power Query for tidy files, with a visible source path and clear parameters that teammates can review ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to use fuzzy matching in Power Query to clean up Excel data

Merge lists even with typos and inconsistent names. Tune the similarity threshold, use a transform table, and audit results ...

Google Shows How To Get More Traffic From Top Stories Feature

Google published new documentation about how to influence their Preferred Sources program to get more traffic from Top ...

Microsoft adds new features to Excel: All details

After a brief pause at the end of last year, Microsoft is back with its monthly feature recap, sharing what changed across its productivity apps in January 2026. And this time, the spotlight is on ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in January 2026

Excel gets a host of new features in January 2026 ...
Windows Report

Excel Gets New Import Functions for Faster Data Loads

Microsoft is making it easier to bring data into Excel, especially for users who just want quick results without opening Power Query. In a new update for Excel on Windows, Microsoft has introduced ...
CNN

How to avoid getting into trouble when using AI at work

Love it or hate it, AI is increasingly becoming integral to the way we work. So, like a lot of employees, you’ve started using it for your assignments. That’s great – unless you’re not clear on what ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Nuclear Developer Proposes Using Navy Reactors for Data Centers

A Texas power developer is proposing to repurpose nuclear reactors from Navy warships to supply the US grid as the Trump administration pushes to secure massive amounts of energy for the artificial ...
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 ...
The Conversation

Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power

Barbara Kates-Garnick receives funding from I received funding from the Mass Clean Energy Center through Tufts University for a grant on Offshore wind.. I serve on the board of Resources for the ...
The Washington Post

Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...
Power Engineering

NextEra leans into ‘bring your own generation’ as data centers chase reliable power

NextEra Energy President, CEO and Chairman John Ketchum at CERAWeek in 2025. NextEra Energy is betting that a new model for serving massive hyperscale data centers will shape the next decade of U.S.