This obscure Microsoft Excel tool imports PDF data without mangling it

In the top menu of Excel select Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF. Browse your files and select the PDF with the table in it. Now select Import. Choose the table from the list that appears and ...
MrExcel on MSN

Generate Word Clouds in Excel — Easy Copilot + Python Tutorial

If you use Excel 40 hours a week (and those are the weeks you are on vacation), welcome to the MrExcel channel. Home to 2,400 free Excel tutorials. Bill "MrExcel" Jelen is the author of 67 books about ...
MrExcel on MSN

Copilot Meets Python in Excel — First Hands-On Test

If you use Excel 40 hours a week (and those are the weeks you are on vacation), welcome to the MrExcel channel. Home to 2,400 ...
Gizmodo

This AI Box Lets You Search Your Security Camera Footage Using a Text Prompt

SwitchBot had a few AI-powered devices on display at IFA 2025; not just a furry little robot pet (I picked it up and it’s not cuddly). They included an E Ink AI art display, which generates AI art on ...
InfoQ

How Netflix is Reimagining Data Engineering for Video, Audio, and Text

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Kenneth Harris, a NASA veteran who worked on ...
Center for American Progress

The Trump Administration Is Using Americans’ Sensitive Data To Build a Digital Watchtower

The Trump administration’s abusive efforts to repurpose millions of federal records and funnel them into a centralized government database represent a systemic shift toward a consolidation of ...
Forbes

Using Synthetic Data? Consider 19 Pros And Cons From Tech Leaders

Synthetic data is becoming an increasingly attractive tool for companies looking to accelerate their AI development. By simulating realistic scenarios, it can protect privacy, speed up model training ...
TechCrunch

You can now talk to Google Photos to make your edits

At Wednesday’s Made by Google event, the company announced new features in Google Photos that will allow users to ask the app to edit their pictures for them. The functionality will launch first on ...
Morningstar

New Pearson Data Shows Connections Academy High School Students Using AI Study Tools Achieve Higher Grades and Pass Rates

During the 2024-2025 school year, the Pearson AI study tool was embedded in Biology and World History learning materials and accessed by nearly 6,500 high school students. Biology students using the ...
InfoQ

Google Launched LangExtract, a Python Library for Structured Data Extraction from Unstructured Text

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ZDNet

People are using ChatGPT to write their text messages - here's how you can tell

People are using AI to write sensitive messages to loved ones. Detecting AI-generated text is becoming more difficult as chatbots evolve. Some tech leaders have promoted this use of AI in their ...