AI has created friction in the industry not just because of the content being used to train these systems but also how they are used and to what level. The media sector is seeing some of these effects ...

On Call Welcome to another installment of On Call, The Register's Friday frolic through your tales of delightful tech support encounters. This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Val" who shared a ...

A viral video posted on TikTok claims a Starbucks barista refused to write Charlie Kirk's name for an order. Many fans have been paying tribute to Kirk by ordering his favorite drink at the coffee ...

Annual increases from Social Security are vital, but they're generally not huge. They may not keep up with the actual inflation faced by seniors. Plan around Social Security, setting up other income ...

Excel Copilot is a glimpse of what’s next — and a reminder of what AI still can’t do.

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 ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is launching Copilot AI for Excel, a new feature that uses advanced language models to help users analyze data, summarize information, and generate ideas directly in their ...

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...

Microsoft Excel’s new COPILOT function lets users generate, summarize, and analyze data directly in spreadsheet cells using plain-language prompts. (Microsoft Image) Microsoft is building generative ...

Take this common scenario. a contentious meeting ends, but the tension lingers. People file out silently, avoiding eye contact. Later, follow-up emails, drafted by AI, using the meeting’s AI-generated ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...