Lock dynamic arrays into fixed shapes so dashboards stay neat, tables stack cleanly, and templates keep their layout.

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

A common and frustrating issue in Microsoft Word is when a table refuses to split across two pages, forcing an entire row or a large block of cells to jump to the next page, leaving awkward white ...

DuckDB is an amazing tool with deep integration with Python and R, but sometimes you just need data in Excel. xlDuckDb allows DuckDB SQL to be run within Excel. Query results are returned as regular ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Just ahead of the holidays, two separate updates have worried ...

At Microsoft's annual Ignite conference this week, IT buyers explained why Microsoft isn't seeing runaway success with its Copilot AI assistant. Microsoft started selling the commercial version of 365 ...

Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research ...

Microsoft's new AI image model is available to test. It's in Bing Image Creator, Bing mobile app, and Bing search bar. You can test it against OpenAI's image models. Ever use Microsoft Copilot or Bing ...

Microsoft has launched AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The agents are available for business and individual subscribers. Now accessible on the web, the agents will expand to the desktop.

A new Agent Mode comes to Office apps today, alongside an Office Agent in Copilot chat. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

AI A professor lost two years of 'carefully structured academic work' in ChatGPT because of a single setting change: 'These tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability in mind' AI ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to store your login information, it's time to take action. This month, Microsoft began deleting stored payment methods from the app, and as of Aug. 1, 2025, stored ...