Q&A: Even small amounts of online math practice can improve skills

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I know Excel experts hate this function, but it’s still my favorite secret weapon

The INDIRECT function has a rep for being a "nightmare," but for building reactive dashboards, it’s irreplaceable. Here is ...
Wall Street Journal

America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers

America’s AI boom is pushing the nation’s largest power-grid operator to the brink of a supply crisis. Sixty-seven million people in a 13-state region stretching from New Jersey to Kentucky get their ...
PCMag on MSN

These 47 expert Excel tricks will transform you into a power user

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might imagine. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.
AOL

The S&P 500 Is Too Exposed To Big Tech, Time To Buy JPMorgan’s Mid Cap Equity ETF Instead

The S&P 500’s top 10 holdings represent 39% of the portfolio versus BBMC’s 5%. BBMC charges a 0.07% expense ratio and spreads assets across 200+ mid-cap companies. SPY returned 18% year-to-date ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion

Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI Data Center Gold Rush Driven by Thousands of Newcomers

In the golden hills of Puglia, a southern region of Italy known today for its olive trees, white cliffs and turquoise mediterranean coves, Lorenzo Avello has artificial intelligence on his mind.
NBC Connecticut

Deadline to apply for AT&T data breach settlement is here. How to file a claim

AT&T customers are eligible to receive compensation from the telecommunications giant as part of a $177 million settlement over two data breaches last year. AT&T notified millions of customers that ...
Yahoo

Bernie Sanders Wants To Pause New Data Centers To Stop the Economy From Growing Too Much

The United States is leading a global data center boom. Investors are plowing some $7 trillion into the infrastructure necessary to support AI development, with 40 percent of that investment happening ...
Ars Technica

Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans

Senators launched a probe Tuesday demanding that tech companies explain exactly how they plan to prevent data center projects from increasing electricity bills in communities where prices are already ...
The Atlantic

The Big Tobacco Playbook Comes for Your Oreos

Without fail, any corporation accused of conspiring against public health will be compared to Big Tobacco. When oil companies downplayed the threat of climate change, they were allegedly following in ...
CBSSports.com

Big 12 nearing private capital deal that could raise up to $500 million for league members

The Big 12 is nearing an agreement with RedBird and Weatherford Capital that could deliver up to $500 million to conference members, while also creating a strategic business partnership with the firms ...