Journal of Accountancy

How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

FORECAST.ETS applies an exponential triple smoothing (ETS) algorithm to create forecasts that can include trend and seasonal ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to use the SCAN function in Microsoft Excel to calculate running totals

By dividing (/) the running total by the sequence number, Excel returns the average of all the values from the start to the ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I use these 3 Excel formulas to automate my boring chores

Life is hectic, and juggling dozens of apps for the "must-do" chores adds to the noise. Since I already work in Excel daily, I've expanded its use to automate three of my most boring tasks. These ...
The New York Times

Jewelry’s Stacking Trend Is Sticking Around

More people are wondering: Why wear just one ring when five will fit? By Ginanne Brownell There may be few things that the British royal sisters-in-law have in common, but Catherine, Princess of Wales ...
Bleeping Computer

The hidden risks in your DevOps stack data—and how to address them

While DevOps drives innovation and simplifies collaboration, it also comes with its own set of risks and vulnerabilities. Developers rely on Git-based platforms like GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, ...
TechCrunch

Stack Overflow is remaking itself into an AI data provider

As part of Microsoft’s Ignite conference, Stack Overflow on Tuesday revealed a new set of products that aims to position it as a valuable part of the enterprise AI stack. This new version of the ...
WSB-TV

Data center set to use 6 water towers worth of water per day in Georgia

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...
Wall Street Journal

Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...
ZDNet

Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them

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.
Los Angeles Times

Amid the AI boom, California looks to address water use by massive data centers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest. New ...