How Claude helped my 65-year-old dad finally ditch his handwritten ledgers

My dad has run his small business on handwritten ledgers for years. Here's how I used Claude to finally get him off paper and ...

New Alibaba AI framework skips loading every tool, cutting agent token use 99%

A new framework called SkillWeaver tackles AI agent tool routing by skipping full-library loading, cutting token use 99% on ...
The New York Times

Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’

As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco ...
InfoQ

Azure API Management Ships Unified Model API and MCP Content Safety at Build 2026

Microsoft announced a major expansion of the AI gateway capabilities in Azure API Management at Build 2026. The headline additions: a Unified Model API that lets clients speak one API format while ...
techtimes

Claude Now Works Inside Excel: Microsoft Drops Anthropic’s AI Into The Spreadsheet 750 Million People Use

Microsoft's Build 2026 conference produced the year's biggest enterprise-AI announcement, and the piece with the widest reach is also the most concrete: Anthropic's Claude is now an option in Excel ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft's Most Important Build 2026 Announcement Wasn't About AI

Behind the AI hype, Microsoft unveiled a developer-first vision for Windows 11—one centered on performance, customization, and fixing long-standing user frustrations. I've been writing about ...
The Verge

Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

The Build 2026 keynote was almost all about AI. The Build 2026 keynote was almost all about AI. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more.
Fast Company

The DOJ used Palantir to build an app to help find criminals—and then shut it down

Recently uncovered documents show that the Department of Justice is no longer using a mobile app, built by Palantir, designed to help law enforcement officials search criminal records databases while ...
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How to use AI to build custom Excel dashboards (in 60 seconds)

What if you could turn a raw dataset into a professional Excel dashboard in just one minute? In this video, I'll show you exactly how using Copilot and five simple formatting steps - your boss is ...
The New York Times

She Tried to Help Schools Build Healthier Playgrounds

Kirsten Beyer was assessing the benefits of improving school playgrounds in Milwaukee. Then her E.P.A. grant was canceled. Credit...Sara Stathas for The New York Times Supported by Lost Science is an ...
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Build the ultimate Excel dashboard from scratch

Learn how to build an interactive Excel dashboard from scratch using pivot tables in this video. We'll create a sales dashboard for adidas that dynamically updates based on filters for years, regions, ...