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If you often work with data that starts life as a text file or CSV, Microsoft Excel now has new built-in tools that simplify how that information gets pulled into a spreadsheet. The update introduces ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 8, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced agentic AI solutions designed to bring intelligent automation to every part of the retail business. These new capabilities help ...

"Who doesn't want to be the spreadsheet champion?" That is what the co-founders of the UK Microsoft Excel chapter said when explaining how the everyday computer program Microsoft Excel became a ...

Have you ever stared at a blank Excel spreadsheet, wondering where to begin or how to make sense of all those rows, columns, and tools? You’re not alone. For many, Excel feels like an overwhelming ...

Microsoft’s new Copilot function in Excel lets users generate, analyze and explain data directly from cell formulas, marking a major step toward full AI integration within spreadsheets. Microsoft’s ...

Anthropic is making its most aggressive push yet into the trillion-dollar financial services industry, unveiling a suite of tools that embed its Claude AI assistant directly into Microsoft Excel and ...

Excel’s newest Copilot integration finally delivers the data intelligence Microsoft promised years ago, transforming how users clean, organize and understand information within their spreadsheets. Way ...

They’re easy to learn, and they’ll make you a lot more productive. by Adam Lacey and Deborah Ashby The past 10 years have seen a wave of innovative big data software designed to analyze, manipulate, ...