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AI Will Mean The End Of Spreadsheets: a16z’s Andrew Chen

AI won’t just disrupt jobs, but it can also end up disrupting some popular software tools. That’s the striking prediction from Andrew ...

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with native computer use mode, financial plugins for Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets

The big headlines on this release are efficiency, with OpenAI reporting that GPT-5.4 uses far fewer tokens (47% fewer on some tasks) than its predecessors).
Yahoo Finance

Meet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs

If you’ve ever opened a spreadsheet, chances are you probably didn’t find it particularly fun—or feel eager to open it again in your free time. Beyond the novelty of being a spreadsheet master, ...
The Washington Post

Between the sheets at the college Excel championships

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. You know how hard it is to be the most distinct person at the Luxor Hotel ...
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Think you’re good with spreadsheets? Meet the Excel athletes

The best college spreadsheet warriors gathered in Las Vegas in December for the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge to find out whose data skills will triumph. Trump threatens to block the opening of ...
Computerworld

11 cool things Copilot can do in Excel

Microsoft has woven its generative AI technology throughout Microsoft 365, the company’s productivity suite. Its Copilot AI assistant is most often used in M365 apps for text-oriented actions, such as ...
AOL

Spreadsheets Get Intense in Viral Clips from the Microsoft Excel Championships

When it comes to viral competitions, Excel might just be the newest frontier. The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship finals, held in Las Vegas on Dec. 2 and 3, have captured the internet’s ...
BizTech

The Trouble With Spreadsheets (and What CFOs Can Do About It)

Financial services need a multilayered approach to catching security risks such as unsecured Microsoft Excel files, due to CFOs continued reliance upon them. That approach should include implementing ...
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Excel Agent Mode The Smarter Way to Create Spreadsheets

If you use Excel 40 hours a week (and those are the weeks you are on vacation), welcome to the MrExcel channel. Home to 2,400 free Excel tutorials. Bill "MrExcel" Jelen is the author of 67 books about ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using 3 Excel View tools to manage large spreadsheets

Q. I work with large spreadsheets. These spreadsheets have hundreds or even thousands of rows and often 10 or more columns. It’s so much to process that I become confused and make mistakes. Does Excel ...
CNET

AI Can Now Help You Create Top-Grade Word Documents and Excel Spreadsheets

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...