PwC engineers built an AI agent to tackle the corporate world's least sexy task: spreadsheets

When tech exec Matt Wood arrived at PwC, he found that massive spreadsheets were "all anybody was working on." ...
Reuters

Microsoft exploring using advanced power lines to make data centers more energy-efficient

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server ...
Geeky Gadgets

Power Query Isn’t Required: New Excel Functions Handle Straightforward Sources Cleanly

Have you ever felt like importing data into Excel is more complicated than it needs to be? Below My Online Training Hub walks through how Microsoft’s latest Excel functions, `IMPORTCSV` and ...
WYFF

Major power provider asking customers to reduce energy use

SO WE CAN GET YOU LISTED. WELL, DUKE ENERGY SAYS EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ARE CAUSING VERY HIGH ENERGY DEMANDS ACROSS OUR AREAS. WELL, THEY’RE ASKING ALL OF ITS ...
The Verge

It’s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers

AI data centers are driving a surge in new gas projects. AI data centers are driving a surge in new gas projects. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a ...
Seeking Alpha

Bloom Energy: Solving The AI Data Center Power Bottleneck

The market is fixated on when Big Tech will generate economic value from the $400 billion-plus being poured into AI data center expansion annually. The market is missing the point.Monetization has ...
Houston Chronicle

ERCOT can use backup power from data centers to help Texas grid in winter storm, Trump admin orders

The Trump administration issued an emergency order Sunday night allowing Texas’ power grid operator to use backup generators from data centers and other facilities to prevent rotating outages over the ...
Los Angeles Times

This L.A. startup uses SpaceX tech to cool data centers with less power and no water

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the artificial intelligence industry heats up, Karman Industries is trying to cool it down. The Signal Hill ...
ZDNet

I discovered a little-known way to power your home during an outage - here's how

Half of EV owners already use bidirectional power regularly. Three of four future EV owners are open to investing in a V2H setup. Most V2H car owners bought their EVs with backup power in mind.
AZ Central

Gas power plant for data center project stirs concerns in Surprise

A developer plans to build a 160-acre data center and its own gas-fired power plant in Surprise. Residents near the proposed site worry about air pollution, health risks, and safety concerns. Because ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Wildcat Ridge Data Center in Archbald to use huge amounts of power, water

A proposed data center campus will rise above Business Route 6 in Archbald while pumping in up to 3.3 million gallons of water per day and using more electricity than the region’s largest natural gas ...
Wall Street Journal

Data Centers’ Power Failure

While I agree with Peter Huntsman’s assessment of the environmental lobby’s hijacking of U.S. energy policy, and the need for restoration of fossil fuel supply, his argument for catering to the energy ...