Excel’s Copilot function is headed for the Recycle Bin
Microsoft will retire Excel’s COPILOT() function on September 14, barely a year after its preview debut. Introduced in August 2025, […]
Category: Uncategorized
Be a hater all you want, AI’s here to stay
AI gets things wrong, it kills jobs, and when the bubble bursts, it will take the economy down with it. […]
Black Hat and DEF CON are AI conferences now, too
KETTLE Our cybersecurity editor Jessica Lyons spent last week in Las Vegas for the Black Hat and DEF CON security […]
Code fixers have fired up the AI warp drive. Strange new worlds await
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times – especially if your job is keeping systems […]
Part didn’t fit so techie got out his screwdriver. Then something flew off the motherboard
WHO, ME? Is it a mistake to return to work on Monday? While you ponder that question, pause a minute […]
Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says ‘new normal’ means he had to do it now … or never?
Linus Torvalds has decided version 7.2 of the Linux kernel is ready for release, albeit in a “new normal” state […]
Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive
Microsoft has blamed extra work created by AI bug-finders for the delayed release of a major Cumulative Update to Exchange […]
Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI
ASIA IN BRIEF Chinese company Zhipu last week launched a new AI model called GLM-5.3 that it claims has bug-finding […]
Stopping a cyberattack while walking your dog – defensive AI security CEO says it’s not ruff to do
Corma CEO Alon Pluda says his AI security startup aims to close the “defense gap,” where models are better at […]
The what, why, and how of pull requests and source comments
Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has weighed in on the difference between a pull request description and comments embedded in […]