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Microsoft Excel has new functions for importing text files and CSV data

The new IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions are now available in the Microsoft Excel Beta Channel, if you're running version ...
CNET

Holiday Safety Alert: Never Plug Space Heaters or These 6 Other Devices Into Extension Cords

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...
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Just like Baldur's Gate 3 and Larian's other past RPGs, Divinity will likely launch into early access first: "You get something really cool out of that process"

"…even if it's painful for the developer" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Baldur's Gate 3 ...
BGR

Does It Matter Which USB Port You Use On Your Computer?

When you're getting ready to plug an external hard drive or USB flash drive into your favorite device, you have a choice to make. That's because most computers have multiple USB ports, and despite ...
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Path of Exile 2 director doesn't think his action RPG will leave early access in March 2026 after all, and while "I certainly wouldn't want to slip into 2027," he doesn't want ...

It seems Path of Exile 2's full release is about to shift yet again. Still in early access, the action RPG was loosely targeting launching into 1.0 in March 2026, but now the game's director, Jonathan ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas is restricting the bathrooms trans people can use in government buildings. Here’s how the law works.

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.
Wired

Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon

You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. The study, "Adversarial Poetry as a ...
ZDNet

Google just rolled out Gemini 3 to Search - here's what it can do and how to try it

Gemini 3 has landed. Google embedded the new model into Search. The new Search is available to Google AI and Ultra subscribers. Google just made the biggest change to its search engine since the ...
The Verge

Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,’ starting with the taskbar

AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...
ZDNet

Google's Gemini 3 is finally here and it's smarter, faster, and free to access

Google finally launched its Gemini 3 model. The model is faster, smarter, and better at coding and multimodality. It also powers a new agentic coding app and even Search. On Tuesday, Google finally ...
TechCrunch

Leaked documents shed light into how much OpenAI pays Microsoft

After a year of frenzied dealmaking and rumors of an upcoming IPO, the financial scrutiny into OpenAI is intensifying. Leaked documents obtained by tech blogger Ed Zitron provide more of a glimpse ...
Business Insider

OpenAI's new agreement with Microsoft gives the AI startup more freedom on its quest to raise billions

OpenAI has a new structure that sees its nonprofit arm oversee a new public benefit corporation. CEO Sam Altman has said the restructuring, which should make it easier to attract investment, is ...