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How to use the MAP function in Microsoft Excel

Row precision vs. Aggregation errors: MAP is the best way to use "greedy" functions like AND or OR in a single, dynamic ...
MDM

The Cost of Using Static Demand Forecasting Methods

Oversimplifies trends and ignores real-world disruptions. Can’t predict economic downturns, competitor actions and shifts in customer behavior on its own. Ignores randomness; every forecast will have ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Investor Relations & Strategy: How to Use Bloomberg in Excel

We invite you to join our industry specialists for a virtual session on how to use Bloomberg functionality in Excel. This expert-led webinar will focus on equity-related functions relevant to a broad ...
New Scientist

AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero

As the AI industry rapidly expands, questions about the environmental impact of data centres are coming to the forefront – and a new forecast warns the industry is unlikely to meet net zero targets by ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
NBC Connecticut

UConn researchers use AI in weather forecasting to predict power outages

A research collaboration between the University of Connecticut and Eversource aims to change the way utilities prepare for outages, using the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve weather ...
The New York Times

What is CLA, the revolutionary coaching method used by Victor Wembanyama and other top athletes?

LOS ANGELES — Victor Wembanyama is doing something wrong. The 7-foot-4 unicorn, still in the early stages of rewriting how basketball is played, just made a move few in the world can. But it’s the ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Certain Windows 365 Copilot users now have access to a new feature in Excel that lets you use Microsoft's Copilot AI to generate formulas, but you might want to be careful how you use it. Microsoft is ...