Microsoft released the public preview of Python in Excel today, allowing advanced spreadsheet users to combine Python scripts and Excel formulas in the same workbook. This feature will first be released to Microsoft 365 Insiders in Excel for Windows beta. While the feature will initially only be available in Excel …
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Relume, a bootstrapped AI web builder, wants to turbocharge Figma and Webflow
Since its launch in November 2021, Relume has bootstrapped instead of accepting investments in the current wave of generative AI breakthroughs, which has raised $14 billion in equity funding as of August. “We are focusing on building a product we can sell. Bootstrapping helps us build a better product, Relume …
Read More »Threads launches its anticipated web app
Instagram Threads will launch one of its most requested features today: web access while logged in. The company says Threads users can post, view their feed, and interact with posts from the desktop at launch, but the experience won’t be identical to the mobile app. Web users cannot edit their …
Read More »X will hide news headlines for ‘improved aesthetics’
Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, will display news links without headlines or descriptions. Fortune reports that the social network will display only the link and header image in posts. Musk said he made the decision “directly” in a Monday post. He said the change would “greatly improve the aesthetics.” This …
Read More »UK CMA blocks Microsoft-Activision but opens new investigation of restructured deal
UK antitrust regulator confirms April decision to block $68.7BN Microsoft-Activision gaming mega-merger, rejecting Microsoft’s arguments that it should overturn its original prohibition due to developments. Microsoft’s restructured proposal was recently reviewed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which announced a new investigation today. The tech giant would not acquire …
Read More »Tesla claims insiders caused 75,000 employee data breach
Tesla blamed insider wrongdoing for a data breach that affected over 75,000 employees. Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, filed a data breach notice with Maine‘s attorney general after an investigation found that two former employees leaked over 75,000 personal data to a foreign media outlet. In the notice, Tesla data …
Read More »YouTube is considering compensating AI music artists and rightsholders
YouTube announced today how it will handle the impact of AI technology on the music industry on its video hosting platform and its partnerships with artists, labels, and other rightsholders. The company believes AI can “enhance music’s unique creative expression,” but it must protect artists’ work. YouTube’s Music AI Incubator …
Read More »Mario voice actor Charles Martinet is retiring
Nintendo announced Monday morning that Mario voice actor Charles Martinet is leaving. In over 100 Mario video games, the 67-year-old Martinet voiced Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and their babies in addition to the world’s most famous plumber. “Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a …
Read More »Cellebrite asks police to keep phone hacking tech a secret
Cellebrite phone hacking technology has been used by police and other government agencies worldwide for years to unlock phones and steal data. The company has been careful to use its technology secretly. Has learned that Cellebrite requires users to keep its tech and use of it secret as part of …
Read More »Bluesky buckled after Twitter/X announced block end
Bluesky, a Twitter competitor, buckled after Elon Musk announced that X will only support mutes instead of “block” functions. Bluesky users experienced slow post loading and occasional error messages. Graphics and images loaded slowly. Additionally, the site’s status page reported a performance issue being investigated. The Bluesky team has not …
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