Excel is no longer just about formulas and charts—it’s a full-fledged automation powerhouse. With tools like macros, Office Scripts, AI assistance, and Python integration, you can eliminate repetitive ...

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Anyone can code using AI. But it might come with a hidden cost. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Over the past year, AI systems have ...

If there’s one universal experience with AI-powered code development tools, it’s how they feel like magic until they don’t. One moment, you’re watching an AI agent slurp up your codebase and deliver a ...

Extracting hyperlink addresses from Excel cells can simplify data management and improve efficiency, especially when dealing with large or complex spreadsheets. As explained by Excel Off The Grid, one ...

The Python extension now supports multi-project workspaces, where each Python project within a workspace gets its own test tree and Python environment. This document explains how multi-project testing ...

It is the very first thing you must check before doing anything else. If the corresponding Workbook is unavailable or not selected when compiling the VBA script ...

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...

You’ve probably seen the headlines: Sam Altman recently announced that GPT-5 can write complete computer programs from scratch. That’s pretty impressive! For PPC marketers who have been struggling ...

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...

Running Python scripts is one of the most common tasks in automation. However, managing dependencies across different systems can be challenging. That’s where Docker comes in. Docker lets you package ...

An artificial-intelligence model did something last month that no machine was ever supposed to do: It rewrote its own code to avoid being shut down. Nonprofit AI lab Palisade Research gave OpenAI’s o3 ...