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Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (352+ words) A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users" writing with help from the world"s great writers and thinkers " and some tech journalists, too. Launched in August 2025 as part of a broader set of AI-powered features, Expert Review appears…...
6 hidden navigation hacks every Excel user needs to know
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (833+ words) If you've ever felt lost in a sea of rows and columns in Excel, you're not alone. These hidden navigation tricks changed the way I work, turning clunky scrolling into smooth, lightning-fast sheet hopping. From secret right-clicks to a built-in…...
'I lost two hours of my day' - the harsh reality of AI in the workplace
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1004+ words) Despite mass AI adoption, workers' confidence in the tech fell. One factor could be a lack of training. Companies are looking for ways to mitigate frustration. For every process or workflow where AI saves time and boosts efficiency, there are…...
New Site Lets AI Rent Human Bodies
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (260+ words) The machines aren't just coming for your jobs. Now, they want your bodies as well. That's at least the hope of Alexander Liteplo, a software engineer and founder of RentAHuman.ai, a platform for AI agents to "search, book, and…...
Elon Musk warns a new social network where AI agents talk to one another is the beginning of ‘the singularity’
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (422+ words) A social network has emerged for AI bots to compare notes, and it's stirring fears of a future that's straight out of science fiction. It started when Austrian developer Peter Steinberger created Moltbot'formerly known as Clawdbot and rebranded again as…...
Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (721+ words) Have you ever had the experience of rereading a sentence multiple times only to realize you still don't understand it? As taught to scores of incoming college freshmen, when you realize you're spinning your wheels, it's time to change your…...
Facebook AI Slop Has Grown So Dark That You May Not Be Prepared
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (484+ words) For years now, Facebook's feeds have been drowned out by an unrelenting tidal wave of AI slop, turning the platform " which feels like it's long been abandoned by practically anybody under the age of 65 " into an unrecognizable digital hellscape. It's…...
AI fails at freelancer tasks 97% of the time, new 'Remote Labor Index' shows
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (687+ words) AIs were given work tasks already completed by real people. The AIs failed miserably compared with the human workers. But AI is getting smarter. One of the many fears about AI is that it will replace people in their jobs....
Don't underestimate helper columns in Excel: Here's why they're better than long formulas
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (167+ words) Don't underestimate helper columns in Excel: Here's why they're better than long formulas'Yahoo! Tech Stop trying to win an Excel Hero award with ten-line formulas. They're impossible to debug and even harder to explain to your coworkers. Using helper columns…...
6 time-saving Excel UI tips I wish I knew sooner
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (955+ words) I'm obsessed with workflow efficiency, yet I overlooked Excel's best UI tools for years. These six features are the game-changers I wish I'd discovered much earlier to stop the constant clicking and tab-hopping. If you find yourself constantly switching between…...