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Why I can't quit Excel: 5 desktop features open-source alternatives are missing

From Power Query to the Data Model, here are the five architectural gaps that keep me paying for Microsoft 365.

Excel on Autopilot : Endex Cleans Sheets, Pulls from PDFs, Builds Complete DCF Models

With Endex, you can build a full DCF in Excel, including history, projections, and valuation outputs, producing audit ready ...
Journal of Accountancy

How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

FORECAST.ETS applies an exponential triple smoothing (ETS) algorithm to create forecasts that can include trend and seasonal components. The syntax for the FORECAST.ETS is =FORECAST.ETS (target_date, ...
Microsoft

Process Maps as Part of Your Plan: Now Generally Available

We’re excited to announce that Process Maps in Power Apps plans are now generally available! This feature brings a new level of clarity and efficiency to solution planning by enabling makers to ...
IEEE

Spatially Scalable Recursive Estimation of Gaussian Process Terrain Maps Using Local Basis Functions

Abstract: We address the computational challenges of large-scale geospatial mapping with Gaussian process (GP) regression by performing localized computations rather than processing the entire map ...
NPR

Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm election. The decision released Thursday ...
Psychology Today

Using ChatGPT to Process Relationship Issues

Have you used ChatGPT for relationship advice? People use it to craft difficult emails, navigate relationships with family members, and even to help message dating partners for optimal results. A ...
The Hill

Judges allow North Carolina to use redrawn GOP-friendly map

A panel of federal judges in North Carolina said Wednesday they will allow the state to use its redrawn congressional map, which could allow for one more Republican seat in the House of ...
CBS News

Judges allow North Carolina to use new House map drawn in bid to give GOP another seat

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans, as part of a multi-state redistricting campaign ahead of the ...
Fast Company

This project is using AI and satellite data to create the first definitive map of the entire continent of Africa

Africa’s official maps are stuck in the past, often either outdated, incomplete—or both. But governments don’t have the budgets to fix them, making it difficult to complete projects as complex as ...
PBS

Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use congressional map judges ruled likely racially biased

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to be allowed to use a congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump that is favorable to ...
The Baltimore Sun

Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional map in 2026 elections

A federal court has blocked Texas from using its new congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, writing for the majority, ordered Texas to use the maps ...