Excel isn’t dying because of Claude Sheets, but Microsoft is in trouble if your workday starts in a chatbot instead of the Office apps you pay for every month

Claude is coming for Microsoft Office, but Excel isn’t the real target Anthropic wants Claude to be the place where we do office work. The San Francisco-based OpenAI competitor has launched Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards and Claude Data, which let you build spreadsheets, plan projects on a shared board and turn numbers into dashboards without…

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Madison schools finding general success with stricter cellphone bans – Madison Commons

Madison Metropolitan School District teachers, administrators and even students report that legally required cellphone bans in the city’s public schools have had an overall positive effect on students’ learning. With cellphones in nearly every high schooler’s pocket and generative artificial intelligence exploding in popularity, students’ attention is pulled in more directions than ever before. In…

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Meta expands Instagram AI age estimation to catch teens worldwide

Meta agrees to landmark $16B+ social media addiction settlement Bipartisan state coalition secures a historic agreement as Meta agrees to a landmark $16B+ social media addiction settlement. Claudia Cowan reports on the sweeping safety changes mandated the federal court. The social media giant must implement strict daily time limits, overnight blocks and robust age verification…

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Google rolling out Gemini app for CarPlay

Like on Android Auto and Automotive, Google is bringing the Gemini app to CarPlay. This allows iOS users to converse with Gemini Live while driving. There’s a simple waveform UI with Gemini indicating when it’s listening, thinking, and responding. There are buttons to “End” and “Mute” in the top-left corner. Like on phones, you can interrupt…

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ThreatAware launches Dimension for governed security apps

SOFIAH NICHOLE SALIVIO News Editor ThreatAware has launched Dimension, a workspace for building and running security applications designed to give organisations governance over internally developed tools. The launch comes as security teams increasingly use AI coding assistants to create software for their own use, while many organisations still lack consistent approval and review processes for…

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Overwatch is adding 6v6 role queue to its Competitive play: ‘We’ve realised that there doesn’t have to be a winner between 5v5 and 6v6’

Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter If you had told me back in 2019 that I’d actually prefer a 5v5 version of Overwatch instead of the traditional 6v6 in the big old year of 2026 I’d have replied: “I’m still playing Overwatch in 2026?” Regardless, it’s…

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