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I ignored Python in Excel for years, but now I can't work without it

Python has made using Microsoft Excel much easier than it has ever been, and it isn't very hard to start using it yourself.
CNA

OpenAI to buy Python toolmaker Astral to take on Anthropic

OpenAI said on Thursday it will acquire Python toolmaker Astral, as the ChatGPT owner looks to strengthen its portfolio ...
heise online

VS Code: Python Environments Extension generally available

As Microsoft announced, the Python Environments Extension for Visual Studio Code is generally available after a one-year preview phase. It is intended to make the workflow for managing Python ...
The Washington Post

Silicon Valley is building a shadow power grid for data centers across the U.S.

The GW Ranch project approved on 8,000 windswept acres of West Texas will look like many of the other data centers that have sprung up across the country to support Silicon Valley’s ambitions for ...
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The US grid goes code red

A new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation shows that large parts of the nation face demand that is well above supply. That almost certainly means blackouts, some of which ...
The New York Times

Grids Are Surviving the Storm. But the Next 5 Years Could Be Rough.

A group that monitors the U.S. electricity system warns that grid reliability is “worsening” and blackout risks are rising for millions of people. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington The ...
Wall Street Journal

America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers

America’s AI boom is pushing the nation’s largest power-grid operator to the brink of a supply crisis. Sixty-seven million people in a 13-state region stretching from New Jersey to Kentucky get their ...
pv magazine International

Grid code standards key to unlock Indonesia’s solar potential

New research shows how modern technical standards, combined with broader regulatory and grid reforms, are essential to ensure system reliability in the Indonesian electricity system as renewable ...
The New York Times

Once a Gamble in the Desert, Electric Grid Batteries Are Everywhere

An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world. Andes Solar IV, one of the largest ...
Reuters

US grid investors focus on demand hotspots in planning shift

Industry Insight from Reuters Events, a part of Thomson Reuters. Surging power demand from data centers and manufacturing is reshaping the funding plans of transmission operators as the outlook for ...
MIT Technology Review

AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms?

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...