Build an Excel Dashboard That Pulls CSV Data Without Opening Files

Learn how Excel IMPORTCSV refreshes linked CSV data, handles locale formats, and switches to IMPORTTEXT for semicolon delimiters.
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
WinBuzzer

Anthropic Claude Links Excel and PowerPoint With Shared Context, Reusable Skills

Anthropic has launched shared context for Claude's Excel and PowerPoint add-ins, enabling cross-app workflows and reusable one-click Skills for enterprise teams.

Anthropic gives Claude shared context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, enabling reusable workflows in multiple applications

The software giant openly stated it was built in conjunction with Anthropic, which also released its own stand-alone Claude Cowork application for Mac and Windows earlier this year offering a way for ...

Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code

Anthropic, a smaller rival started by OpenAI defectors, has found runaway success with its programming agent, Claude Code.
IEEE

DemoCraft: Using In-Context Learning to Improve Code Generation in Large Language Models

Abstract: Producing executable code from natural-language directives via Large Language Models (LLMs) involves obstacles like semantic uncertainty and the requirement for task-focused context ...
app.com

Researchers on the Ring programming language team have published a paper on using Claude Code to build a TUI framework

This study shows what becomes possible when human creativity and LLM capabilities meet with structure and discipline. By guiding Claude Code, we were able to produce a powerful TUI framework for Ring” ...
IEEE

VR-Robo: A Real-to-Sim-to-Real Framework for Visual Robot Navigation and Locomotion

Abstract: Recent success in legged robot locomotion is attributed to the integration of reinforcement learning and physical simulators. However, these policies often encounter challenges when deployed ...