Breaking down data silos: The power of Microsoft Fabric and Progress DataDirect

Progress offers a DataDirect Connector that allows organizations to connect applications to Microsoft Fabric's Synapse ...
TWCN Tech News

Top 15 Financial functions in Microsoft Excel

The PMT function is an Excel Financial function that returns the periodic payment for an annuity. The formula for the PMT function is PMT(rate,nper,pv, [fv], [type]). The NPV function returns the net ...
IEEE

Parametric Activation Functions for Neural Networks: A Tutorial Survey

Abstract: Activation functions are pivotal in neural networks, determining the output of each neuron. Traditionally, functions like sigmoid and ReLU have been static and deterministic. However, the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code SQL Extension Previews Microsoft Fabric Connectivity

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic

Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic’s AI in Office 365 apps, The Information reports, citing two sources. The move means that Anthropic’s tech will help power new features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and ...
GitHub

Microsoft SQL Provider for the Durable Task Framework and Durable Functions

The Microsoft SQL provider for the Durable Task Framework (DTFx) and Azure Durable Functions is a storage provider that persists all task hub state in a Microsoft SQL database, which can be hosted in ...
PC World

Windows 11’s yearly ’25H2′ update enters its final preview stage

Microsoft is sending the next annual feature update for Windows 11, version 25H2, out to the Release Preview channel for testing beginning today. It’s a signal that Windows 11 25H2 will arrive on your ...
Houston Chronicle

What Is the Difference Between Microsoft SSRS, SSIS and SSAS?

Microsoft complements its relational database engine, SQL Server, with several add-on services that manage different aspects of enterprise business intelligence and information processing such as data ...
TechSpot

Excel gets Copilot formula function, but Microsoft warns about accuracy

TL;DR: Microsoft is launching Copilot AI for Excel, a new feature that uses advanced language models to help users analyze data, summarize information, and generate ideas directly in their ...
The Verge

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a group of cells. The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: August security updates break Windows recovery, reset

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. "After installing the ...