Sheriff's office introduces drones, QR codes for improved security at Tulsa State Fair

The Tulsa State Fair kicks off tomorrow and runs through Oct. 5, drawing tens of thousands for rides, food, concerts, and family-friendly fun.
9to5google

Google Messages beta rolling out QR code key verification

As previewed last year, Google Messages is beginning to roll out QR code-based key verification to confirm that you’re “communicating with the person you intend to.” Once available, open a ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Software Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there's no way ...
Science Daily

Scientists just cracked the quantum code hidden in a single atom

A research team has created a quantum logic gate that uses fewer qubits by encoding them with the powerful GKP error-correction code. By entangling quantum vibrations inside a single atom, they ...
ZDNet

Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...
Windows Central

Excel’s new Copilot function transforms data handling with AI’s natural language processing

Copilot is on the way to Microsoft Excel. Or rather, more Copilot is being packed into the popular spreadsheet program. A new COPILOT function is rolling out now to users in the Beta Channel and ...
Staten Island Advance

QR codes on NYC ceremonial street signs: New bill would create digital archive of honorees

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The hundreds of ceremonial street signs honoring community heroes across the five boroughs could soon receive an upgrade that would allow New Yorkers to learn more about the ...
PC World

I use a Windows QR code to make sharing Wi-Fi login credentials easy. Here’s how

Have you ever found yourself having to constantly write out or say your Wi-Fi login and password to family and friends that visit or stay over? I know I have. A simple solution to that problem is to ...
Benzinga.com

OpenAI Just Put $14M Into An AI Agent For Microsoft Excel That Can Work For Hours—The Tool Could Replace Entire Teams

OpenAI Startup Fund has led a $14 million funding round for Endex, a startup that CEO and Thiel Fellow Tarun Amasa said on X has created the first AI agent for Microsoft Excel. The agent is designed ...
Techlicious

FBI Alert: Scam Packages with QR Codes Are a Growing Threat

Last year, I received a package with an electronic cat fountain I didn’t order – and I don’t even have a cat. At the time, I chalked it up to a common “brushing” scam, where a seller sends you an ...
PC Magazine

Received a Mysterious Package With a QR Code? Don't Scan It

The FBI is warning about an emerging scam that uses QR codes on unwanted packages to trick users into submitting their personal information or downloading malware. The FBI is warning the public to ...