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Microsoft Is Introducing a Bunch of New ‘AI Agents’ in Office
Weeks after making its Copilot AI features free for Microsoft 365 (the successor to Office), subscribers in certain parts of Asia and Oceania (perhaps a precursor of things to come around the world), Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference today that it’s now vastly expanding what Copilot and AI can do in its office apps. The juiciest of the new…
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Best Office Chairs – Consumer Reports
To help guide you through the selection process, we’ve purchased and evaluated 16 office chairs, ranging in price from $90 to $2,340. The list includes models from Amazon, Branch, Herman Miller, Ikea, Staples, and Steelcase. While all are billed as ergonomic, that leaves lots of room for interpretation, our testing reveals. “When you see a chair branded as ergonomic, you…
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Eric Schmidt admits remote work has productivity benefits, but he still wants staff in the office
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has admitted that working from home (WFH) allowances can have a positive impact on productivity, though he still wants staff coming into the office from a personal standpoint. Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Schmidt said that while he believes in the benefits of in-office work, data indicates that productivity is slightly higher…
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Trump says Elon Musk will lead ‘DOGE’ office to cut ‘wasteful’ government spending
I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”). Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the “Save America” Movement. “This…
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Don’t Want To Overpay for Microsoft Office? This Dupe Is $20
TL;DR: Ashampoo Office 9 gives you similar productivity tools to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for $19.99 (reg. 99), When you think of productivity suites, you might immediately think of Microsoft Office. All the largest companies and over one billion people use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but are those really the best options? While we’re unsure if Microsoft offers the absolute…
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You Can Get Microsoft Office for Mac on Sale for $25 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. You can get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 201 for Mac on sale for $24.97 right now (reg. $229) through November 10. While it’s not the newest version of the software suite, it has the same basic functionalities at…
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Why ‘space as a service’ is helping businesses meet worker demands – even as tech execs push ‘return to office’
Businesses have made seismic shifts in how they organize their workforces throughout the 2020s so far. A hybrid approach that enables flexible working has also allowed firms to foster higher levels of well-being and mental health support for their workers and technology, of course, has been essential for enabling these new ways of working. Where and how work is now…
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You Can Get Microsoft Office 2024 on Sale for $160 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. You can get Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for PC or Mac on sale for $159.97 right now (reg. $249) until November 3, though codes are limited. This is the newest version of Office, and the sale includes Word,…
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Microsoft aims to simplify how Office files are opened on mobile devices – Computerworld
“For customers who want to open more than one Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file at once, the standalone apps can better handle side by side and windowing scenarios that modern tablet and mobile operating systems support,” said Samer Sawaya, a principal product manager at Microsoft. Microsoft has started apply the change across its Office apps for iOS and Android, beginning…
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Get-back-to-your-desk mandates spark office refill revolution – Computerworld
Kastle Despite the rise in occupancy rates, office values remain depressed compared to before the pandemic, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). It found there has been a 39% decline in office building values since 2020 — and a large percentage of pre-pandemic leases will come up for renewal in the next few years. That could force…
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