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4 Excel Updates Released This Month
Microsoft Excel
Mehul Thakkar

4 Excel Updates Released This Month

You open Excel on the web, need to find that report from three days ago, and spend the next four minutes scrolling the homepage trying to locate it. Then you ask Copilot for help and realise it has no idea about the email thread or meeting notes that explain the data. You end up doing it manually anyway.

Three of this month’s updates address exactly this. One changes the AI model you can use entirely.

India Changed the AI Game in 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Mehul Thakkar

India Changed the AI Game in 2026

Most global conversations about AI begin and end with two countries. The United States builds the models. China deploys them at scale. India rarely gets more than a footnote. That footnote is no longer accurate.

Top Power BI Updates for March 2026
Power BI
Mehul Thakkar

Top Power BI Updates for March 2026

You open a Power BI report to review numbers. Instead of just reading it, you update a record, trigger a workflow, and the summary adjusts automatically. That shift is already starting to show up in the latest Power BI updates. This blog breaks down what actually matters from the March 2026 release and how it affects your daily work.

5 Biggest AI News of the Month
Artificial Intelligence
Mehul Thakkar

5 Biggest AI News of the Month

You are reviewing a dataset and need to show trends in a meeting in the next hour. You open Excel, start building a chart, adjust labels, fix formatting, and then repeat the same process in PowerPoint. Most of the time is not spent thinking. It is spent switching tools and formatting output.

That is the real problem most professionals face today.

How to Create Presentation Slides Using Claude Cowork
Artificial Intelligence
Mehul Thakkar

How to Create Presentation Slides Using Claude Cowork

You promised to send a presentation by 5 pm. It is already late afternoon, and the slide deck is still blank. The ideas are clear in your head, but turning those ideas into structured slides always takes longer than expected. This is where many professionals start experimenting with AI. But simply asking AI to “make slides” usually leads to generic content. Claude Cowork introduces a different workflow, and understanding that workflow is the real difference between helpful AI and frustrating AI.

Do Not Use Claude Until You Read This
Artificial Intelligence
Mehul Thakkar

Do Not Use Claude Until You Read This

You promised to send the revised Excel model by 5 pm. It is 4:42 pm. There is a REF error somewhere in a workbook with 19 tabs, and nothing makes sense. You paste a formula into an AI chat and get a generic answer that does not match your sheet. This is the gap many professionals still feel with AI in 2026. Tools are powerful, but disconnected from real workflows. That is why the recent Claude usage model is getting attention, not because it is louder, but because it feels closer to how actual work happens.

What Actually Changed in Excel and Power BI February 2026
Microsoft Excel
Mehul Thakkar

What Actually Changed in Excel and Power BI February 2026

Microsoft released February 2026 updates for both Excel and Power BI. Instead of repeating feature lists, this blog looks at what actually changes for professionals who work with data, reporting, and dashboards every day.

AI Benchmarks vs Real Workflows in 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Mehul Thakkar

AI Benchmarks vs Real Workflows in 2026

AI models keep breaking records. Every few months, a new release tops a leaderboard and claims better reasoning, higher accuracy, or improved performance. But when these same models are placed inside real workflows, many teams still struggle with reliability, cost control, and consistency. The question is no longer who wins the benchmark race. The real question is what actually works in production.

OpenClaw Explained: How It Works and Is It Safe
Artificial Intelligence
Mehul Thakkar

OpenClaw Explained: How It Works and Is It Safe

AI agents are no longer limited to answering questions. Some of them can now take action on your machine. OpenClaw, also known in some discussions as Clawdbot or Moltbot, is one of the most talked about examples of this shift. It connects a large language model to your system, allowing it to execute tasks via chat commands.

That power is impressive. It is also the reason safety concerns are trending.

Latest Excel Updates in 2026 Explained Simply
Microsoft Excel
Mehul Thakkar

Latest Excel Updates in 2026 Explained Simply

When Excel releases updates, most people expect cosmetic changes or small tweaks. But some releases quietly improve how everyday work gets done. The January 2026 Excel updates fall into that category. Instead of adding flashy features, they focus on smoother workflows, clearer error handling, better data access, and more practical automation.