Databricks research shows multi-step agents consistently outperform single-turn RAG when answers span databases and documents

Data teams building AI agents keep running into the same failure mode. Questions that require joining structured data with ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to use conditional columns in Excel Power Query

Replace broken brackets in Excel with clear, flexible Power Query rules that handle real-world data effortlessly.
Slate

My Wife Finally Agreed to Make My Biggest Sex Dream Come True. Now It’s Become My Nightmare.

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, For the longest time, my wife was staunchly against us visiting a sex ...
IEEE

CCS-SQL: Enhancing Text-to-SQL Framework for Computational Queries via Large Language Models

Abstract: The Text-to-SQL task is to convert natural language queries into Structured Query Language (SQL) to achieve a natural language interface for database queries. The current research on Text-to ...
Geeky Gadgets

Power Query Isn’t Required: New Excel Functions Handle Straightforward Sources Cleanly

Have you ever felt like importing data into Excel is more complicated than it needs to be? Below My Online Training Hub walks through how Microsoft’s latest Excel functions, `IMPORTCSV` and ...
InfoQ

Google BigQuery Adds SQL-Native Managed Inference for Hugging Face Models

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Amir Langer discusses the evolution of ...
Retail TouchPoints

When Chatbots Make the Call, How Can Retailers Leverage Query-Based Commerce?

Today’s consumers don’t start shopping with a list; they start with a question. “What should I buy for my teenage nephew who likes anime and cycling?” “What’s a thoughtful gift for grandparents who ...
TDAN

Democratizing Data with Text-to-SQL: How Natural Language Is Unlocking Enterprise Intelligence

In most enterprises, data access still feels like a locked room with SQL as the only key. Business teams depend on data engineers for every report, dashboard, or metric tweak. Even in the age of ...
The Washington Post

ChatGPT is an energy guzzler. These things you’re doing are worse.

As researchers scrutinize Big Tech’s utility bills, artificial intelligence has earned a reputation as a thirsty, energy-hungry beast. A single Q&A session with a large language model (LLM) can ...