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Why Your People Managers Are the Weakest Link in Learning and Development
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (524+ words) When managers are undersupported, career development efforts can be stalled despite strong leadership intent. Career development has become a strategic priority for organizations, but progress is stalling where it matters most: at the manager level. While leadership teams increasingly recognize…...
Modus Raises $85 Million in Funding for AI-Native Accounting Technology
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (492+ words) AI-native audit technology platform Modus announced Tuesday that it has raised $85 million in seed and Series A funding, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Comma Capital and venture capitalist Garry Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator. Modus…...
Artifact AI's New Omni Agents Improve Advisory Services by Connecting Firm Tech Workflows
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (553+ words) Artifact AI has launched Omni, a new AI-powered orchestration platform designed to target the connective tissue sitting between tools and manual accounting workflows. Omni addresses a growing tech challenge for accounting firms: while they rely on dozens of systems " including…...
EY Invests $1B to Integrate AI into Accounting and Audit Platform
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (447+ words) Home > Financial Reporting The capabilities include EYQ Assurance Knowledge, which uses generative AI (GenAI) to help with detailed searches and summarization of accounting and auditing content. EY has announced the latest milestone in its groundbreaking $1 billion, four-year Assurance technology investment…...
Digits Announces Outcome-Based Pricing for Accounting Firms
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (539+ words) AI-native accounting platform Digits on Tuesday introduced outcome-based pricing for accounting firms, saying that firms pay only when Digits has measurably reduced manual work." The San Francisco-based company also announced April 7 that Reggie Marable, head of global sales at conversational…...
EY Rolls Out Agentic AI in Assurance Across Its Global Network of Accounting Firms
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (485+ words) Big Four accounting firm EY said Tuesday it has launched enterprise-scale agentic AI in assurance, part of a multibillion-dollar commitment to audit quality, technology, and its people. EY is embedding a new multi-agent framework, integrated with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Foundry,…...
CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois Announces Board of Directors
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (295+ words) Home > State CPA Societies State CPA Societies|April 6, 2026 The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, the charitable partner of the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), is pleased to announce its board of directors for the April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, fiscal year. The board…...
AI Anxiety in the Workplace: Are Employers Leaving Workers Behind?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (520+ words) The gap between AI expectations and real-world adoption is widening, raising concerns over workforce readiness and employer responsibility. As artificial intelligence reshapes how work gets done, employees are facing growing uncertainty about their future roles. According to'Philip Huthwaithe, CEO of'learning…...
MYCPE ONE Launches Build-Operate-Transfer Model to Help Accounting Firms Own Their Offshore Operations
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (667+ words) Home > Firm Management Firm Management|April 6, 2026 A custom-branded workspace is developed to mirror the firm's domestic environment. As offshoring matures from a cost tactic into a core business strategy, a growing number of large CPA and accounting firms are taking…...
Whether PE-Backed or Not, Building Client Relationships Must Remain a Priority
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (634+ words) More than half of the largest 30 U.S. accounting firms have either sold an ownership stake or part of their business to private equity investors. By Mark Masson, partner and head of professional services, Lotis BlueIt was a quaint world we lived…...