American Stories

Black Ore opens Tax Autopilot to thousands of CPA firms

Black Ore opens Tax Autopilot to thousands of CPA firms, claiming faster complex returns and up to 98% time savings amid a severe accountant shortage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Global Stories

Digital Transformation

Manifest raises AUD $2 million to track agency work

Sydney-based Manifest unveils an operational intelligence platform for agencies as AI reshapes workflows, after raising AUD $2 million in pre-seed funding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Karbon launches beta Gusto integration for payroll workflows

Karbon launches beta Gusto integration to bring payroll deadlines, approvals and client tasks into its practice management platform for US firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Sage & PwC launch explainable AI for finance teams

Sage and PwC unveil 'glass box' AI tools for finance teams as research shows 71% would reject systems that cannot explain outputs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Gaming

Version 1 agrees to acquire CreateFuture in AI push

Version 1 to expand in regulated tech markets with CreateFuture acquisition, creating a 4,250-strong group and topping EUR €500 million revenue.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Thrive appoints Matt Kosovsky as Chief Financial Officer

Thrive names Matt Kosovsky Chief Financial Officer as the managed services and cybersecurity provider accelerates acquisitions and AI-led expansion.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Litera appoints Grant Hewlett as firm intelligence chief

Litera appoints legal consultant Grant Hewlett as Vice President, Product for Firm Intelligence, expanding its AI-driven law firm analytics push.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data Analytics

US audit firms shift focus from AI adoption to oversight

US audit firms move from AI roll-outs to tighter oversight as Caseware-backed research shows stronger calls for validation and controls.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Ransomware posts rise 22% as leak sites proliferate

Leak-site posts surge 22% to 2,638 in Q1 2026 as ReliaQuest flags The Gentlemen's rise, fake claims and shifting extortion tactics.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Xero opens Vancouver AI hub to boost North America

Xero expands its Canadian engineering footprint with a Vancouver hub focused on AI, the Accounting Engine and Anthropic integrations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Data Analytics

AICPA & CIMA launch AI skills programme for finance

AICPA and CIMA unveil global AI training for finance staff as firms seek to turn automation and generative tools into measurable gains.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

EY launches Forward Deployed Engineer roles for AI

EY recruits senior AI engineers in the UK and Ireland to embed governance and compliance as clients push projects from pilots into live use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Malware

One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it

One click can trigger ransomware, but modern Zero Trust access and cloud-delivered controls can stop malicious links and files from causing a breach.

By Jerome Lowe • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

Malware

Nebula Global Services gains Cyber Essentials Plus

Nebula Global Services has secured Cyber Essentials Plus after independent testing, giving customers and partners added assurance over its cyber controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

AI saves marketers time but not strategy, survey says

Optimizely survey finds AI saves marketers time but leaves strategy squeezed, as 61% report efficiency gains while only 36% see more room for it.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Sage acquires Doyen AI to speed finance software migration

Sage buys Doyen AI to cut finance software migration from weeks to days, as the group pushes deeper into AI-led onboarding tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

TeamSystem names Cohen Chief Executive in leadership shift

TeamSystem elevates Tommaso Cohen to Chief Executive Officer and shifts Federico Leproux to Executive Chairman as AI-driven demand surges.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Alpha Swanson achieved ISO 27001 certification on own system

Alpha Swanson secures ISO 27001:2022 on its Certain platform after dual UKAS audits, bolstering its case for advisers to hold the standards they sell.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 2 days ago