Accounting
Story audio is generated using AI When Cindy Ramokoto left the security of a corporate career to enter the fuel retail industry, she knew she was taking a risk. A chartered accountant by profession and a former partner at one of SA’s big four accounting firms, Ramokoto had built a successful caree…
Published July 29, 2026, 9:00 a.m. EDT | Updated July 29, 2026, 9:46 a.m. EDT 6 Min Read The AICPA's Rise2040 report places trust at the center of the profession's future. The word "trust" appears more than seventy times throughout the report. After reading it, though, I found my…
Startups
The inaugural program connects biotech and medtech startups from Israel and Taiwan with U.S. investors, regulators, mentors and industry partners. BOSTON, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MassChallenge launches Breakthrough Bio, a global program built to give top biotech and medtech startups in-depth …
eCommerce
Memphis, Tennessee, July 29, 2026 – Fresh Inset Solutions has launched a new online platform provides direct access to MaTri® 1-MCP Solutions and treatment planning tools. E-commerce platform that allows U.S. apple growers to purchase MaTri® post-harvest treatments directly online. Available at…
The e-commerce landscape is rapidly evolving with the integration of artificial intelligence, as highlighted by recent strategic developments and technological advancements. Adobe's acquisition of Rephrase.AI exemplifies the industry's drive to enhance AI-driven generative video capabiliti…
CRM
Early this year, the entire software sector was rocked by an event dubbed the SaaSpocalypse as investors grappled with the idea that large language models and agentic AI could undermine the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model. HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) both got hit ha…
Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 63,093 shares of the CRM provider's stock, valued at approximately $11,778,000…
AI Tools
Read MoreGuardianPointe Insurance Company, a US property insurer specialising in catastrophe-exposed markets, has turned to ZestyAI‘s property intelligence platform to sharpen how it assesses and manages risk across its book. Under the agreement, ZestyAI, a risk and decision intelligence platform for the i…
This rebroadcast originally aired on July 9, 2025. For people with disabilities, artificial intelligence tools are helping them see, hear, experience, and move through the world in profound new ways. GuestsKyle Keane, senior lecturer in Assistive Technologies School of Computer Science at the Univer…
As frontier artificial intelligence becomes increasingly centralized in the hands of a few Western companies, India is betting that innovation doesn’t have to come only from the biggest labs. The country has launched a hackathon inviting startups, researchers, students, and academic institutions t…