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A group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, have signed an open letter calling on countries and organisations around the world to beef up their cyber defences before AI grows powerful enough to override them.

At half past six in the morning, the smoke from the first incense stick at Lingyin Temple has not yet fully dissipated.

The remote work culture that took hold in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic is retreating rapidly among the country’s companies. As a growing number of firms increase mandatory office days or effectively eliminate work-from-home arrangements altogether, some employees are pushing back against the abrupt shift and weighing whether to quit.

Rather than aiming for industry disruption and sweeping transformation, many professional services firms are taking a grounded approach to artificial intelligence that emphasizes measurable business value. These firms are concentrating on specific use cases that improve productivity, accelerate knowledge work and create efficiencies.

Aug 26 (Reuters) – German companies are increasingly being targeted by cyberattacks that they suspect are linked to foreign intelligence services, a study by digital industry ‌association Bitkom showed on Wednesday.

Is AI adoption a key priority for the upcoming 12 months? For many Australian enterprises, the answer is yes. As the technology continues to evolve and improve, businesses are increasingly focused on making sure they are not left behind.

`AML Red flags can help accounting firms recognise when clients may be using their services to give illicit funds an appearance of commercial legitimacy. Accountants, bookkeepers and outsourced finance providers may unknowingly prepare invoices, classify transactions, reconcile accounts or produce financial statements from false or incomplete client information. Because apparently routine instructions can conceal suspicious…

Tax & accounting firms are increasingly embracing technology and leveraging advanced AI-powered tools to revolutionize their workplace efficiency

In July, DigClaw’s forecasting framework Rhizome v1 secured three spots at #1, #3, #7 on the FutureX evaluation platform.

Despite years of investment and growing adoption, artificial intelligence has yet to deliver measurable improvements in productivity or employment outcomes at most organisations, according to a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).