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IMA Publishes Report on the Global Impact of AI on Accounting and Finance Professionals

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Friday, February 16, 2024

The report outlines how to embrace a future with artificial intelligence (AI) along with the challenges organizations can face and prerequisites needed for a successful AI integration.

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The report outlines how to embrace a future with artificial intelligence (AI) along with the challenges organizations can face and prerequisites needed for a successful AI integration.
As AI continues to reshape the accounting and finance profession, IMA engaged global experts and leaders in the profession to study the applications of AI and what barriers could exist to implement processes into accountants' daily work.
Insights from these discussions are valuable for informing organizational strategies as leaders prepare to embark on their AI journey.
"The use of AI will drive the future of the profession's growth, unlock untapped potential, and increase the value of professionals and organizations."

Keeper® Security Strengthens Public Sector Advisory Board with Dr. Chase Cunningham, Pioneer of Zero Trust

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeper Security, the leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software protecting passwords, passkeys, privileged access, secrets and remote connections, today welcomes Chase Cunningham, PhD to its Public Sector Advisory Board. As an advisory board member, Cunningham will contribute his expertise to bolster Keeper's ongoing efforts to meet the shifting cyber demands of the US government as it continues to set the pace toward a future of zero trust. Keeper Security's early adoption of zero-trust architecture has become a model for national security and cybersecurity organizations preparing to invest in and implement zero trust.

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Keeper Security's early adoption of zero-trust architecture has become a model for national security and cybersecurity organizations preparing to invest in and implement zero trust.
He founded Forrester's Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) framework, guiding hundreds of thousands of organizations into the adoption of zero-trust security.
Cunningham's research has transformed the security industry, illuminating the efficacy of zero trust in a dynamic, hybrid public sector environment.
"Chase has been instrumental in the development of zero-trust frameworks, and we are thrilled to have him on our Public Sector Advisory Board," said Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-founder of Keeper Security.

Managing the transition to central bank digital currency

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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‘America is the mother of terrorism’: why the Houthis’ new slogan is important for understanding the Middle East

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Monday, February 12, 2024

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As their attacks have intensified, the group’s slogan (or sarkha, meaning “scream”) has also gained notoriety.

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As their attacks have intensified, the group’s slogan (or sarkha, meaning “scream”) has also gained notoriety.
Banners bearing the sarkha dot the streets in areas of Yemen under Houthi control and are brandished by supporters at their rallies.
Read more:
Why US strikes will only embolden the Houthis, not stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea

Terror groups as a tool of the state

Some experts argue this may create more “terrorists” than it kills.
However, there are other layers to these slogans that are less intuitively understood by a Western audience.
For many in the region, groups like al-Qaeda and Islamic State function, in part, as “tools” that Western-backed authoritarian leaders use to maintain their power.

releasedal-Qaeda prisoners so they could regroup
facilitated al-Qaeda attacks against local and foreign targets
misdirected US strikes to kill political opponents rather than al-Qaeda leaders.

As a result, many Yemenis wouldn’t view al-Qaeda or Islamic State as being completely separate from those in charge of the country.
In the West, these groups are framed as rebels seeking to overturn the state.
But across the region, many believe these relationships defy simple categories like “state versus insurgent” or “friend versus enemy” because terror groups can be both at once.

Why the West’s policies are backfiring

When I asked residents about the this, they appeared to see the statement as a banal declaration of fact.
(Like the banners bearing the sarkha, the murals used a red barbed-wire font for the word “America”.)
Of course, the violence the Houthis use to sustain their own power is an irony that should not be lost.
Even so, their messaging taps into widespread views about the drivers of regional violence that some Western observers have long dismissed.

Sarah G. Phillips receives funding from the Australian Research Council (FT200100539). She is a Non-Resident Fellow with the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies (Yemen).

Solving the supermarket: why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

As of last week, both are clients of Palantir Technologies, a US tech company “focused on creating the world’s best user experience for working with data”.

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As of last week, both are clients of Palantir Technologies, a US tech company “focused on creating the world’s best user experience for working with data”.
In a three-year deal, Coles plans to deploy Palantir’s tools across more than 840 supermarkets to cut costs and “redefine how we think about our workforce”.

The Palantir process

Typically, Palantir first sends out “forward-deployed engineers” to begin work with an organisation’s data, which is often messy, incomplete and fragmented.
Then the data can be fed into Palantir’s platforms – in this case, customisable software called Foundry and the Artificial Intelligence Platform.
In this sense, Palantir shifts from the visible to the operational, imperceptibly but powerfully shaping the lives and livelihoods of Australian supermarket employees and shoppers.

Optimising the workforce

First, by inking this deal, Coles frames itself as future-forward and logistically driven.
Groceries and grocery-store labour become more data, just like the hedge funds, healthcare, or immigrants that other Palantir clients coordinate.
Food (and the labour needed to grow, pack and ship it) is transformed from a human need to an optimisation problem.

A walled garden

As my own research found, Palantir clients tend to enjoy the all-encompassing data and new features but also become dependent on them.
Much like Apple or Amazon, Palantir’s services excel at creating “vendor lock-in”, a perfect walled garden which clients find hard to leave.

A way of seeing

Finally, vision. What Palantir sells is fundamentally a way of seeing. Its dashboards promise a God’s eye view that can stretch across an entire organisation or zoom in to granular detail to locate that “needle in the haystack” insight. The claim is that this data-driven view is a shortcut to total knowledge, a way to map every operation, reveal every important element, and identify every inefficiency.

The sweat of workers struggling to pack at pace, the belt-tightening of consumers struggling to make ends meet, and the struggle of farmers to survive unexpected climate impacts will go untracked.
Such details never appear on the platform – and if they’re not data, they don’t matter.

Luke Munn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Babel Street Appoints Former CIA Chief Data Scientist Dr. Barbara Stevens as Newest Advisor

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Babel Street, the world's leading data-to-knowledge company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbara Stevens, NACD.DC, to its Board of Advisors.

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Babel Street, the world's leading data-to-knowledge company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbara Stevens, NACD.DC, to its Board of Advisors.
"Adding a highly accomplished professional like Dr. Stevens to our distinguished advisory group helps Babel Street continue to lead the intelligence and risk operations space,” said John Weaver, Chief Strategy Officer at Babel Street.
"I’m thrilled to join the Babel Street team during this exciting period of high growth for the business," said Dr. Stevens.
Stevens joins the Babel Street Board of Advisors alongside Paul Becker, David Glaser, Ellen McCarthy, and Patricia Stokes.

LBMC Names Christina Edwards Shareholder

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

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Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LBMC , a top accounting and business consulting firm in the Southeast and nation, is pleased to announce that Christina Edwards has been named Shareholder in the firm’s Audit division.

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Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LBMC , a top accounting and business consulting firm in the Southeast and nation, is pleased to announce that Christina Edwards has been named Shareholder in the firm’s Audit division.
Edwards’ promotion follows the announcement of Nicole Jeppesen as LBMC Chattanooga Market Leader in 2023, adding to the robust leadership team serving the firm’s rapidly growing client base in the Chattanooga market.
Edwards’ promotion to shareholder further strengthens LBMC’s commitment not only to the firm’s current clients, but also serving the entire business community across the Chattanooga market.
“Congratulations to Christina on this outstanding achievement,” said Jim Meade , CEO and Managing Shareholder, LBMC PC.

Canoe Intelligence Welcomes Ex-CIA Analyst Noel Calhoun as CTO and HR Innovator Tiffany Mosher Taylor as Head of People

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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With 30 years of distinguished experience in technology leadership, Noel Calhoun assumes the role of Chief Technology Officer at Canoe Intelligence.

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With 30 years of distinguished experience in technology leadership, Noel Calhoun assumes the role of Chief Technology Officer at Canoe Intelligence.
Recognized for his prowess in architecting and advancing innovative machine learning initiatives, Noel will steward Canoe's technical strategy.
His leadership will guide the team in designing, developing, and operationalizing new product offerings, contributing to Canoe’s ongoing commitment to technological excellence.
The firm’s international client base has grown past 275 firms, including global banks, allocators, asset servicers, private equity firms, asset managers, and hedge funds.

The Institute of Internal Auditors to hold 'Great Audit Minds' Conference March 11-13

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

LAKE MARY, Fla., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) – the internal audit profession's leader in standards, certifications, education, research, and technical guidance worldwide – will host its Great Audit Minds (GAM) Conference March 11-13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAKE MARY, Fla., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) – the internal audit profession's leader in standards, certifications, education, research, and technical guidance worldwide – will host its Great Audit Minds (GAM) Conference March 11-13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This year's conference will explore emerging topics and provide attendees with the insights, tools, and knowledge necessary to add value to their organizations.
The conference boasts 55 concurrent sessions spotlighting emerging topics in the internal audit profession, including:
An update on the state of the internal audit profession and risk landscape from IIA President and CEO Anthony J. Pugliese.
The interactive session will draw upon the new Global Internal Audit Standards to focus on how internal auditors can improve their planning and operations when performing internal audit services and communicating their findings.

Primer Technologies Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Key Appointments

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Primer Technologies, an AI/ML technology firm specializing in decision-ready AI, has appointed three accomplished professionals to its executive leadership team.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Primer Technologies, an AI/ML technology firm specializing in decision-ready AI, has appointed three accomplished professionals to its executive leadership team.
Leonard has decades of product experience from his time as Head of Product at Coinbase and his various senior level positions at Google where he led product initiatives for YouTube and Google Cloud.
The leadership team further expands with additional appointments, including:
Toni Hipp, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff to the CEO, previously served as Chief of Staff at Google, Deloitte, and the CIA.
"We are thrilled to welcome these exceptionally talented leaders to our team," said Sean Moriarty, Primer's CEO.