Amazon.com Inc. has signed up Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan for its Alexa voice assistant, stealing a march over rivals Apple Inc.’s Siri and Alphabet Inc.’s Google Assistant as a country of 1.3 billion people adapts to voice-enabled internet services. “The baritone that has enchanted the Indian film industry for over five decades, will soon […]
Archives for September 2020
Groceries to kick off Diwali online battle
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi This Diwali, India’s top ecommerce companies will start their market share battle with dal/chawal. Not just BigBasket and Grofers but Amazon and Flipkart, too, will kick off their festive period efforts with big sales events in the grocery space, according to brands and marketplaces ET spoke to. Amazon and Flipkart’s big grocery […]
Seamless workflows for your practice
With the onset of COVID-19 earlier this year, accountants and bookkeepers have played a crucial role in supporting small businesses. Our Xero partners have experienced a huge period of legislative change, emails and documents to clients continue to surge and workflows need to be quickly adapted to suit working from home. It is paramount that […]
U.K. Names Chief for New Accounting Board – Wall Street Journal
The U.K.’s new Accounting Standards Endorsement Board will be responsible for adopting international accounting rules. Photo: hannah mckay/Reuters By Nina Trentmann Close Nina Trentmann Sept. 14, 2020 5:05 pm ET The U.K. government named a chairman for a new accounting standards board, which is expected to be operational once the country’s transition period with the […]
Cloud Leak Exposes 320M Dating-Site Records
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A Practical Guide to Securing the Cloud in Times of Crisis
Our speakers provide a deep dive into the current state of cloud security and how to avoid disruption and chaos during times of crisis. As cyberattackers seek to take advantage of unprecedented changes in how people work, even the most experienced security staff are wrestling with securing their cloud footprints against their onslaught. Join our […]
YouTube to launch short-video feature Shorts in India in a few days
YouTube is launching short video format ‘Shorts‘ starting in India with an early beta version in the next few days. YouTube said Shorts is a new short-form video experience right on YouTube for creators and artists who want to shoot short, catchy videos using their mobile phones. “Over the next few days in India, we’re […]
7 Summers Ago
Yesterday marked the seventh anniversary of the founding of my firm, Ritholtz Wealth Management. When I think about the flurry of activity that went into the launch that summer, and how clueless we all were about starting and running a business, I can’t help but smile. It was hard work, stressful and there were always […]
Art of Accounting: Planning a job – Accounting Today
A lot of colleagues call me and complain that their staff are not doing as good a job as they need to. After a brief discussion, it appears the problem lies with the owner or partner because they have shortcut the planning process. This is not an isolated issue. Everyone always seems to be perpetually […]
TikTok India social handles active but losing followers
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Despite the ban on TikTok in India, its official accounts on microblogging platform Twitter and photo-sharing site Instagram have been active since August with regular posts of its videos from the rest of the world to keep users involved in the country. The company had gone off the social media grid for […]