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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10, 2024, in Cupertino, California.
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    Apple accelerates AI investment with $500B for skills, infrastructure

    The company unveiled a four-year plan to develop in-demand skills, expand data center capacity and build a server manufacturing hub.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Feb. 24, 2025
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    Trump vows retaliation for foreign taxes aimed at US tech giants

    The president threatened tariffs against countries that impose global digital services taxes, which he said are designed to “plunder” American tech companies.

    By Feb. 24, 2025
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    Trendline

    Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

    By taking an incremental approach, CFOs can move their finance and accounting operations onto an automated, intelligent platform without letting disruption distract from their efforts to scale.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Crypto’s compliance revolution: Navigating the new era of digital asset tax reporting

    Digital asset tax reporting is evolving rapidly. Stay ahead with insights on IRS 1099-DA and global regulations.

    By Wendy Walker, VP Regulatory Affairs, Sovos • Feb. 24, 2025
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    Tax preparers urge Congress to protect IRS data amid DOGE advances

    Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has sparked privacy concerns as it has sought to tap into federal databases in its effort to cut costs and root out fraud.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
  • Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis introduces Ron DeSantis during a Nov. 7, 2022 rally in Orlando Florida.
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    Florida CFO bans China’s DeepSeek in financial services department

    The CFO’s directive is the latest episode in the AI app’s wild ride from obscurity into the global spotlight.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
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    SEC revamps cyber and crypto enforcement unit under Trump administration

    The reconfigured unit signals a more hands-off approach on digital currencies, but legal experts do not expect major changes in cyber risk disclosure.

    By David Jones • Feb. 21, 2025
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    ‘Overhyped’ AI may trigger setbacks in stock market: Fed official

    Roughly eight out of 10 CFOs plan to boost spending on generative AI and other technologies this year, Gartner found in a survey.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    Opinion

    3 CFO tips for navigating ERP migration challenges

    Initial productivity dips may be unavoidable during the transition, but the right strategies can minimize disruption, writes insightsoftware’s Lee An Schommer. 

    By Lee An Schommer • Feb. 18, 2025
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    Meta, Microsoft, Workday join latest wave of tech layoffs

    While 62% of tech CFOs surveyed plan job cuts, all said their organizations will probably expand overall headcount this year, according to a BDO study.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    Pathward CFO: Pulling back the strategic curtain

    Building a strong talent foundation is key to successfully executing one's business strategy, Pathward CFO Greg Sigrist said.

    By Feb. 13, 2025
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    OneStream sees high demand despite ‘near-term headwinds’

    “If there’s a growing sense of uncertainty [among CFOs], we’re probably going to feel it a little bit first,” said Tom Shea, the finance software maker’s CEO. 

    By Feb. 12, 2025
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    C-suite at odds over responsibility, innovation as AI tools mature

    Leaders agree there's a significant gap between innovation and safety as a global debate over the technology's regulation plays out.

    By Roberto Torres • Feb. 12, 2025
  • The DeepSeek app is seen on a phone on January 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, China.
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    DeepSeek’s lower-cost AI model could supercharge adoption, use cases: Goldman Sachs

    The Chinese startup’s offering could trigger what economists call the Jevons paradox, by removing the barrier to entry to implementing the new technology, one panelist said.

    By Feb. 11, 2025
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    Warehouse automation market set for slow recovery this year

    It’s still “a bit too early to tell” how President Trump’s tariff plans might impact the struggling market, an analyst said.

    By Feb. 11, 2025
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    Generative AI fueled $60B boost in enterprise cloud spend last year

    “The technology might be expensive, but it is creating new services that are bringing in tens of billions of dollars for the cloud providers,” Synergy Research Group Chief Analyst John Dinsdale said.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Strategic CFOs must build ‘complementary’ finance teams: Gartner

    For CFOs to meet their strategic goals, they must think differently about the skills they need in the finance function.

    By Feb. 10, 2025
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    Salesforce director named chief of operations, finance

    The software giant is among a growing list of companies that have decided to merge the CFO and COO roles.

    By Feb. 6, 2025
  • Team of consulting auditors auditing the financial report data of the company (balance sheet, income statement) on computer screen with business charts, fintech
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    PCAOB warns auditors of risks from lax oversight of specialists

    Specialists who use artificial intelligence pose a growing challenge to auditors and, in turn, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

    By Feb. 6, 2025
  • A sign is posted in front of a Google office on April 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report first quarter earnings today after the closing bell.
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    Alphabet projects $75B in capex as AI push grows: CFO

    Big tech continues to invest heavily in AI even as investors nervously watch for indications that it’s paying off.

    By Feb. 5, 2025
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    Ransomware payments fell 35% in 2024

    Cyberattacks using ransomware spiked in the second half of the year, but fewer victims paid up.

    By Rob Wright • Feb. 5, 2025
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    With AI, CFOs must balance cost, value: Genpact

    CFOs need to play a familiar risk versus rewards game to meet the AI deployment mandate being asked of many of them, Genpact’s Vivek Saxena said.  

    By Feb. 4, 2025
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    AI agents may cause some finance jobs to ‘disappear’: Microsoft exec

    Microsoft’s Georg Glantschnig said the software giant envisions every business process being impacted by the emerging technology.

    By Feb. 4, 2025
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    DeepSeek surge hits companies, posing security risks

    The Trump administration is scrutinizing the AI app, Italy and Taiwan have banned it, and companies have blocked it.

    By Feb. 4, 2025
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    Security tool consolidation boosts efficiency, threat mitigation

    A study from IBM shows the controversial shift to platformization can pay off for enterprises. 

    By David Jones • Jan. 31, 2025
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    Tesla CFO flags risk posed by Trump tariffs

    The electric vehicle executive is the latest finance chief of a major U.S. company to sound the alarm over the president’s tariff plans.

    By Jan. 30, 2025