Bharath Kadaba, Chief Innovation Officer at Intuit, discusses the company's use of Amazon Web Service for the implementation of it artificial intelligence and machine learning products. He also discusses how the software company aimed at small businesses will handle tax reform should there be a rewrite of the tax code.
Kadaba discusses leveraging AWS infrastructure as the technology within its products, including TurboTax, Quickbooks and Mint, continues to grow. Recently, Intuit launched Quickbooks Assistant, which makes use of A.I. so that companies can more easily automate financial payments.
Kadaba notes that, as the U.S. government readies a rewrite of the tax code, the company is also planning a revamp of its software to change programs like TurboTax, if necessary.
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni introduce Phia, a fashion tech startup that helps users find price comparisons and discover alternative options for apparel
Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform. The companies announced on Wednesday that they reached a compensatory legal settlement and new licensing agreements. These agreements aim to provide more revenue opportunities for Universal's artists and songwriters. The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the music streaming industry, leading to accusations from record labels. This deal marks the first since Universal and others sued Udio and Suno last year. Financial terms of the settlement weren't disclosed.
Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services. The tech company posted a note to its Azure status page that its teams are currently deploying a fix to address the outage.
Nvidia on Wednesday became the first public company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion. The ravenous appetite for the Silicon Valley company’s chips is the main reason that the company’s stock price has increased so rapidly since early 2023.
A new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.
