The AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) on Tuesday issued a new Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) that amends four sections of SSARS No. 21, Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services: Clarification and Recodification, to more closely align them with the auditing standards in AICPA Professional Standards, where […]
Archives for February 2020
PehleSafety: Google’s message for netizens in India
Google India has launched a public outreach campaign termed #PehleSafety in order to build awareness around best practices for staying safe online in the country. India is going through a massive boom in its Internet consumption with over 400 million Internet users driven by cheap smartphone penetration in the country. The campaign which will juxtapose […]
Time is Running Out: 5 Steps to Prepare for the CCPA
The nation’s most comprehensive data privacy law has gone into effect and enforcement is just around the corner. Worried about compliance? Follow these guidelines. Image: Pixabay On January 1, the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) went into effect, creating new protections for the personal data of California residents and new requirements for the businesses that […]
Coronavirus outbreak drives demand for China’s online grocers
Like their counterparts in Silicon Valley, China’s largest tech companies struggled to prove online groceries can be a viable business. Then the novel coronavirus struck. Its spread has extended a lifeline to a slew of money-burning businesses — many backed by big name venture capital funds and tech giants from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to […]
Industrial IoT: Price comparison data preserves margins for small and mid-sized manufacturers
IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) is misunderstood by most small and mid-sized manufacturers who neither have the funding nor the inclination to gather, cull, and use big data. What these organisations need is to preserve thin margins to survive (and hopefully thrive). Too often the lack of pricing comparison and routinised purchasing from distributors and […]
SoftBank-backed Brandless to shutter operations
Brandless , a direct-to-consumer personal care and packaged goods company, is closing down. Brandless will stop taking orders and cut about 70 employees, less than two years after SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund said it would invest $240 million in the startup. “I’m proud of what we created at Brandless,” Interim Chief Executive Officer Evan […]
Bankers in Asia brace for a virus-related deal drought
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bankers in Asia are bracing for a deal drought as efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus epidemic have put key meetings and roadshows on hold. Several auctions of assets are facing delays or re-assessments and preparations for potential Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) are also slowing, bankers said. “All […]
IoT Now Magazine Q1 – New issue out now! Is IoT ready for mass-market adoption?
IoT Now Magazine (ISSN 2397-2793) explores the evolving opportunities and challenges facing service providers across this sector. Our exclusive interviews pass on the key lessons learned by industry leaders in next gen Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) services.
Uber Money to set up a 100 member team in Hyderabad
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Ride hailing company Uber plans to set up a 100-member global fintech team in Hyderabad, the first such in the Asia-Pacific region. The Uber Money global financial services and products team is already present in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York and Amsterdam. The Hyderabad-based team will work on global features and […]
Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform: trends and investment areas
This post was co-authored by the extended Azure Mobility Team. The past year has been eventful for a lot of reasons. At Microsoft, we’ve expanded our partnerships, including Volkswagen, LG Electronics, Faurecia, TomTom, and more, and taken the wraps off new thinking such as at CES, where we recently demonstrated our approach to in-vehicle compute […]