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Gen Z accountants think AI fluency gives them the edge over managers
Young accountants are arriving in the sector confident in their AI skills, but a lack of soft skills is emerging as a new workplace divide. According to new findings from financial tech platform Intuit QuickBooks, based on responses from more than 1000 early-career accountants and finance professionals, almost all (90

Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations
European Commission considers a broad levy on all large companies to avoid singling out US digital services groups

Explosion shutters Venezuela’s second-largest oil refinery
An explosion has ripped through Venezuela's second-largest oil refinery, causing it to suspend activities.

SpaceX Eyes $40 Billion Deal to Buy Nvidia Chips
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks with banks and investors to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia, people familiar with the matter said. Pimco is one of the investment managers looking at the deal, according to the people. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?
Iran's oil exports have struggled amid a US blockade. A Russian energy crisis because of Ukrainian attacks could help.

UK AI health rules could give firms ‘competitive edge’ as ministers back overhaul
Experts have said Britain’s new approach to regulating AI in healthcare could give UK tech firms a “competitive edge” by letting them prove their technology in the NHS earlier. The UK government on Tuesday accepted all 44 recommendations of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, paving

Taiwan Claims Two Hong Kong Residents Involved in Spying on DPP Lawmaker
Taiwan prosecutors said two Hong Kong residents paid for the surveillance of a lawmaker and his family, and indicted four Taiwanese individuals in a case they described as transnational repression.