{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Intuit's Shift to AI Failed on Day One","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0317e966\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4080,"description":"In light of recent events, Blake and David examine assassination attempts on US presidents, providing historical context. They move on to Intuit's recent layoffs, critiquing the company's communication strategy and exploring potential AI improvements for such announcements, and then shift to the Synapse bankruptcy, its impact on fintech users, and evolving regulatory scrutiny. Finally, Blake and David dig into AICPA CEO Barry Melancon's defense of the 150-hour CPA requirement, questioning its effectiveness and impact on the accounting profession.Chapters Show NotesIntuit Marketing in the UK  pays for commercial/short film of human like talking dogs burying invoices/billshttps://directorslibrary.com/07/2024/latest/campaigns/dogs-intuit-quickbooks/ Bookkeeping Firm Digits Buys Accounting Platform Basis Financehttps://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2024/bookkeeping-firm-digits-buys-accounting-platform-basis-finance/Assassination attempts on US presidents: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-many-assassination-attempt-nb5YvFGbShm0oSRKqi3UkwSynapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happenedhttps://techcrunch.com/2024/07/14/synapses-collapse-has-frozen-nearly-160m-from-fintech-users-heres-how-it-happened/ Evolve Bank & Trust Statement on Synapse Bankruptcyhttps://www.getevolved.com/about/news/evolve-bank-trust-statement-on-synapse-bankruptcy/ Banking With Third-Party Appshttps://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/consumer-news/2024-06.html Fintech nightmare: ‘I have nearly $38,000 tied up’ after Synapse bankruptcyhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/synapse-bankruptcy-customer-funds.htmlAT Think Ask what you can do for your professionhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/ask-what-you-can-do-for-the-accounting-professionAccounting Leader Calls for CPA Training to Evolvehttps://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/accounting-leader-calls-for-cpa-training-to-evolve-podcastNeed CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BBmKVcKOQ6x_m3yMMvg6kZR2Y9d_FKTdVd0Ofv-4fhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNzMvMTY4OTYx/NzY3MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}