Why Amazon — and accounting firms — have no choice but to retrain their workers

Sponsors FloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqast AutoEntry: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/autoentry Show Notes 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 00:57 - Amazon’s Latest Experiment: Retraining Its Work Force | NYTimes ( https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/technology/amazon-workers-retraining-automation.html ) 05:23 - The end of the war for talent? | Accounting Today ( https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/the-end-of-the-war-for-accounting-talent ) 08:39 - Companies use this creative trick keep wages stagnant, even in a strong economy | MarketWatch ( https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-theory-could-help-explain-why-wages-arent-rising-faster-2018-08-06 ) 12:00 - Microsoft Teams reaches 13 million daily active users, introduces 4 new ways for teams to work better together | Microsoft ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2019/07/11/microsoft-teams-reaches-13-million-daily-active-users-introduces-4-new-ways-for-teams-to-work-better-together/ ) 14:32 - We talked to 10 Robinhood insiders about how the $6 billion trading app botched a launch so badly Congress got involved | Business Insider ( https://www.businessinsider.com/robinhood-millennial-trading-app-ignored-rules-checking-and-savings-2019-7 ) 17:47 - Bill.com Doubles Currencies and Countries for No-Fee International Payments | Insightful Accountant ( https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/vendor-news/bill-com-doubles-currencies-and-countries-for-no-fee-interna/ ) 19:20 - MindBridge Ai gets $11M in new funding to accelerate AI development | Accounting Today ( https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/mindbridge-ai-gets-11m-in-new-funding-to-accelerate-ai-development ) 20:21 - Kabbage secures $200M to fuel its AI-based loans platform for small businesses | TechCrunch ( https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/kabbage-secures-200m-to-fuel-its-ai-based-loans-platform-for-small-businesses/ ) 22:04 - CPAs see risks in complex financial instruments and derivatives | Accounting Today ( https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cpas-see-risks-in-complex-financial-instruments-and-derivatives ) 26:13 - Monopoly Goes Cashless, Games Gain Popularity | PYMNTS.com ( https://www.pymnts.com/innovation/2019/monopoly-goes-cashless-board-games-gain-popularity/ ) 28:39 - myGov website goes down affecting tax return services | Twitter ( https://twitter.com/i/events/1149484643801939970 ) 30:47 - Follow @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLearn on Twitter 31:32 - Meet us in person at the Accounting & Finance Show LA ( https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/accounting-finance-show-la/index.stm ) Get in Touch Thanks for listening! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, do us a favor and write a review on iTunes . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus . Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Google Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlay Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast