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Sponsors DEXT: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/dext Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub ApprovalMax: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/approvalmax Show Notes 5:59 – Here’s why small-business kingpin Intuit is buying Mailchimp for $12B https://www.fastcompany.com/90675994/intuit-mailchimp-acquisition 6:11 – Intuit in talks to buy Mailchimp for more than $10B https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/intuit-in-talks-to-buy-mailchimp-for-more-than-10b 13:35 – Xero Tax: Personal tax is now live https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/08/personal-tax-live/ 16:10 – Xero iOS app update – You can reconcile spend and receive transactions at the same time when doing find and match – WOOT! Xero Blog – Latest product news – September 2021 https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/09/product-news-sept-2021/ 19:30 – Apple announces first states signed up to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/09/apple-announces-first-states-to-adopt-drivers-licenses-and-state-ids-in-wallet/ 21:10 – Neat introduces NeatBooks and NeatInvoices https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/neat-introduces-neatbooks-and-neatinvoices 27:16 – New & Improved in FreshBooks: Team Cost Rates, Project Profitability, and More https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/product-updates-august-2021 28:03 – Square to launch a new paid subscription, Invoices Plus https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/30/square-to-launch-a-new-paid-subscription-invoices-plus/ 30:00 – Vic.ai, an AI-powered accounting automation platform, raises $50M https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/01/vic-ai-an-ai-powered-accounting-automation-platform-raises-50m/ 35:08 – Watch Google’s Super-powered AI Turn Pixelated Photos into Hi-res https://www.inputmag.com/tech/googles-ai-photo-upscaling-tool-borders-on-science-fiction Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping https://petapixel.com/2021/08/30/googles-new-ai-photo-upscaling-tech-is-jaw-dropping/ 37:25 – Canopy integrates with QuickBooks Online https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/canopy-integrates-with-quickbooks-online 38:40 – Baker Tilly to acquire accounting tech services company https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/baker-tilly-to-acquire-accounting-tech-services-company-accttwo 40:48 – Another Exodus of NCR Employees and NCR Reportedly Kills Aloha Nextgen POS https://reformingretail.com/index.php/2021/08/31/another-exodus-of-ncr-employees-and-ncr-reportedly-kills-aloha-nextgen-pos/ 42:24 – IRS adds address change capability to Child Tax Credit portal https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-adds-change-of-address-capability-to-child-tax-credit-portal 43:11 – Plaid CTO: Banks, FinTechs Must Turn ‘Transaction Data Mosaic’ Into Cohesive Service Offering https://www.pymnts.com/digital-first-banking/2021/plaid-cto-banks-fintechs-must-turn-transaction-data-mosaic-into-cohesive-service-offering/ 46:20 – Even a Marvel Superhero Knows How Horrible Working at a Big 4 Firm Can Be https://www.goingconcern.com/even-a-marvel-superhero-knows-how-horrible-working-at-a-big-4-firm-can-be/ 50:07 – The Accountant 2 Is a Done Deal, Ben Affleck & Jon Bernthal Will Both Return https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63411978 52:00 – Feedback from you, our excellent listeners! Thank you! Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040 Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Google Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlay Stitcher: