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Digits is taking on QuickBooks and Xero, with the worlds first AI-powered Autonomous General Ledger, allowing small business owners and accountants to put their accounting needs almost completely in the hands of AI. Digits announced the servicewhich went live Mondayat HumanX in Las Vegas, after working on it for the past five years in stealth mode and putting it in the hands of hundreds of companies to test out over the past year. The platform serves as an alternative to other accounting software or platforms, such as QuickBooks or Xero, but stands out as it uses its own proprietary AI technology. Jeff Seibert, the cofounder and CEO of Digits, says that puts the platform ahead of other competing accounting programs, even those that purport to also utilize AI technology. In many cases, he says, those platforms are simply throwing numbers into broad-based LLMs like ChatGPT, and not purpose-built AI tools, like what Digits has built in-house. We went all the way, Seibert says. We went heads-down, and spent the past five years creating the first end-to-end accounting platform for the AI era. And when comparing Digits to key competitors, Seibert says that were feature-competitive, we can do everything that they can do, but again, the difference is that weve spent five years training our own models, allowing for automation for a vast majority of the work. So, for accountants or small business owners, using Digits is a matter of connecting the right accounts, and letting the AI take overit can record and categorize transactions in near-real-time, reconcile accounts, and then create insights and reports. In effect, processes that may take weeks can be winnowed down to minutes. Interestingly, Seibert says that he hopes Digits can help stymie a larger issue in the accounting field: the lack of accountants. Currently, three-quarters of accountants are near retirement age, and the number of prospective accountants (those taking CPA exams) is the lowest in decades. While theres already a glut of accounting talent, its set to get worse. Nobody in Gen Z wants to be an accountant, Seibert says. As such, he hopes Digits can prove to be a stop-gap of sortsnot replace human accountants entirely, but allow those accountants to do more with less. Digits has already garnered a good amount of attention from investors, having raised around $100 million in recent years from investors such as Benchmark and SoftBank. And customers seem to be buying in, too, as the group of businesses that spent the past year testing the product are giving it a thumbs-up, according to Seibert. We already have hundreds of firms that want to access it, he says. Its magical.
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A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country’s other main destinations, caused the cancelation of most flights on Monday.The 24-hour walkout, which started at midnight on Sunday, involves public-sector employees at the airports as well as ground and security staff.At Frankfurt Airport, 1,054 of the day’s 1,116 scheduled takeoffs and landings had been canceled, German news agency dpa reported, citing airport traffic management.All of Berlin Airport’s regular departures and arrivals were canceled, while Hamburg Airport said no departures would be possible. Cologne/Bonn Airport said there was no regular passenger service and Munich Airport advised travelers to expect a “greatly reduced flight schedule.”The ver.di service workers union’s strike also targeted the Bremen, Hannover, Duesseldorf, Dortmund, Leipzig/Halle, and Stuttgart airports. At the smaller Weeze and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden airports, only security workers were called out.The German airports’ association, ADV, estimated that more than 3,500 flights in total would be canceled and about 560,000 passengers affected.The union announced the strike last Friday. But at Hamburg Airport, it added a short-notice walkout on Sunday to the strike on Monday, arguing that it must ensure the measure was effective.The so-called “warning strike,” a common tactic in German wage negotiations, relates to two separate pay disputes: negotiations on a new pay and conditions contract for airport security workers, and a wider dispute over pay for employees of federal and municipal governments.The latter already has led to walkouts at Cologne/Bonn, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, and Munich airports. Pay talks in that dispute are due to resume on Friday, while the next round of talks for airport security workers is expected to start on March 26.
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Over the past 20 years, the Walt Disney Company has spent billions acquiring the worlds most recognizable intellectual properties, including Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar. Its not just putting those assets to use on the big screen. Increasingly, those properties are an ever-larger part of the companys theme parks, including Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida. Last August, Disney announced an expansion of its parks, and now, at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin this month, Disney has provided more details about new experiences and rides coming to those parksand yep, the upcoming theme park experiences are all about Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar. Heres what to expect. Fly like Iron Man at Stark Flight Labs Disneys most valuable property in recent years has been Marvel. One of the cinematic franchises most popular and recognizable characters is Iron Man, made famous by Robert Downey Jr.s portrayal in numerous films. Its no wonder then that Disney is getting ready to launch a new Iron Man-themed experience at its Avengers campus in Disney California Adventure Park. The new experience is called Stark Flight Lab, and it will allow people to try out some of Iron Mans toys. Walt Disney Imagineering reveals newly unclassified details for the new Stark Flight Lab attraction, inspired by Tony Stark's beloved robotic friend DUM-E, setting up shop in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure. https://t.co/Wkvnq0C01X pic.twitter.com/lvrz1qDnJO— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) March 8, 2025 Part of the experience will see guests sit in ‘gyro-kinetic pods’ and roll along a track before stopping in front of a giant robot arm, says Disney. This robot arm will hoist you into the air where youll make several high-speed maneuvers inspired by Iron Man and some other Avengers.” Mandalorian and Grogu movie tie-in One of the biggest Hollywood tentpoles of 2026 is expected to be The Mandalorian & Groguthe first new Star Wars film in nearly seven years by the time it debuts on May 22, 2026. Disney, never one to miss a cross-promotional opportunity, will also launch a new experience at its Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction in Disneyland. JUST ANNOUNCED! The new Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run adventure featuring Mando and Grogu will debut May 22, 2026 at Star Wars: Galaxys Edge at Disney Parks! https://t.co/RRNZ9lsYBm #SXSW pic.twitter.com/SYY9aO23pE— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) March 8, 2025 While details were scarce, Disney said the attraction will be based on scenes from the film. This isnt going to retell what happens in the movie its more like participating in something thats happening just off-camera from what you see in the film, Mandalorian & Grogu director Jon Favreau said. Pixars Cars and Monsters get new rides, too Finally, Disney previewed two new Pixar-themed experiences at its parks. First up is a Cars attraction coming to Disney World that the company first announced last August. The company showed concept sketches of some of the race cars that will be part of its off-road racing ride. A closer look at early concept sketches and new race car personalities designed by @Pixar for the brand-new Cars attraction coming to Frontierland at @WaltDisneyWorld. https://t.co/RXOT36XOod #SXSW pic.twitter.com/2hGdhQXJBp— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) March 8, 2025 But perhaps the most exciting for amusement park thrillseekers is the new ride based on Monsters, Inc. The ride, based on one of Pixars most popular films, will feature a first for Disney theme parks. The upcoming door ride will feature the first-ever suspended coaster at a Disney Park, and the first-ever vertical lift, the company said in a blog post. Walt Disney Imagineering shares a new look at the Monsters, Inc. coaster loading area and first-ever vertical lift that will hoist riders in the air like never before as they zoom into the door vault! https://t.co/9Rwf0YtRGX #SXSW pic.twitter.com/fnTaDIA6AR— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) March 8, 2025 While Disney previewed the experiences above at South by Southwest, it has not announced a release date for any of the above attractions besides the new Mandalorian and Grogu experience, which opens in May 2026.
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