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Xero announced the winners of its annual Beautiful Business Fund competition, of which four were based in the US.

Business solutions platform Xero announced it will acquire cloud-based reporting, insights analytics platform Syft.

Schellman forms new advisory board; New partnership lets Xero users send data to Caseware; Fortanix announces full disc encryption; and other accounting technology stories.

YouTuber, podcaster and advisor Jason Staats discussed the practical issues in AI implementation for accountants during Xerocon this week.

Speakers at Xero's annual conference this week urged accountants to think more deeply about promoting mental health and wellbeing for both clients and staff.

Diya Jolly, chief product and technology officer with Xero, previewed its proprietary gen AI assistant JAX, which she said controls hallucinations for enhanced accuracy.

Diya Jolly, Xero's chief product and technology officer, announced several new products and enhancements for bank reconciliations, payments, compliance and more.

CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy outlined her "Win On Purpose" strategy, which involves a focus on accounting, payments and payroll in the U.S., U.K. and Australian markets.

Plus, Xero goes from $113 million loss to $175.9 million profit; and other accounting technology news.

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