CPA.com releases generative AI toolkit for accountants

CPA.com releases generative AI toolkit for accountants

Generative AI programs — artificial intelligence which creates novel content, versus make decisions off existing data— have grown very popular within the accounting profession since it hit the mainstream late last year, with major firms (see previous story) and vendors (see previous story) eager to adapt it to their purposes. With this in mind, CPA.com, … Read more

Electrolytes are important: Your complete guide to buying electrolyte powder

Electrolytes are important: Your complete guide to buying electrolyte powder

Maurício Mascaro / Pexels Drinking more water when we exercise can help replenish lost fluids, but it does not help replace lost electrolytes. When we exercise, electrolytes are lost through a process known as thermoregulatory sweating. This process explains why many athletes and people who perform high-intensity exercises often look to electrolyte supplements to help … Read more

The carnivore diet: Is it right for you?

The carnivore diet: Is it right for you?

Paras Kapoor / Unsplash Taking the ketogenic diet to a new level is the newest diet trend, the carnivore diet. The carnivore diet, or all-meat diet, involves eating only animal products, or in some cases, only red meat. On this diet, a person completely avoids all plant products, including vegetables, fruits, grains, and any item … Read more

The horrifying reason why you probably want to hold off on a trip to Paris, France

The horrifying reason why you probably want to hold off on a trip to Paris, France

TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay Let’s cut to the chase here — yes, I’m itching just thinking about the prospect of bedbugs, but the issue of bedbugs in Paris is one that you need to be aware of if you have travel plans to the region, so brace yourself. Bedbugs are setting up shop in hotels, the metro, theaters, … Read more

Meal-kit maker Blue Apron to be sold — This is what that means for you

Meal-kit maker Blue Apron to be sold — This is what that means for you

Blue Apron Blue Apron, the original meal kit service, is getting bought out by Wonder Group, a food delivery startup founded by Marc Lore, a former Walmart and Jet exec. This is pretty big news for the meal kit industry, but what does it mean for you, the customer? Well, it’s still too early to … Read more

Tailgating like a pro: Top tips from chefs

Tailgating like a pro: Top tips from chefs

Samantha Brauer / Aba Restaurants Football season has firmly set in, and the heat of summer is beginning to subside. That can only mean one thing: tailgating season. Which means it’s the time of year for pregame outdoor cookouts, whether it’s in your backyard or at the stadium itself. No disrespect to hot dogs and … Read more

Why does cilantro taste like soap to some people? Turns out, there’s a pretty good reason

Why does cilantro taste like soap to some people? Turns out, there’s a pretty good reason

restyledliving / Pixabay In our daily lives, there’s a lot of conflict. For just about everything, we hotly take our sides of the aisle, no matter how critical or comparably insignificant the topic — politics, religion, the position of the toilet paper roll. The list goes on, and we stay firmly planted on our sides. … Read more

Insights and workflow automation dominate recent and planned AI solutions

Insights and workflow automation dominate recent and planned AI solutions

The year 2023 was positively stuffed with developments in artificial intelligence in accounting technology, with companies announcing new products, features and capacities on a near-daily basis — and if the collection of AI innovations talked about at this year’s AICPA Executive Roundtable is any indication, 2024 will be even more so.  The two-day event, held … Read more

You’ve reached a weight loss plateau: Is fat fasting the fix you’ve been looking for?

You’ve reached a weight loss plateau: Is fat fasting the fix you’ve been looking for?

Sea Wave/Shutterstock There’s nothing more frustrating than hitting a weight loss plateau. Even after eating healthy foods, exercising regularly, and sticking to your new lifestyle habits, sometimes the weight just won’t budge. In these scenarios, tools like fat fasting might be the “leg up” your body needs.  By now, you’re likely to have heard of … Read more