TomHerbert

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Tom is AccountingWEB's technology editor, providing unbiased news and analysis from the accounting tech universe. Got a tech tale to tell? Message me on the site or email [email protected]

Tom Herbert

Technology editor AccountingWEB

7th Dec 2023

AI accountants approach the content uncanny valley

One unexpected consequence of the recent artificial intelligence (AI) hype train has been an uptick in friends and relatives commenting on...

Tech pulse

12th Oct 2023

What knitting can teach accounting software vendors

Meet Dave Bryant and Mike Jackness , two plucky tech bros just looking to make a buck in this topsy-turvy world. Our e-commerce...

Tech pulse

31st Aug 2023

Is technology actually helping accountants?

“My firm has got technology coming out of its ears but we’re still too busy”. This snippet from the owner of a small firm came during an...

Tech pulse

20th Jul 2023

Meeting purge risks a loss of business humanity

What’s the point of meetings? I mean, when it comes down to it, isn’t it just a bunch of people in a room yakking away? Shouldn’t they be...

Tech pulse

25th May 2023

Fix data and connectivity problems before AI accounting tools can deliver

We’ve recently been blitzed with new releases trumpeting what the latest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) software will do for...

Tech pulse

13th Apr 2023

Rebranded group runs out of Optionis

An intriguing press release dropped into my inbox the other day, bearing news that Optionis had rebranded to Caroola Group. For those not...

General practice

2nd Mar 2023

Gen Z fights back against the tyranny of expense reclaim

There are many rites of passage young employees have to endure upon their induction to office life. Grappling with the IT system, being...

Tech pulse

27th Jan 2023

Generative AI: The ultimate double-edged sword for accountants

The past few months have seen the unlikely rehabilitation of chatbots. From jazzed-up spreadsheets designed to respond to a limited set of...

Tech pulse

21st Dec 2022

Only listening will fix the government’s digital disasters

As the old adage almost goes, if at first you don’t digitise, try, try again, fail and incinerate a pile of taxpayers’ money. While the bar...

Tech pulse

20th Oct 2022

Should accountants fear the great software consolidation?

Over the years, accounting tech watchers have seen the software pendulum swing back and forth between two extremes: on the one side an...

Tech pulse

AI accountants approach the content uncanny valley

What knitting can teach accounting software vendors

Is technology actually helping accountants?

Meeting purge risks a loss of business humanity

Fix data and connectivity problems before AI accounting tools can deliver

Rebranded group runs out of Optionis

Gen Z fights back against the tyranny of expense reclaim

Generative AI: The ultimate double-edged sword for accountants

Only listening will fix the government’s digital disasters

Should accountants fear the great software consolidation?

Accountech Bytes: Software, marmite, and mileage

Restrictions to HMRC’s helplines raise concerns

HMRC bundle blunder costs taxpayer dear

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