Thomson Reuters has introduced Checkpoint Edge, described as an artificial intelligence-based tax research platform. It will be commercially available next week.

Cloud software vendor Acumatica has been acquired by EQT Partners, a private equity group based in Sweden. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. 

Xero is developing the ability to offer a direct feed over Stripe, th ecompany said this week.  CTO Craig Walker, who said the capability will be available in August, said the direct feed will be similar to ay bank feed into Xero.