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Accenture Software Now Does What 40,000 Employees Used to Do

Accenture Plc, the global consulting firm, will begin selling software and services that it’s already used internally to automate tasks and redeploy about 40,000 workers. The new platform, that’s been five years in development, suggests ways to streamline and automate …

How Automation Will Whack Up to 25% of Insurance Jobs: McKinsey

Automation could leave up to 25 percent of the insurance industry’s current full-time positions consolidated or replaced over the next decade, McKinsey & Co. said in a new report, Automating the Insurance Industry. The consultancy urged insurers to “rethink their …