Ditch Your Accountant for AI When Filing Taxes.

It's tax season, and even though we have an extended filing deadline this year, I know most of you are scrambling to file your returns. In fact, nearly a quarter of Americans are known to delay filing their taxes until the very last minute. Well, guess what? AI is here to save the day! I stumbled upon a startup called April, a next-gen AI-powered tax software that's ready to give TurboTax a run for their money. Partnering with banks and financial giants, this disruptive newcomer is automating the tax filing process like never before.

Get this: April's AI engine, built on the back of open language models, has this killer feature of turning tax law into software code – talk about being unique in the industry. So, by crushing those mind-numbing tasks and tailoring solutions to fit like a glove, April's AI is poised to make tax filing a breeze for Americans. Pretty impressive, right? Check them out - LINK.

What else is new in AI

In other important AI news, Amazon is stepping up its game with Bedrock, a machine-learning platform focusing on generative AI applications. They're joining the likes of Microsoft's OpenAI and Google's Bart, all fighting for a piece of the booming AI industry pie.

As AI continues to skyrocket in popularity, startups are mushrooming everywhere. There are so many new startups for instance, that help users discern whether an image or text was generated by AI. And if you want to have some fun with AI, try Character.AI – create fictional characters and chat with them! Remember, it's all make-believe, so don't get too attached!

It seems AI has found its way into every nook and cranny of our lives – from our homes and workplaces to our fortune cookies. - LINK 

Enjoy the AI takeover, everyone – it's here to stay!

NOW, LET’S ROCKET NETWORK!

You might already know what’s up but since we are new I will be leaving some emojis that might help our new subscribers navigate through the list of events.

HERE ARE MY PICKS FOR THIS WEEK

Monday, April 17

⚡AI Powered Renewable Energy Workshop

⚡Ion Open Accelerator: Energy Leadership Index for Core Energy Coaching

🚀🚀🚀Mingle Mondays: Med & Health Tech 

Tuesday, April 18

🚀🚀🚀Cup of Joey - Bay Area Houston

⚡DAY 2 AI Powered Renewable Energy Workshop

🌶️🔥🚀Bayou City Startups April Happy Hour

🤓💻HTX Scrum Master Community of Practice: Diary of a Scrum Master

Ion Prototyping Lab Office Hours

🚀How to Start a Startup 

🚀Web 3.0 Meet and Greet (The Second Draught - The Ion)

Web 3.0 Meetup/Workshop & Houston DAO Launch Planning Sesh Coworking

Nonprofit Startup Organization Meet-up / EVERY TUESDAY & FREE TO ATTEND

West Houston Toastmasters

Wednesday, April 19

🚀The H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge Championships

🚀Perfecting Your Pitch

💰💰Investor Studio Series: Dream Big Ventures x Ion x Mendoza Ventures

🚀Born Global Venture Lab

Thursday, April 20

🦄💰Angel Investing 101

🦄💰Engage VC: Ironspring Ventures & S3 Ventures

🦄💰Female Founders and Funders Meetup

🚀Ion Startup University: Business Agility

🌶️🔥🚀Ion Block Party + Crawfish Cookoff🌶️🔥🚀

🚀Innovation on Tap: Leonardo Duenas-Osorio, Rice University

🚀🚀🚀 Cup of Joey

Ion Office Hours

Ion Prototyping Lab Office Hours

Community ask and Founder Spotlight

Xrathus is a digital ecosystem within which companies, consortia, and communities can innovate and contextually collaborate across geographic and organizational boundaries. In addition to welcoming new users,they are seeking investment to fund product enhancements, continue building out their team, and support clients across multiple market segments. Please reach out to my friend Rekha Patel if you invest or simply interested in this space.

Check out my friend Andrew and his awesome podcast - cuSTEM Journeys It’s an Ion based media company focused on providing content and experiences that can inspire and prepare more Black and Latino individuals to have successful careers within Science, Tech, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) industry.

Can you imagine zero waste Houston? Meet Mission Zero, they are offering zero waste food catering and reusable takeaway solutions with mission to eliminate food related waste using technology from company's operations. Reach our to Aswin and get involved

Meet, Roseline she is a Data analyst and enthusiast pursuing an MBA with a concentration in Data analytics at Houston Baptist University. She also has a working knowledge of AWS and its services. She is skilled in using Python, SQL, and other statistical tools like Tableau and Excel. She is self-motivated and team-oriented. She is experienced in interpreting and analyzing data to drive successful business solutions. She's an award-winning employee with a very strong work ethic. She is currently seeking a job placement /internship position that could lead to full-time job offer

If you’re ever in need of product marketing or just to chat about marketing/social media techniques please reach out to our community friend Jami!

Check out FluxWorks, it’s such a disruptive startup. Their value proposition is to provide customers with a low-weight, reliable, lubrication-free, low O&M cost, self-healing magnetically geared motors that can provide thrust quietly to fill an unmet need in the market.

Merging blockchain with building a better world, Cryptan Labs and SUNN: Sustainability United for Nurturing Nature join forces in a new partnership to light the future and accelerate resiliency for all. “Here at SUNN, we are thrilled to be entering into our first raise with the dynamic team at Cryptan Labs including Ryan Kirkley, 🚀 Benny Pekala, and Leon Gomez!” - Meghan Hendley Lopez


Check out - The Eden Control System, It’s an absolute game-changer, my friends, It completely automates the growing process, so you can spend your valuable time on your next big idea. Whether you're running one tower or scaling up to an entire operation, the ECS becomes the brilliant central nervous system for the Eden Grow Tower. Trust me, your plants will be thriving with the perfect care at the perfect time, and you'll be reaping the rewards. This is a no-brainer investment for anyone serious about their plant game. Talking about investments, Edan team is currently fundraising, so if you are investing is sustainable future please reach out to my friend Bart Womack!