Tariff threats spark surge in PC shipments

As vendors raced to stockpile U.S. inventory, end-users remained cautious during the first quarter of the year, Gartner's Rishi Padhi said.

Ulta Beauty aims for long-term growth after data, ERP upgrades

The company’s tech investments cleared the way for generative AI. Executives are working to reap the rewards.

Remote access tools most frequently targeted as ransomware entry points

Supply chain risk via third-party vendors increased sharply in 2025, according to a report by At-Bay.

10 CIO questions to determine AI data readiness

The stakes are high for enterprises to hone data strategies. Analysts and technology leaders suggested key questions to answer before advancing.

Amazon CEO defends billions in AI spend

Andy Jassy justified company plans to keep investing in the technology, which he described as a “once-in-a-lifetime reinvention of everything we know,” in a letter to shareholders on Thursday.

Massive cloud revenues drive hyperscaler building boom

Digital services revenues grew 13% in 2024, as cloud, SaaS and AI platform consumption fueled data center investments, according to Synergy Research Group.

CIOs worry about cyber threats, tech talent

Tech executives grapple with a looming skills gap as they juggle cybersecurity with the speed of innovation, according to an Experis survey.

How Trump’s tariff regime is cutting into IT budgets

“The uncertainty level is already creating fertile ground for cutbacks,” IDC’s Stephen Minton said Wednesday, hours before the White House announced a 90-day pause.

How Bank of America scaled AI

Innovation sessions, governance oversight and a clear focus on solving practical problems helped shape internal and customer-facing use cases.

EU sets action plan to establish global lead in AI

The European Commission announced plans to triple the region’s data center capacity and improve access to in-demand talent Wednesday.

Ahold Delhaize USA names new CIO

Ann Dozier joined the grocery company from Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, where she served as SVP, chief information and technology officer.

Google mobilizes partners to drive agentic AI across clouds

The hyperscaler rolled out an agent interoperability protocol that already has buy-in from Accenture, Deloitte and KPMG, Wednesday at Google Cloud Next.

IBM powers up AI-ready z17 mainframe

The product line, designed to handle AI workloads, will begin shipping this summer.

AI agents emerge as potential targets for cyberattackers

Digital entities, including bots and agents, pose a growing cybersecurity risk for enterprises, researchers found.

Genworth Financial taps Capital One veteran for CIO role

Morris Taylor will lead the creation and execution of the company's technology strategy for the financial services firm, according to a Monday announcement.

Zoom goes agentic in ongoing AI push

The collaboration software provider unveiled a task management capability, which can suggest action items and help complete them on users' behalf. 

How CIOs can course-correct data strategies with AI goals in mind

Businesses should assess existing practices, then engage leadership and plot a path forward to get enterprise data structures in shipshape. 

AI model performance improvements show no signs of slowing down

In 2025, OpenAI’s o3 model solved nearly 72% of coding problems, a steep jump from an overall high score of 4.4% in 2023, an analysis from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI found.

Employers in ‘wait-and-see mode’ as tech jobs decline

IT positions contracted in March, but unemployment also fell slightly month over month as employers brace for uncertain economic conditions, according to CompTIA.

Toyota Financial Services appoints CIO

The automaker's finance arm appointed Madhusudhan Reddy as CIO, moving Anna Sampang to the newly created chief customer officer role.

The Campbell’s Company drafts Coca-Cola vet to lead digital transformation

The 155-year-old soup and snack giant appointed Aaron Gwinner as SVP, chief digital and technology officer Thursday.

VMware feuds with Siemens in legal battle over software licensing

The Broadcom-owned vendor claimed Siemens AG requested support services for products it never purchased.

Papa Johns bets on AI for CX, operations boost

The pizza chain created an innovation team focused on utilizing Google Cloud's AI, ML and data analytics capabilities.

Where enterprises go wrong with cloud networking

While most companies have figured out how to migrate data without incurring huge fees, getting it back can be costly, according to Forrester.

Enterprises have high ROI hopes for agentic AI

Business decision-makers want to use lessons learned from generative AI adoption to improve agent implementation, a PagerDuty report found.