Midyear IT exec appointments heat up

More than 25 companies reshuffled technology leadership in the last three months, including Home Depot, McDonald’s and Best Buy.

Banks diversify cloud portfolios to bolster resilience

Financial firms are leaning on cloud to improve customer service and power long-term growth, London Stock Exchange Group found.

Amazon’s director of security on locking down enterprise AI

 "We've seen hype cycles before, but this one is a little different," Mark Ryland, director of security at Amazon, told CIO Dive.

State Street CTO moves to CIO role

EVP Andrew Zitney shifted into the role this week, filling a vacancy that opened when Brian Franz took a tech leadership position with Estée Lauder in April.

Lowe’s links end-user feedback loop to AI tool improvements

The home improvement retailer has been expanding AI access to employees and tweaking tools with stakeholder input in mind. 

Bank of America touts AI gains amid industrywide adoption push

The company deployed automated coding tools to its 17,000 software developers, CEO Brian Moynihan said Wednesday.

Risk management, legacy tech pose major threats to healthcare sector

Companies have improved their recovery processes and user controls but still lag in risk preparedness, according to a report from Fortified Health Security.

AWS streamlines Marketplace for agentic era

The cloud giant designated a new category for related tools and third-party guardrails to support discovery and implementation.

5 ways generative AI projects fail

CIOs can run into issues if they misunderstand the technology’s maturity, fail to connect business value or lack investments in literacy, according to Gartner research.

Google Cloud pours more than $25B into domestic AI infrastructure

The investment will expand the hyperscaler’s data center footprint across the largest U.S. power grid in the next two years.

Kohl’s appoints digital chief amid turnaround plan

Retail veteran Arianne Parisi will join the company on July 28, reporting to interim CEO Michael Bender.

Global IT spend keeps growing despite trade war concerns

Gartner expects AI infrastructure buildouts will drive a nearly 8% spike in technology investments this year, the analyst firm said Tuesday.

AWS plans $100M Generative AI Innovation Center expansion

Two years post-launch, the cloud giant touted thousands of participating customers, including the NFL, BMW Group and AstraZeneca.

There aren’t enough AI chips to support data center projections, report says

High-end forecasts are “not credible,” according to London Economics International, which called its report a “sanity check” on demand growth projections. 

How CIOs can rebuild IT operating models for the AI era

Thriving in the AI era requires intentional changes to workforce strategies, team skills and vendor relationships.

How 3 companies curb ERP overhaul risks

Clorox, Ulta Beauty and McCormick are aiming to ease disruption from major tech upgrades through preparation and planning.

Retail accelerates investments in generative AI

The industry is also one of the leaders of AI agent and multiagent system adoption, according to a Capgemini report. 

How Sprint Mart is using tech to save hours each day

The retailer added tools to automate tasks like invoice management while expanding payment options and exploring delivery.

EU releases compliance guidelines for AI Act

With another enforcement milestone in sight, the European Union is giving businesses a voluntary code of practice to help align with regulatory standards.

Ahold Delhaize appoints auto industry veteran as CTO

Jan Brecht joins the grocery giant after tech leadership stints at Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Adidas.

AI-driven job cuts may be underreported: Challenger

Only 75 job cuts by U.S.-based employers in the first half of the year were explicitly attributed to AI, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The outplacement firm suspects the number is higher.

McCormick aims to ‘derisk’ ERP implementation

The food company’s executives said they’ve pivoted to a functional deployment approach, which will take longer but mitigate some challenges.

US PC shipments fall flat in Q2 amid tariff worries

After a spike in Q1 shipments, tariff concerns crimped market growth for the top computer makers, according to an IDC report.

Kroger turns to AI for inventory security, experience boosts

The grocer plans to continue investing in the technology to provide better visibility, improve worker productivity and, ultimately, drive growth.

US authorities unmask North Korean IT worker schemes and their American accomplices

Federal officials said businesses should carefully verify the identities of remote employees to avoid falling prey to similar scams.