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    Tech sector continues to shed workers amid AI shift

    The decline could be a reflection of the waves of layoffs tech providers undertook earlier this year, according to a CompTIA analysis.

    By Sept. 8, 2026
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    CIOs bear the brunt of blame over AI mistakes

    When AI leads to errors, enterprise executives target the CIO for accountability, more so than any other functional leaders, according to 8x8.

    By Sept. 8, 2026
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    AI costs are skyrocketing as adoption efforts widen across the enterprise. Amid rising concerns over soaring bills, FinOps practices are offering tried-and-true advice.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    What CIOs should know about quantum computing

    The technology's rapid development is elevating quantum as an area for CIOs and other IT leaders to watch closely.

    By Sept. 8, 2026
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    Beyond tokens: How dynamic capacity management drives AI cost predictability

    Manage agent costs with strategies for dynamic capacity management.

    Sept. 8, 2026
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    Deloitte aims to help enterprises with hybrid AI model strategy

    The consulting firm is launching an open model engineering practice intending to help enterprises find the right mix.

    By Sept. 4, 2026
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    How retailers are honing their tech strategies

    From senior leadership appointments to wide-scale AI implementations, the biggest names in retail are leaning on tech to address operational pain points.

    By Sept. 4, 2026
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    Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal could benefit enterprises

    The chipmaker’s acquisition could eventually bring additional security resources and model evaluation tools to the platform, according to experts.

    By Sept. 3, 2026
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    Even with careful investment, AI is set to boost IT costs

    Bain & Co. predicts AI could cause IT costs to skyrocket by as much as 75% in less than a decade due to infrastructure, security and talent needs.

    By Sept. 3, 2026
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    KPMG gets agentic tool certified for security, reliability as AI risks mount

    The certification of the tool comes as companies confront growing risks from AI agents that can take actions on their own.

    By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 2, 2026
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    Fewer than 25% of enterprises have scaled AI successfully

    Not knowing how to measure a project’s success or when to shut it down can keep companies from finding success, Gartner data found.

    By Sept. 2, 2026
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    AWS pushes partners to rethink pricing for the AI era

    The cloud giant said partners are experimenting with flexible pricing models, including pay-as-you-go and outcome-based models.

    By Nidhi Sharma • Sept. 2, 2026
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    AI adoption helps sustain confidence in the mainframe

    Companies are enlisting agents to help manage the platform amid ongoing modernization, according to BMC’s annual survey.

    By Sept. 1, 2026
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    Frontier AI tips the scales toward cyber adversaries

    Threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses, researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said.

    By David Jones • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Retailers bet on AI for supply chain, ‘smart’ shopping

    Large retailers are using AI technologies to overhaul their customer experience, supply chain and personalized shopping offerings, according to Q2 earnings calls.

    By Aug. 31, 2026
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    Security policies fail to keep up with a hybrid cloud world

    Roughly two-thirds of companies have suffered a business-critical app outage due to misconfigured security policies, a Cloud Security Alliance report found.

    By Aug. 31, 2026
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    Agentic AI is shifting the pricing models CIOs rely on

    A trend toward outcome-based billing is prompting executives to rethink vendor management strategies, executives and analysts told CIO Dive.

    By Patrick Thibodeau • Aug. 31, 2026
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    Trader Joe’s names new CIO

    Prabash Coswatte joins the specialty grocer from Heritage Grocers Group, where he served as chief operating officer.

    By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 28, 2026
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    AI transformation starts with building employee trust

    Companies expect employees to significantly retool the way they work. But first they must empower them with the confidence to do so.

    By Santhosh Keshavan • Aug. 28, 2026
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    Enterprises bet on agents to build in-house software, boost productivity

    While they parse out ROI, cost-conscious organizations are finding ways AI can replace technology line items.

    By Aug. 27, 2026
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    Nvidia warns of supply bottlenecks into 2028

    Despite ongoing memory supply challenges, the company’s data center revenue catapulted to $89 billion in Q2 2027.

    By Aug. 27, 2026
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    One-third of employees overstate AI skills: report

    Workers are grappling to translate AI confidence to results as executives push AI adoption, according to a WalkMe survey.

    By Nidhi Sharma • Aug. 27, 2026
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    CIOs are still waiting for AI’s cost savings

    Pressure to deploy, not measurable gains, are setting the pace for enterprise AI investments, according to an Infosys report.

    By Aug. 26, 2026
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    Google rolls out flexible billing, cost controls for AI agents

    The tech giant joins a string of vendors launching tools to help customers manage rising AI costs.

    By Aug. 26, 2026
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    Managers say they are using public AI tools to prepare for hard conversations

    Some leaders are inputting employee names and performance details into public AI platforms, according to data from The Predictive Index.

    By Kathryn Moody • Aug. 26, 2026
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    How CIOs can navigate a disrupted software market

    AI will upend the state of play for software providers, but the changes will not be uniform across verticals, according to Forrester research.

    By Aug. 25, 2026