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    Tech labor indicators flail in first jobs report since shutdown

    Unemployment among technologists reached 4% in November, according to a CompTIA review of official data.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Cloud cost management just got easier

    The FinOps Foundation added contractual commitments to its unified billing data matrix.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 17, 2025
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    CIO Priorities

    CIOs are tasked with balancing their company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    IBM releases SAP tool as migration deadline looms

    Fueled by generative and agentic AI, the IBM Consulting Application Management Suite for SAP aims to simplify the transition to S/4HANA.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    UBS tech chief to depart as bank focuses on AI

    Mike Dargan, group chief operations and technology officer, will leave at the end of December, marking the latest in a string of leadership shifts at the bank.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    5 CIO predictions for AI in 2026

    IT leaders will look to make use of agentic systems, focus on projects with productivity gains and rethink workforce strategies next year.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    Nvidia Nemotron 3 seeks to power scalable, multi-agent systems

    Nvidia’s latest generation of open models builds on the growing development of multi-agent systems and expands the company’s sovereign AI efforts.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    CISOs view hybrid environments as best way to manage risk, compliance

    Security leaders are also focused on the convergence of IT and operational technology as business continuity becomes a major concern.

    By David Jones • Updated Dec. 15, 2025
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    How Paramount flipped the script on AI adoption

    An internal roadshow of targeted use cases helped gain employee buy-in, EVP and CIO Lakshman Nathan said at the AI Summit in New York.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    Broadcom buoyed by AI boom, steady VMware growth

    The company’s AI revenue shot up 65% year over year to $20 billion in 2025, driven by massive deals with OpenAI and Anthropic.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Trump calls for federal policy framework preempting state AI laws

    The executive order comes as Big Tech pushes back on local AI regulation while pouring billions into building out AI infrastructure and deploying new products.

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    5 human readiness barriers for enterprise AI value

    CIOs must spot deeply rooted behavioral reflexes that can stall transformation, inflate costs and erode competitive advantage — if left unaddressed.

    By Gabriela Vogel • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Enterprise AI PC adoption set to slow in 2026

    A second adoption wave is expected to hit in 2027 as enterprises shore up their AI capabilities, according to The Futurum Group.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Mary Kay blends generative, agentic AI portfolio

    The beauty company’s slower start with generative AI resulted in a clearer path for adopting AI agents, according to CIO James Whatley. 

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Big tech takes steps to build open standards for agentic AI

    Anthropic said it will donate the Model Context Protocol to the Linux Foundation, a move that could ease AI agent interoperability and enterprise adoption.

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Majority of global firms plan to boost cyber spending in 2026

    A report by Marsh shows companies are also focused on third-party risk mitigation.

    By David Jones • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Workato crafts a practical playbook for agentic AI deployment

    The orchestration platform provider used clear scripts to govern automated processes and build stakeholder trust in the technology, Workato CIO Carter Busse said.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 10, 2025
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    EU probes Google’s use of online content for AI models

    The European Commission will investigate whether Google is “distorting competition” among AI model builders through privileged access to content.

    By • Dec. 9, 2025
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    IBM shells out $11B for Confluent to help disparate data flow together

    The acquisition will create public and private cloud integrations to help drive generative and agentic AI adoption, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said Monday.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 8, 2025
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    BNY looks to Google Cloud for agentic AI push

    The bank will integrate Gemini Enterprise into its proprietary AI platform, Eliza. It's the latest effort from a financial services company to scale AI use.

    By • Dec. 8, 2025
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    3 tips for incoming tech chiefs from Wrench Group’s CIO

    David Fritzinger preached the benefits of simplification and alignment in his first year at the home repair services company.

    By • Dec. 8, 2025
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    HPE gets a boost from Juniper Networks integration amid server shipment slump

    Memory chip shortages and AI project delays took a bite out of the company’s Q4 revenue growth, executives said during a Thursday earnings call.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2025
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    Deere CIO to retire after 28 years with the company

    Raj Kalathur, who was also the president of John Deere Financial, will remain in both roles until Jan. 31, 2026.

    By • Dec. 5, 2025
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    Microsoft 365 to include more AI tools – at a higher price

    Commercial pricing for Microsoft’s flagship subscriptions will rise 16% on average starting in July 2026 as the catalog of AI tools expands, the company said Thursday.

    By • Dec. 5, 2025
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    Salesforce bets on IT automation as AI demand rises

    The company's “quarter of Agentforce” stretched into the following fiscal year, with Q3 revenue for the agentic AI product surpassing $500 million.

    By • Dec. 4, 2025
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    Snowflake deepens partnerships as customer AI use ticks up

    As enterprises seek to build AI agents, vendors are partnering to expand data access, interoperability and AI functionality.

    By • Dec. 4, 2025