Snowflake adds cost control feature to Cortex AI Gateway

The vendor's model routing automatically picks models based on quality and cost for the selected task, as executive concerns about the price of AI grow.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 18, 2026

Only daily AI users feel positively about job security

Unclear AI policies and a lack of training are compounding employee concerns about the technology, a SurveyMonkey and CNBC survey found.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 18, 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

Cisco zeroes in on enterprise hardware refresh

“We are in a multiyear, multibillion-dollar networking super cycle,” Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins told investors.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 18, 2026

Executives put the spotlight on AI’s reliability issue

Only 35% of leaders say AI consistently delivers business outcomes, earns regulator confidence and allows control, according to a report from HFS Research and TCS.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 17, 2026

Advances in AI capabilities to outpace cost savings

Enterprise dependence on AI will keep overall costs increasing exponentially even as per-token prices fall, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 17, 2026

For enterprises, the cautious AI era has begun

The all gas, no brakes approach to AI is giving way to a more pragmatic playbook as costs, policy concerns and talent issues pile up.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 17, 2026

Lululemon tech chief departs as CEO turnover nears

Ranju Das, who held his role for less than a year, is leaving just a month before incoming chief Heidi O’Neill is set to start.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 14, 2026

How CIOs can help build executive AI literacy

IT executives play a critical role in enabling the C-suite to develop the knowledge and judgement needed to turn AI ambition into business value.

By Gladys Yeo • Aug. 14, 2026

US government will let private companies hack criminal gangs

The new program, meant to aggressively disrupt costly cybercrime schemes, carries numerous legal and security risks.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 14, 2026

IBM, OpenAI strike deal to deploy AI services

The two firms will launch a set of industry-specific offerings as enterprises work through key AI deployment obstacles.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 13, 2026

Scaling AI hinges on the enterprise data layer

Limited data access weakens agentic AI results, which creates a lack of trust in the technology, according to a Google Cloud and MIT report.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 13, 2026

Hackers abuse AI models to find new entry paths

Network defenders are racing to secure their IT systems before criminal and state-actors circumvent existing guardrails.

By David Jones • Aug. 13, 2026

Full-scale AI agent adoption remains years away for enterprises

Most organizations will need to overhaul their business processes, data and workforces before reaching widespread adoption of agentic AI, Deloitte found.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 12, 2026

Legacy IT forces enterprises to delay AI projects

Data governance and regulatory challenges are pushing CIOs to revamp their infrastructure to support modern workloads, according to a Cloudera report.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 12, 2026

Corporate conversations about AI productivity mostly focus on future gains

The vast majority of executives expect to realize results from AI later on, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found.

By Lara Ewen • Aug. 12, 2026

CEOs eye job cuts as AI adoption grows

The trend is underscoring employee concerns about their long-term stability, according to a Businessolver survey.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 11, 2026

Allstate preps Allie platform to drive agentic AI strategy

“We have a technology-driven strategy, not a strategy supported by technology,” CEO Tom Wilson said.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 10, 2026

AI infrastructure spending shifts in latest sign of deployment maturity

Enterprises are now pouring more resources into operating the technology at scale rather than on training models, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 10, 2026

With AI, CIOs need a new playbook

IT leaders need to rewrite operations from the ground up while facing regulatory pressure, capacity constraints and concerns about vendor lock-in.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 10, 2026

July delivers mixed tech hiring results

Unemployment among IT professionals reached its lowest point in 2026 so far despite dips in job postings and tech roles, according to CompTIA.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 7, 2026

AI’s impact on software development jobs divides economists

Just how things will shake out for coders remains unclear, but roles will change regardless and require adaptability, according to Indeed.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 6, 2026

Meta launches coding agent Muse Code in latest enterprise AI push

Coupled with heavy cloud infrastructure investments, the launch underscores the company's efforts to diversify revenue streams.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 6, 2026

Surprise AI costs threaten enterprise implementations

Poor visibility across AI spending is leading one-quarter of businesses to delay or cancel AI projects, Mavvrik found.

By Scarlett Evans • Aug. 6, 2026

White House walks tightrope on securing AI without stifling tech innovation

National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the administration wants to work collaboratively with the private sector.

By David Jones • Aug. 5, 2026

Home Depot reshuffles leadership to accelerate tech innovation

The company is consolidating tech teams under the leadership of its new EVP and CTO as part of this effort.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 5, 2026