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 Paige Gross • Aug. 25, 2026

Apple debuts PCs, chips dedicated to AI workloads

On-device compute can help enterprises navigate rising AI costs and future complexity, said Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at Gartner.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 25, 2026

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FinOps

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

Women are significantly underrepresented in the AI workforce

The gender disparity is even more pronounced in the highest-paying jobs and top executive levels, according to LinkedIn research.

By Lara Ewen • Aug. 25, 2026

Verizon taps Google for enterprise AI, infrastructure deployment

The telecommunications company plans to deploy Gemini Enterprise and Google's data infrastructure as it makes AI central to the customer experience.

By Paige Gross • Aug. 24, 2026

AI data center spending drives growth in semiconductor market

CIOs are contending with rising compute costs, looking to cheaper models to rein in spending amid rapid infrastructure expansion. 

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 24, 2026

Travelers builds its own LLM, cutting AI costs

The insurer built TravelersLLM to handle insurance-specific queries, while broad reasoning, research and coding queries are saved for frontier models.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 24, 2026

AI is showing a revenue payoff: Carnegie Mellon

Despite positive signs on the revenue front, AI adoption has yet to translate into significant operating-margin gains, the study found.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 21, 2026

4 leadership pain points that stall AI pilots — and how to fix them

Effective efforts to redesign a company’s operating model need to focus sharply on the systems surrounding the technology.

By Jason Gu • Aug. 21, 2026

Only 1 in 5 organizations are prepared to move toward autonomous AI agents, Deloitte finds

Fragmented data systems and entrenched ways of working are impeding the transition, according to the report.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 21, 2026

AI efforts drive up demand for analytics, database architecture skills

CIOs must clearly tie technology to business goals to attract talent, according to Heidrick & Struggles’ Sunny Ackerman.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 20, 2026

AI productivity gains aren’t translating to IT workload relief

Despite saving hours weekly, most IT professionals report unchanged or increased workloads, according to a SolarWinds survey.

By Nidhi Sharma • Aug. 20, 2026

Target eyes bigger tech investments amid growth efforts

The retailer is betting on tech to simplify work and connect with customers as it executes its turnaround plan, executives said in a Q2 earnings call. 

By Paige Gross • Aug. 19, 2026

AI agent headcount triples in 15 months: Salesforce

The software vendor’s research finds organizations are deploying agents in under two days, even as ROI remains elusive.

By Nidhi Sharma • Aug. 19, 2026

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

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