Trump administration launches AI training push

The executive order, issued Thursday, establishes a task force on AI education to expand access to youth apprenticeships. 

By Roberto Torres • April 24, 2025

Businesses tap agentic AI to bridge persistent skill shortages

Leaders say they plan to invest in customer service, marketing and product development automation tools, according to a Microsoft report.

By Roberto Torres • April 23, 2025

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CIO Priorities

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

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How governance and security can drive agentic AI adoption

Without the right visibility and guardrails, the brisk adoption of the latest applications can result in shadow AI agents.

By Heather Gentile • April 23, 2025

Estée Lauder revamps IT leadership with transformation in mind

The global cosmetics company recruited Brian Franz from investment firm State Street to be its first chief technology, data and analytics officer.

By Matt Ashare • April 22, 2025

ROI, full-scale deployment of AI remains elusive

Most businesses estimated returns of 50% or less on their AI projects, according to a CDW report.

By Roberto Torres • Updated April 22, 2025

Microsoft strengthens in-house cyber governance, training

As part of its Secure Future Initiative, Microsoft overhauled security practices following a series of crippling cyberattacks.

By David Jones • April 21, 2025

Gen Z says AI has made their college degrees irrelevant

New-to-market job seekers are feeling the effects of fervent adoption more acutely than any other generation, according to Indeed.

By Roberto Torres • April 21, 2025

Leaders pursue ML engineers, AI researchers in hiring efforts

For CIOs, filling specialized job openings has emerged as a key challenge, according to an EPAM Systems survey.

By Roberto Torres • April 18, 2025

Citi eyes AI productivity gains as it consolidates data systems

“I’m not sure any bank finishes its modernization,” CEO Jane Fraser told investors during a Q1 2025 earnings call Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • April 17, 2025

Businesses struggle to pick the right AI use case: report

Selecting a project based on objective factors like costs, business impact or ability to execute is a difficult task, a Snowflake survey found.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 17, 2025

Why CIOs should prioritize IT modernization

Technology leaders must find ways to maximize productivity gains while minimizing disruption as they choose the most pressing upgrades.

By David White • April 17, 2025

US launches probe into semiconductor imports

The federal investigation comes ahead of anticipated tariffs on the industry.

By Philip Neuffer • April 15, 2025

Nvidia vows to invest up to $500B in US chip manufacturing

“The engines of the world’s AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time,” company founder and CEO Jensen Huang said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • April 15, 2025

Tariff threats spark surge in PC shipments

As vendors raced to stockpile U.S. inventory, end-users remained cautious during the first quarter of the year, Gartner's Rishi Padhi said.

By Matt Ashare • April 14, 2025

Ulta Beauty aims for long-term growth after data, ERP upgrades

The company’s tech investments cleared the way for generative AI. Executives are working to reap the rewards.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 14, 2025

Amazon CEO defends billions in AI spend

Andy Jassy justified company plans to keep investing in the technology, which he described as a “once-in-a-lifetime reinvention of everything we know,” in a letter to shareholders on Thursday.

By Roberto Torres • April 10, 2025

How Trump’s tariff regime is cutting into IT budgets

“The uncertainty level is already creating fertile ground for cutbacks,” IDC’s Stephen Minton said Wednesday, hours before the White House announced a 90-day pause.

By Matt Ashare • April 10, 2025

How Bank of America scaled AI

Innovation sessions, governance oversight and a clear focus on solving practical problems helped shape internal and customer-facing use cases.

By Matt Ashare • April 10, 2025

EU sets action plan to establish global lead in AI

The European Commission announced plans to triple the region’s data center capacity and improve access to in-demand talent Wednesday.

By Roberto Torres • April 9, 2025

Ahold Delhaize USA names new CIO

Ann Dozier joined the grocery company from Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, where she served as SVP, chief information and technology officer.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 9, 2025

Genworth Financial taps Capital One veteran for CIO role

Morris Taylor will lead the creation and execution of the company's technology strategy for the financial services firm, according to a Monday announcement.

By Roberto Torres • April 8, 2025

AI agents emerge as potential targets for cyberattackers

Digital entities, including bots and agents, pose a growing cybersecurity risk for enterprises, researchers found.

By Alexei Alexis • April 8, 2025

Zoom goes agentic in ongoing AI push

The collaboration software provider unveiled a task management capability, which can suggest action items and help complete them on users' behalf. 

By Roberto Torres • April 7, 2025

Employers in ‘wait-and-see mode’ as tech jobs decline

IT positions contracted in March, but unemployment also fell slightly month over month as employers brace for uncertain economic conditions, according to CompTIA.

By Roberto Torres • April 4, 2025

Toyota Financial Services appoints CIO

The automaker's finance arm appointed Madhusudhan Reddy as CIO, moving Anna Sampang to the newly created chief customer officer role.

By Kalena Thomhave • April 4, 2025