AI & Future Tech

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    Allianz partners with Anthropic to accelerate AI adoption

    The alliance brings transparency and accountability to the fore as insurers ramp up AI deployments.

    By Scarlett Evans • Jan. 9, 2026
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    Albertsons stocks up on AI to transform operations

    Albertsons is making a strategic investment in AI, looking to integrate the technology in just about every facet of its business.

    By • Jan. 8, 2026
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    Automation

    In search of productivity gains, IT leaders are making automation their top priority. But successful enterprise AI deployments depend on access to the right data sets.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Snowflake buys Observe for AI-powered monitoring

    The deal reflects the growing influence of observability as more than a standalone IT tool.

    By Scarlett Evans • Jan. 8, 2026
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    4 CIO trends to watch in 2026

    Executives will contend with agent sprawl, monitor AI regulation and reshape tech talent training strategies in the year ahead.

    By , , • Jan. 8, 2026
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    How CIOs can brace for AI-fueled cyberthreats

    Executives are carefully tracking the rise in AI use for cyberthreats, bolstering basic preparedness tactics and increasing cyber spend in response.  

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    NIST asks public for help securing AI agents

    The agency is interested in case studies showing how best to protect agents from hackers.

    By Eric Geller • Jan. 7, 2026
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    5 IT leaders share New Year’s resolutions for 2026

    AI won’t be the only thing CIOs focus on, but it will be the main thing and will include finding the right balance in AI-human processes and practices.

    By Clint Boulton • Jan. 7, 2026
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    Nvidia’s Rubin platform aims to cut AI training, inference costs

    The processor is expected to speed AI inference and use less AI training resources than its predecessor, Nvidia Blackwell.

    By • Jan. 6, 2026
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    Risky shadow AI use remains widespread

    A new report offers fresh evidence for why enterprises should prioritize AI governance policies.

    By Eric Geller • Jan. 6, 2026
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    Why enterprise AI pilots fail

    Leaders trying to scale AI tools across the organization contend with employee resistance, communication breakdowns and a lack of engagement.

    By S.L. Fuller • Jan. 6, 2026
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    Beyond the pilot: How CIOs can scale AI successfully

    CIOs can drive AI ROI with strong design, governance, interoperability and modern IT infrastructure.

    By Rob Lowe • Jan. 5, 2026
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    Companies reinvest AI productivity gains into more automation

    In the search for greater ROI, businesses are using AI to further automate research and upskilling, according to EY.

    By Scarlett Evans • Dec. 23, 2025
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    New York mandates AI model safety requirements

    Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order challenging states' authority, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed AI safety legislation into law.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    AWS leans on partners to spin up mainframe modernization agents

    The hyperscaler launched a platform called AWS Transform Composability aimed at speeding migrations with AI.

    By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • Dec. 22, 2025
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    [Podcast] Unifying Intelligence

    A podcast decoding the path to consistent, trusted and transparent data for the enterprise

    By CIO Dive's studioID • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Why AI governance gained ground in 2025

    CIOs addressed risk mitigation gaps and strengthened guardrails to expedite AI projects without sacrificing on security.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    House passes bill that could fast-track AI infrastructure projects

    The SPEED Act aims to cut red tape in order to meet soaring energy demand and growing competition in the global AI race, according to the bill’s sponsors.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    NIST adds to AI security guidance with Cybersecurity Framework profile

    Organizations have a new resource to map AI considerations onto NIST’s widely used security blueprint.

    By Eric Geller • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Microsoft, Google rule AI vendor market for enterprises

    The two tech titans provide the most advanced offerings for businesses, according to a Gartner analysis. The firm also highlighted OpenAI’s strength as an LLM provider.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to boost AI governance

    The deal is aimed at expanding the risk assessment, safety testing and governance capabilities within Red Hat’s AI portfolio.

    By Scarlett Evans • Dec. 18, 2025
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    CIOs name AI adoption as top imperative: survey

    Despite strong deployment goals, most C-suite executives believe new technology investments will take more than six years to reach 48% of expected returns.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Amazon AI chief exits, triggering leadership shakeup

    Peter DeSantis was tapped to lead a new group focused on AI, silicon and quantum as Amazon’s AI Chief Rohit Prasad plans to step down at the end of the year.

    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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    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