AI & Future Tech

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    C-suite, workers eschew AI policies at work

    Employees of all levels are increasing security risks by misusing AI tools and disregarding protocols, according to a CalypsoAI survey.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    On-prem AI resurgence reveals how leaders are defining their AI strategy

    Rethinking AI infrastructure: Is it time to move from public cloud to private, on-prem, or hybrid AI?

    Aug. 25, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    What’s holding enterprises back from AI agent success?

    CIOs and their businesses, from PepsiCo to Principal Financial Group, are sifting through the noise and establishing guardrails to speed up time to value.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    State AI rules trigger rising small business angst

    Nearly two-thirds of small business owners are concerned about potential compliance and litigation costs, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

    By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 22, 2025
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    IT, business leaders clash over cloud, data security

    Executives plan to increase IT spend despite disappointing returns on tech investments, according to Unisys.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Walmart, Target tout AI plans

    The two retail giants are capitalizing on sustained investment in their technology foundations even as they face economic headwinds.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    AI hiring tools push tech workers to reconsider the industry

    Nearly 1 in 3 IT professionals said they might leave the industry altogether as AI screening tools muddy the hiring process, a Dice survey found.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Retailers double down on AI despite reliability concerns

    More than 3 in 5 leaders in the industry worry about the consistency and quality of generated outputs, according to a Monday.com survey.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    FM taps MassMutual CTO for CIO role

    The commercial property insurer appointed Tara Long to succeed Chief Strategy and Information Officer Srini Krishnamurthy.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Immature data strategies threaten enterprise AI plans

    Executives rate their organization's data maturity 12% higher than those working in the environment daily, according to an Actian survey.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Cyber, AI drive software spending to double-digit growth through 2029

    Cloud security and identity and access management tool purchases insulated the market from tariff-induced economic shocks, according to Forrester.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Execs use responsible AI to drive growth, prevent risks

    Business leaders want to prevent further fallout as nearly all have experienced at least one problematic incident tied to AI, according to an Infosys survey.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    AIG taps financial sector veteran as chief digital officer

    HP executive Scott Hallworth will be tasked with scaling generative AI use across the insurance company.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Data center vacancies plummet amid power supply constraints

    Colocation vacancy rates in North America dropped to an historic low during the first half of the year, according to JLL.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    US Open serves AI add-ons for tennis matches

    With IBM, the United States Tennis Association is embedding the technology to improve the fan experience and boost productivity behind the scenes.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Should CIOs care about new AI models?

    Discussion about diminishing returns picked up momentum following OpenAI’s release of GPT-5. Other analysts say: Not so fast.

    By • Aug. 15, 2025
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    Cisco banks on hardware refresh as AI boosts enterprise segment

    The company expects network traffic to reach “unprecedented levels” as agentic AI and inferencing workloads proliferate, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said Wednesday.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    What’s the right number of AI projects? It depends.

    Analysts say the roster hinges on the goals, budget and overall readiness of an enterprise, as well as its technology stack and workforce.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Banks accelerate AI deployments as agentic tools gain traction

    More than half of the new use cases launched by the financial firms this year leveraged generative AI capabilities, according to Evident Insights research.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Fast food brands fire up AI despite challenging backdrop

    McDonald’s, Chipotle and Yum Brands are embedding the technology into workflows to streamline processes and improve customer and employee experiences.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Cloud’s big 3 continue to rule infrastructure services

    AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud commanded more than 70% of global IaaS spend in 2024, according to Gartner.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    From coder to orchestrator: How developer roles are changing in the age of agentic AI

    Nearly half of organizations are deploying agentic orchestration to power code reviews, automate testing and accelerate deal cycles, making once-impossible productivity gains a daily reality.

    Aug. 11, 2025
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    ‘Big bang’ tech deployments fade amid optimization focus

    “Instead of 24- or 36-month projects, we’re talking six- to eight-week cycles,” Grant Thornton’s Tony Dinola said.

    By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 8, 2025
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    Lack of AI governance brings security problems: IBM survey

    Despite AI-related breaches remaining low, nearly all businesses that reported an incident lacked proper access controls, leading to broader disruption. 

    By • Aug. 8, 2025
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    Businesses unprepared for AI agents: EY

    Nearly 9 in 10 enterprises encounter adoption barriers, according to the firm’s latest pulse survey. But holding off comes with its own set of consequences.

    By • Aug. 7, 2025