AI & Future Tech

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    Walmart bets on AI and digital twins to shape its supply chain strategy

    The technology helps the retailer get products around the world, despite global conflict or weather challenges, Walmart's Indira Uppuluri said.

    By • July 13, 2026
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    Texas Capital picks U.S. Bank alum as chief digital, information officer

    Mo Jamous will lead the Dallas-based bank’s AI initiatives and strengthen its technology platform.

    By • July 13, 2026
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    Agentic AI

    CIOs face an enormous challenge: Fielding a technology that could forever change how enterprise work gets done.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    The customer relationship was always yours

    Decagon activates your customer relationships instead of appropriating them, giving you back the ownership enterprise software has spent decades taking away.

    By Jesse Zhang • July 13, 2026
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    Agentic AI strains legacy IT systems

    More than 4 in 5 organizations need to upgrade their tech stacks to support AI agents at scale, according to Google’s 2026 State of AI Infrastructure report.

    By • July 10, 2026
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    Engineering teams will shrink as AI shifts responsibilities

    Engineering roles aren’t disappearing, but more companies will deploy smaller teams with an expanded focus on product, UX and agent experience goals, according to Gartner.

    By • July 10, 2026
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    AI skills now listed in 73% of tech job postings

    Highly-regulated industries working to shape their AI implementation plans outpace other industries in the search for talent, according to a Dice report.

    By • July 9, 2026
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    SAP loosens ERP maintenance and support rules

    In response to a European Commission investigation, SAP will clarify initial licensing terms and allow customers to choose different ERP support providers.

    By • July 9, 2026
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    Dairy Queen hires Shake Shack vet to modernize tech

    Phil Crawford joins the fast food and frozen treat chain just months after it expanded a drive-thru AI test.

    By Julie Littman • July 9, 2026
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    AI confidence is on the rise despite cost concerns

    Visibility into the costs and use cases of AI will be essential as companies pursue ROI from their AI deployments, according to KPMG.

    By • July 8, 2026
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    Liberty Mutual preps legacy systems for AI scale

    The insurer is reaping the rewards of a years-long modernization strategy to build systems that allow for as much flexibility as possible.

    By • July 8, 2026
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    Accenture, Google bring enterprise AI to the midmarket

    Midsize companies face familiar AI adoption setbacks but need services tailored to their scale, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said.

    By • July 7, 2026
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    CEOs fear they’re underinvesting in AI

    More than half of chief executives are concerned their businesses will fall behind due to limitations in technology foundations, according to a new survey.

    By Scarlett Evans • July 7, 2026
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    Microsoft scrambles to secure AI talent, guts Xbox workforce

    The tech giant aims to deploy 6,000 industry and engineering experts as part of the Microsoft Frontier Company initiative launched last week.

    By Matt Ashare • July 6, 2026
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    AI will reshape financial services, and regulation will follow

    As banks move toward AI-first services, managing autonomy will be the main challenge for regulators, according to the U.K.’s primary financial watchdog.

    By • July 6, 2026
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    From ambition to execution: What enterprise leaders are getting wrong about AI readiness

    AI success depends on the right foundations to scale, govern and deliver lasting business value.

    July 6, 2026
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    Microsoft pours $2.5B into push to embed engineers with customers

    The tech giant will deploy 6,000 engineers through the Microsoft Frontier Company. It’s the latest big tech effort to support AI deployment at scale.

    By • July 2, 2026
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    ServiceNow, Accenture team up to target enterprise security

    Tech vendors are aiming to address security concerns over legacy implementations as agentic AI reaches more parts of the business.

    By • June 30, 2026
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    AWS funnels $1B into forward deployed engineering hub

    Thousands of AWS engineers, working alongside AI agents, will help roll out AI systems within enterprises, the company said Tuesday.

    By • June 30, 2026
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    Albertsons works to scale merchandising intelligence platform

    The grocer plans to fully deploy the platform — which incorporates agentic AI tools and governance — by the end of the year.

    By • June 30, 2026
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    HP prepares to roll out OpenAI’s agentic platform

    The company is developing a suite of devices that will run AI locally, making it one of the first enterprises to launch the Frontier platform at scale.

    By • June 29, 2026
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    AI sprawl, token consumption ratchet up tech overspending

    Nearly two-thirds of organizations lack adequate IT asset visibility to control AI costs, according to Flexera.

    By Matt Ashare • June 29, 2026
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    Your board wants AI returns. Your teams aren’t ready.

    Today, AI has significantly evolved, and so has the conversation. Now, boards and executive teams are asking a much simpler question: What did AI actually deliver? The AI honeymoon phase is over, and the prove-the-ROI phase is heating up.

    By Sharon Lynch, CEO, Modus Create • June 29, 2026
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    Senior execs worry about AI system lock-in

    More than 7 in 10 leaders said switching from their primary AI provider would be challenging, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study.

    By • June 26, 2026
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    Enterprises prepare for more AI autonomy despite trust issues

    Worker skill sets need to keep pace as businesses become more reliant on AI, a Kyndryl survey found.

    By • June 26, 2026
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    CEOs, CIOs clash over AI’s value

    C-suite executives see the technology from different vantage points, but maturity and alignment of objectives could bring them closer together, a Protiviti survey found.

    By • Updated June 29, 2026