AI & Future Tech


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    AWS European Sovereign Cloud goes live amid vendor push for spend

    Complex regulatory requirements are driving enterprises to rethink their cloud strategies, while providers offer independent control over data.

    By Jan. 15, 2026
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    IBM tackles cloud, AI sovereignty with new platform

    Built on Red Hat's open source foundation, Sovereign Core aims to inherently provide control over the environment.

    By Jan. 15, 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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    Banks aim for agentic AI scale in 2026: report

    The technology is expected to grow beyond early deployments and reach broader adoption across financial services this year, according to Accenture.

    By Jan. 14, 2026
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    AI demand shakes up semiconductor hierarchy

    Nvidia extended its GPU dominance as Intel lost ground last year, analyst firm Gartner said.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 13, 2026
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    Executives worry most about cyber-enabled fraud, geopolitics and AI

    The World Economic Forum’s wide-ranging new report also found strong global support for cyber regulation.

    By Eric Geller • Jan. 13, 2026
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    Nationwide Financial taps tech veteran as CTO

    Misty Kuamoo will be responsible for technology products supporting the insurer’s financial services businesses, the company announced Friday.

    By Jan. 12, 2026
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    Neoclouds size up enterprise opportunities

    Big Tech AI buildouts fueled explosive growth among emerging cloud providers in 2025. A broader customer base may be on the horizon.

    By Jan. 12, 2026
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    Embrace AI curiosity or fail: How Maia proves AI is more than hype

    To survive the AI shift, leaders must move their workforce beyond experimentation, turning human-scale teams into machine-scale engines.

    By Matthew Scullion • Jan. 12, 2026
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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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    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