AI impact on data breach outcomes remains ‘limited’: Verizon

While AI-generated text in malicious emails has doubled, the rate of successful phishing breaches is stable, according to a Wednesday report.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • 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

Banks gear up to boost cybersecurity, cloud and data spending

In the race to scale generative AI capabilities, executives plan to increase foundational technology investments, according to Broadridge.

By Matt Ashare • April 21, 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

IT leaders want better security, data privacy from AI agents

Despite identifying areas of concern, nearly all companies plan to expand agentic use in the next 12 months, a Cloudera report found.  

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 18, 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

Albertsons builds data acumen in pursuit of AI gains

The grocer plans to continue iterating on a recently built “real-time, comprehensive” data platform, COO and CEO-elect Susan Morris said during a Tuesday earnings call.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 16, 2025

Kyndryl rolls out SAP services suite inspired by its own migration story

The enterprise IT vendor is “living in the platform” after completing an 18-month ERP transition to S/4HANA.

By Matt Ashare • April 16, 2025

Small AI models set to gain enterprise traction: Gartner

In the next two years, organizations will use small, task-specific models three times more than general-purpose LLMs, the analyst firm predicts.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 16, 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

10 CIO questions to determine AI data readiness

The stakes are high for enterprises to hone data strategies. Analysts and technology leaders suggested key questions to answer before advancing.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 11, 2025

Massive cloud revenues drive hyperscaler building boom

Digital services revenues grew 13% in 2024, as cloud, SaaS and AI platform consumption fueled data center investments, according to Synergy Research Group.

By Matt Ashare • April 11, 2025

CIOs worry about cyber threats, tech talent

Tech executives grapple with a looming skills gap as they juggle cybersecurity with the speed of innovation, according to an Experis survey.

By Nicole Laskowski • April 11, 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 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

Google mobilizes partners to drive agentic AI across clouds

The hyperscaler rolled out an agent interoperability protocol that already has buy-in from Accenture, Deloitte and KPMG, Wednesday at Google Cloud Next.

By Matt Ashare • April 9, 2025

IBM powers up AI-ready z17 mainframe

The product line, designed to handle AI workloads, will begin shipping this summer.

By Matt Ashare • 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

How CIOs can course-correct data strategies with AI goals in mind

Businesses should assess existing practices, then engage leadership and plot a path forward to get enterprise data structures in shipshape. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 7, 2025

AI model performance improvements show no signs of slowing down

In 2025, OpenAI’s o3 model solved nearly 72% of coding problems, a steep jump from an overall high score of 4.4% in 2023, an analysis from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI found.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 7, 2025

AI is the future, but most companies’ plans are short-term

A clearly defined AI strategy is crucial to optimize implementation, ROI and leadership support.

By Chris McClellen, Chief Product and Technology Officer • April 7, 2025

The Campbell’s Company drafts Coca-Cola vet to lead digital transformation

The 155-year-old soup and snack giant appointed Aaron Gwinner as SVP, chief digital and technology officer Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • April 4, 2025