Big banks continue the hunt for AI-driven efficiencies

Executives at BNY, Bank of America and others who reported Q4 2025 earnings discussed AI investments — and when they’re hoping to see them pay off.

By Makenzie Holland • Jan. 16, 2026

Walmart: This year, AI tinkering ‘becomes transformation’

A year from now, customers will look back and realize just how much has changed about the shopping experience, Walmart’s Daniel Danker predicts.

By Cara Salpini • Jan. 16, 2026

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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.

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What to expect from the AI boom this year

Global spending on AI will surpass $2.5 trillion as M&A activity gains steam and agentic tools spread across the software industry, according to Gartner’s 2026 forecast.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 16, 2026

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 Makenzie Holland • Jan. 15, 2026

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 Makenzie Holland • Jan. 15, 2026

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 Makenzie Holland • Jan. 14, 2026

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

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

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 Makenzie Holland • Jan. 12, 2026

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 Makenzie Holland • Jan. 12, 2026

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

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

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 Makenzie Holland • Jan. 8, 2026

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

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 Nicole Laskowski , Roberto Torres , Makenzie Holland • Jan. 8, 2026

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 Jen A. Miller • Jan. 7, 2026

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

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

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 Makenzie Holland • Jan. 6, 2026

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

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

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

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

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 Makenzie Holland • Dec. 22, 2025

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