Global AI spend to reach $2.59 trillion in 2026

Enterprises will represent a significant slice of spending this year as generative and agentic AI use accelerates, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • May 19, 2026

Blackstone, Google launch new compute-as-a-service venture

The TPU cloud offering seeks to increase flexibility for enterprises running AI workloads as cloud infrastructure spend continues to rise.

By Makenzie Holland • May 19, 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

Liberty Mutual, Travelers discuss when not to modernize

Companies must be intentional in selecting which systems to upgrade and when, executives said during the 2026 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

By Roberto Torres • May 19, 2026

The ERP problem that AI was built to solve

For decades, ERP modernization has been too expensive, too slow and too risky to tackle. AI just changed the equation.

May 19, 2026

CIOs, CHROs must work together to retain AI talent

C-suite leaders need to shape comprehensive strategies that build confidence among employees or risk losing them to competitors, a Gartner study found.

By Paige Gross • May 18, 2026

Paramount CTO steps down

Phil Wiser helped guide AI adoption at the media firm. His departure comes less than a month after Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.

By Makenzie Holland • May 18, 2026

Frontier AI models reap rapid discovery of security vulnerabilities

Security teams have just a few months before AI-driven exploitation becomes the norm, researchers warn.

By David Jones • May 18, 2026

The pipeline tax is breaking enterprise AI at agent scale

The data layer is where the next decade gets decided.

By Quais Taraki, Chief Technology Officer, EDB • May 18, 2026

xAI joins crowded coding agent race with Grok Build

The company’s beta release works directly from the terminal, and focuses on developers and their ability to review and make coding changes.

By Paige Gross • May 15, 2026

Intel, McLaren partnership puts data in the fast lane

The racing group picked Intel to power its high-speed data and race simulation strategy.

By Makenzie Holland • May 15, 2026

Engineering roles shift from developing code to managing AI

AI is producing code faster, but 81% of engineering leaders say the time saved is now spent auditing AI output, according to a new report.

By Paige Gross • May 14, 2026

Google Cloud is hiring an army of AI deployment engineers

The hyperscaler has job postings for 59 roles related to moving customers beyond experimentation, as deployment muscle becomes a front in the battle for AI talent.

By Matt Ashare • May 14, 2026

AI investment outpaces employee skills

Continuous learning is necessary in the era of quickly evolving AI tools, but many organizations are lagging behind.

By Paige Gross • May 13, 2026

Levi’s migrates to standardized global ERP platform

The initiative has resulted in more than 2,600 employees working from a single platform with common processes and data, according to the retail company.

By Makenzie Holland • May 13, 2026

Walmart to lay off or relocate 1,000 tech, product workers

The retailer's latest restructure is part of a broader globalization effort, according to an internal memo Tuesday.

By Dani James • May 13, 2026

Ahold Delhaize’s latest SVP appointment signals stateside AI growth

While the company has more publicly highlighted its AI developments in Europe, onboarding Vipin Gopal indicates its US division is ready to do more with this tech.

By Peyton Bigora • May 13, 2026

OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats

The cybersecurity initiative uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, partnering with Cloudflare, Cisco and CrowdStrike to counter threats.

By Paige Gross • May 12, 2026

SAP creates single platform for building, deploying AI

The release of SAP Business AI Platform and SAP Autonomous Suite follows a series of acquisitions by the ERP giant to bolster its data foundation. 

By Makenzie Holland • May 12, 2026

OpenAI spins up standalone consulting business

The model builder acquired applied AI engineering firm Tomoro to help staff the $4 billion venture.

By Matt Ashare • May 12, 2026

Culture is critical for AI project success

Only 1 in 5 workers are operating within an AI “sweet spot” of skills and proper infrastructure, according to a Microsoft report.

By Paige Gross • May 12, 2026

U.S. Bank shifts critical apps to AWS for AI push

The financial services firm joins a growing list of banks looking to upgrade foundational infrastructure to better support AI initiatives.

By Makenzie Holland • May 11, 2026

AI used to develop working zero-day exploit, researchers warn

A report by GTIG shows threat groups are increasingly leveraging AI to scale attacks. The exploitation attempt was disclosed and patched, preventing a mass incident.

By David Jones • May 11, 2026

Yum Brands’ tech chief on building its ‘AI backbone’

The company underwent modernization efforts for its decades-old brands to use one common data model across 35,000 restaurants.

By Paige Gross • May 11, 2026

Why governing AI starts with device refresh

As AI moves onto endpoints, governance increasingly depends on enforceable controls and audit-grade visibility — starting with the devices you refresh and when.

May 11, 2026

Tech job postings hit 3-year high

Tech unemployment dropped to 3.5% in April. Meanwhile, companies such as Cloudflare and Coinbase announced AI-related layoffs.

By Makenzie Holland • May 8, 2026