AI engineering tops list of in-demand skills: LinkedIn

Employers want an AI-ready workforce, but less than half of U.S. professionals feel supported to advance their training, according to the report.

By Scarlett Evans • March 3, 2026

Albertsons brings AI expertise to board

The grocery company expanded its board to include McDonald’s EVP and Global CIO Brian Rice, who brings decades of digital leadership experience.

By Peyton Bigora • March 3, 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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AI training efforts give ROI a boost

Data and AI literacy have emerged as critical skills in the enterprise as the value of investments comes into focus, according to a DataCamp report.

By Roberto Torres • March 2, 2026

TD Bank eyes $150M in claims cost reductions — with help from AI

A core tenet of the banking giant’s AI strategy is to “build once and use many times,” Group President and CEO Raymond Chun said.

By Makenzie Holland • March 2, 2026

Unilever picks alum as CIO to oversee core IT

Reema Jain, who rejoined the consumer goods giant in 2025 as global VP of digital technology, will report to the company’s chief digital and technology officer.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 27, 2026

AWS gains enterprise edge with OpenAI partnership

The tech giant’s deal to exclusively distribute OpenAI Frontier is a “gamechanger,” said Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Jason Wong.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 27, 2026

HSBC names generative AI a leading investment area

The global bank plans to use the technology for employee assistance, process reengineering and customer experience.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 26, 2026

Software vulnerabilities are being weaponized faster than ever

Threat groups are exploiting a small percentage of critical flaws well before security teams can mitigate, a VulnCheck report shows.

By David Jones • Feb. 26, 2026

Hormel Foods taps first CTO to drive enterprise IT, data strategy

The global food company appointed Donald Monk, a longtime General Mills executive, to help modernize the company’s tech stack.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 25, 2026

Few 10-Ks tie AI to tangible revenue gains, study finds

The technology remains an “operational tool” instead of a primary revenue driver for most top U.S. companies, according to the report.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 25, 2026

AI triggers hiring shift for Fortune 500

Demand for AI governance skills increased 81% year over year as enterprises continued to prioritize the technology, according to a report from Draup.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 24, 2026

Intel, SambaNova link up to support AI compute

The collaboration aims to cut costs for enterprises deploying agents and cloud-scale inference capabilities.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 24, 2026

Why chief AI officers need to become change agents

CAIOs should reframe experiments as learning opportunities, focus on talent density and address security risks before they become existential threats.

By Francis Brero • Feb. 24, 2026

FinOps teams gain clout as AI costs climb

Cost management efforts have spread beyond cloud as enterprises work to get AI spending under control, according to the FinOps Foundation.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 23, 2026

Why the prompt is the new data loss channel

Generative AI is transforming knowledge work, but organizations urgently need policies that protect input data.

Feb. 23, 2026

The CIO’s existential moment: Sovereign AI, boardroom relevance and the end of “steady state”

The notion of “steering a steady ship” is now diametrically opposed to the realities of enterprises.

Feb. 23, 2026

Banks boost venture deals to scale AI

Wells Fargo and Citigroup topped the leaderboard for AI VC investments as the financial services industry works to build and scale the technology.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 20, 2026

Skills are evolving too quickly for current training cycles, report says

Core responsibilities shift every 18 months for IT workers, but learning was still seen as a benefit rather than an operational necessity, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

By Lara Ewen • Feb. 20, 2026

Anthropic, Infosys to build AI agents for regulated industries

The partnership marks the latest vendor effort to develop industry-specific AI agents, including for financial services.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 19, 2026

Walmart touts early AI wins as revenues rise

CFO John David Rainey described the company’s tech vendor partnerships as critical to success during a Q4 earnings call on Thursday.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 19, 2026

Albertsons outlines top 4 AI priorities

The grocer’s technology chief said the company is doubling down on key areas such as the digital customer experience and merchandising.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 18, 2026

How tech chiefs gauge ROI on AI

Most IT leaders are finding real value in their AI initiatives, but their approach to measuring returns on spending varies.

By Clint Boulton • Feb. 18, 2026

TD Bank US head of AI weighs in on agents

Successful AI projects hinge on envisioning the full production environment where employees and customers will engage with the technology, Ted Paris said.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 18, 2026

Most finance chiefs expect larger IT budgets, ‘collapsing’ staff growth: Gartner

The banking, technology and healthcare sectors are seeing the biggest acceleration in tech spending, according to Gartner research.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 17, 2026

Unilever targets agentic AI with Google Cloud deal

The consumer goods company wants to build an AI-first foundation to transform operations, marketing and consumer engagement.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 17, 2026