AI & Future Tech: Page 10

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    Data center vacancy rates hit record low

    As AI adoption ramped up, colocation facility rental rates rose precipitously during the first three months of the year, according to CBRE research.

    By Matt Ashare • June 26, 2025
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    Walmart’s latest AI feature aims to help associates overcome language barriers

    The retailer is updating its associate app to include real-time translation in 44 languages, alongside AI-driven task management.

    By Bryan Wassel • June 25, 2025
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    IT Upgrades

    CIOs must help their businesses address maintenance needs while keeping an eye on future innovation.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Banking industry, big tech unite to forge AI adoption guidelines

    Citi and Morgan Stanley joined forces with AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud to set open-source controls for secure AI adoption in the financial industry.

    By Matt Ashare • June 24, 2025
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    Salesforce debuts Agentforce 3, adds governance controls

    The CRM provider emphasized visibility and scalable controls as it announced upgrades to its agentic AI platform.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    10-year freeze on state AI laws clears Senate hurdle

    The proposed regulatory moratorium is not subject to a 60-vote threshold and could pass with a simple majority, according to the Senate Parliamentarian.

    By • June 23, 2025
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    Accenture fuses 5 business units to prioritize ‘reinvention services’

    The firm's realigned strategy aims to capitalize on AI-driven transformation projects as enterprises trim discretionary spend, CEO Julie Sweet said.

    By Matt Ashare • June 23, 2025
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    Why 2025 is the year to modernize estimation

    Why estimation modernization is now urgent for CIOs balancing AI, agility, governance and risk.

    June 23, 2025
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    Businesses average 21 AI projects in production

    Enterprises plan to expand their portfolios by the end of the year, according to a Rackspace Technology survey.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    Data center spending soared amid rising GPU demand in Q1

    AI infrastructure buildouts drove a 53% increase in capital expenditures, despite some project cancellations and tariff concerns, Dell’Oro Group said.

    By Matt Ashare • June 20, 2025
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    AWS CISO stumps for security as an AI enabler

    AI's rapid development underscores the need for secure foundations, Amy Herzog said Tuesday during the company's annual cybersecurity conference.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    Texas Instruments commits $60B to domestic chip manufacturing

    New plants in Texas and Utah will produce foundational semiconductors for Apple, Ford and Nvidia, the nearly 100-year-old tech company said Wednesday.

    By Matt Ashare • June 18, 2025
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    Salesforce preps price hike amid AI blitz

    The software company will increase pricing across several of its core products, including Slack, Enterprise Editions for Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    IBM integrations target security, governance for agents

    “When these autonomous systems aren’t properly governed or secured, they can carry steep consequences,” said Ritika Gunnar, general manager of data and AI. 

    By • June 18, 2025
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    Cigna launches generative AI assistant for members

    The health insurer is trying to improve the customer experience by connecting them with an AI bot, but analyses show generative AI can make mistakes.

    By Rebecca Pifer • June 17, 2025
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    Tech roles proliferate in the C-suite amid AI adoption push

    Half of executives say their organization has at least four C-level technology officers, according to Deloitte data.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    How Kraft Heinz measures AI project value

    A newly formed team helps the food and beverage giant assess the success of an initiative as it works to facilitate an innovation funnel.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    Databricks activates agent-building toolkit, deepens hyperscaler alliances

    The company expanded its Microsoft Azure AI integrations and deployed Google’s Gemini models as it continued to forge agentic partnerships.

    By Matt Ashare • June 16, 2025
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    Start small, win big: How to choose the right AI use cases

    CIOs can guide their organizations to success by focusing on applications that solve existing pain points and provide measurable business value.

    By Becky Carroll • June 16, 2025
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    How language AI cuts costs, reduces risk and fuels global growth

    Language barriers remain one of the most overlooked sources of lost productivity, customer churn and compliance risk, but forward-looking enterprises are turning to Language AI to solve them at scale.

    June 16, 2025
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    Mattel rolls out ChatGPT Enterprise

    The toymaker plans to use OpenAI’s technology to improve product development and customer engagement.

    By • June 13, 2025
  • AWS VP of Worldwide Public Sector Dave Levy speaks with U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on stage at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2025.
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    National security agencies embrace AI for operations

    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director of AI Lakshmi Raman discussed using the technology to accelerate accreditation processes and declassify documents.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    Oracle waves off cloud customers as its data center investments balloon

    “We are putting out as much capacity as we possibly can,” CEO Safra Catz said during a Wednesday earnings call.

    By Matt Ashare • June 12, 2025
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    Starbucks deploys virtual assistant to improve workflows

    Green Dot Assist will help staff look up various ingredients for drinks, troubleshoot equipment and help managers staff last-minute callouts.

    By Julie Littman • June 11, 2025
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    Cisco fortifies enterprise networking gear to support AI workloads

    The company is aiming to help enterprises bolster security and resilience as they power up compute-intensive AI workloads.

    By Matt Ashare • June 11, 2025
  • AWS VP of Worldwide Public Sector Dave Levy speaks with White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks during a fireside chat at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2025.
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    Trump AI czar talks DeepSeek, doomers and regulation

    David Sacks also urged enterprise technology leaders to do their part and help overcome AI's poor perception problem at this week’s AWS Summit.

    By • June 11, 2025