Ace Hardware releases AI assistant for store staff

Hey ARMA gives associates access to product knowledge, project advice and recommendations. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 8, 2026

CIOs are now orchestrators of AI business value

AI has prompted tech leaders to become strategic architects driving value from the technology across the enterprise, according to Marriott’s and Jabil’s CIOs.

By Makenzie Holland • May 8, 2026

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Agentic AI

CIOs face an enormous challenge: Fielding a technology that could forever change how enterprise work gets done.

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Anthropic deepens push into financial services

The AI provider is developing industry-specific tools for finance and partnering with investors to gain an edge in middle-market enterprise tech adoption.

By Paige Gross • May 7, 2026

Why AI regulation is now an operating model

CIOs must know where AI is deployed, manage risk across the lifecycle and produce evidence without scrambling.

By Adnan Masood • May 7, 2026

Finance chiefs expect smaller finance teams, fewer junior roles amid AI push

Despite modernization plans, most CFOs said the use of AI in key finance activities are still at the planning or piloting stage.

By Grace Noto • May 7, 2026

Businesses eager but unprepared for AI to transform their security strategies

Meanwhile, a new report found, companies are neglecting other basic security tools.

By Eric Geller • May 6, 2026

High-value use cases lag behind enterprise AI hype

Just 16% of companies say the tools are delivering significant, measurable impact as governance lags, according to Appian data.

By Scarlett Evans • May 6, 2026

Google, Microsoft and xAI’s frontier AI to face national security testing

For CIOs, the expanded testing signals massive risk in choosing unapproved models for enterprise deployment, The Futurum Group’s Nick Patience said.

By Paige Gross • May 5, 2026

AWS, IBM boost mainframe-cloud interoperability

The partnership aims to support enterprises’ hybrid cloud strategies, identifying core patterns of connection between AWS and IBM mainframes.

By Makenzie Holland • May 5, 2026

General Mills adds transformation to tech chief’s remit

Jaime Montemayor now serves as chief digital, technology and transformation officer as the company leans on technology to drive growth.

By Roberto Torres • May 5, 2026

SAP buys Dremio, Prior Labs for AI data push

The ERP vendor is on a spending spree as it builds out infrastructure capabilities for enterprise AI initiatives.

By Makenzie Holland • May 4, 2026

Tech roles expand in the C-suite amid questions about AI value

Tech leaders are taking on responsibilities around ROI and translating value to the board, a Deloitte study shows.

By Paige Gross • May 4, 2026

Shake Shack’s tech chief forges a practical AI strategy

CITO Justin Mennen is prioritizing efficiency with a mix of enterprise-built and custom AI products.

By Paige Gross • May 4, 2026

US and allies urge ‘careful adoption’ of AI agents

New guidance from a coalition of Western governments underscores the difficult-to-predict risks of still-evolving agentic tools.

By Eric Geller • May 1, 2026

Citi launches Arc to scale AI agents across the business

The financial services firm is looking to the technology to automate manual tasks such as research and data analysis.

By Makenzie Holland • May 1, 2026

Buoyed by OpenAI deal, AWS prepares for agentic future

The tech giant will continue to “lay out cash” for compute infrastructure, including land, buildings and chips, CEO Andy Jassy said.

By Makenzie Holland • April 30, 2026

Google Cloud tops $20B on AI boom

The company’s cloud revenue was up 63% as the provider spent $35.7 billion in capital expenditures to reap AI opportunities.

By Paige Gross • April 30, 2026

PwC partners with Google Cloud to take on the managed security market

The professional services firm is stepping up its managed security ambitions with a Google Cloud-powered service that leans on agentic AI. 

By Nidhi Sharma • April 30, 2026

Hilton bets big on AI with vendor partnerships, guest planning tool

The hotelier is linking up with Google, OpenAI and Anthropic to expand its use of AI, CEO Chris Nassetta said Tuesday.

By Paige Gross • April 29, 2026

AWS launches Amazon Quick desktop app to fuel enterprise agents

Amazon Quick furthers the tech giant’s AI capabilities through partnerships that integrate third-party products.

By Makenzie Holland • April 29, 2026

AI agents are forcing enterprises to overhaul their operations

Leaders must reevaluate profit models and human capital needs as automation expands, said Jennifer Carter, senior principal analyst at Gartner.

By Paige Gross • April 29, 2026

Citi taps former Google exec as CIO

Brian Saluzzo began his tenure with Citi in March, joining as the bank rolls out AI and nears completion of a business transformation initiative.

By Makenzie Holland • April 28, 2026

Bed Bath & Beyond CEO: AI will lead to ‘significant reduction in headcount’

The warning came as the retailer announced the appointment of Kyla Robinson as its chief technology officer.

By Caroline Jansen • April 28, 2026

Retail and banking lead the way in AI investment

Spending priorities are changing as companies look to AI, cybersecurity — and the services needed to support both.

By Scarlett Evans • April 28, 2026

Microsoft, OpenAI rework partnership as cloud flexibility grows

The deal will ease OpenAI’s ability to work with other cloud providers, but it doesn’t spell less dependency for enterprises, said Gartner VP Analyst Alastair Woolcock.

By Makenzie Holland • April 27, 2026