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

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Automation

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.

By CIO Dive staff

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

[Podcast] Unifying Intelligence

A podcast decoding the path to consistent, trusted and transparent data for the enterprise

By CIO Dive's studioID • Dec. 22, 2025

Why AI governance gained ground in 2025

CIOs addressed risk mitigation gaps and strengthened guardrails to expedite AI projects without sacrificing on security.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 19, 2025

House passes bill that could fast-track AI infrastructure projects

The SPEED Act aims to cut red tape in order to meet soaring energy demand and growing competition in the global AI race, according to the bill’s sponsors.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 19, 2025

NIST adds to AI security guidance with Cybersecurity Framework profile

Organizations have a new resource to map AI considerations onto NIST’s widely used security blueprint.

By Eric Geller • Dec. 19, 2025

Microsoft, Google rule AI vendor market for enterprises

The two tech titans provide the most advanced offerings for businesses, according to a Gartner analysis. The firm also highlighted OpenAI’s strength as an LLM provider.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 18, 2025

Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to boost AI governance

The deal is aimed at expanding the risk assessment, safety testing and governance capabilities within Red Hat’s AI portfolio.

By Scarlett Evans • Dec. 18, 2025

CIOs name AI adoption as top imperative: survey

Despite strong deployment goals, most C-suite executives believe new technology investments will take more than six years to reach 48% of expected returns.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 18, 2025