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    How CIOs can help build executive AI literacy

    IT executives play a critical role in enabling the C-suite to develop the knowledge and judgement needed to turn AI ambition into business value.

    By Gladys Yeo • Aug. 14, 2026
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    US government will let private companies hack criminal gangs

    The new program, meant to aggressively disrupt costly cybercrime schemes, carries numerous legal and security risks.

    By Eric Geller • Aug. 14, 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
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    IBM, OpenAI strike deal to deploy AI services

    The two firms will launch a set of industry-specific offerings as enterprises work through key AI deployment obstacles.

    By • Aug. 13, 2026
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    Scaling AI hinges on the enterprise data layer

    Limited data access weakens agentic AI results, which creates a lack of trust in the technology, according to a Google Cloud and MIT report.

    By • Aug. 13, 2026
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    Hackers abuse AI models to find new entry paths

    Network defenders are racing to secure their IT systems before criminal and state-actors circumvent existing guardrails.

    By David Jones • Aug. 13, 2026
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    Full-scale AI agent adoption remains years away for enterprises

    Most organizations will need to overhaul their business processes, data and workforces before reaching widespread adoption of agentic AI, Deloitte found.

    By • Aug. 12, 2026
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    Legacy IT forces enterprises to delay AI projects

    Data governance and regulatory challenges are pushing CIOs to revamp their infrastructure to support modern workloads, according to a Cloudera report.

    By • Aug. 12, 2026
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    Corporate conversations about AI productivity mostly focus on future gains

    The vast majority of executives expect to realize results from AI later on, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found.

    By Lara Ewen • Aug. 12, 2026
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    CEOs eye job cuts as AI adoption grows

    The trend is underscoring employee concerns about their long-term stability, according to a Businessolver survey.

    By • Aug. 11, 2026
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    Target taps Lowe’s executive as first chief AI officer

    For Chandhu Nair, collaboration will be essential as the retailer focuses on how technology can elevate user experience.

    By • Aug. 11, 2026
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    Secure development can help turn the tables as AI alters cyber landscape

    A top Microsoft executive said a shift toward memory safety and other preventative measures can limit the ability to exploit flawed software.

    By David Jones • Aug. 11, 2026
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    Allstate preps Allie platform to drive agentic AI strategy

    “We have a technology-driven strategy, not a strategy supported by technology,” CEO Tom Wilson said.

    By • Aug. 10, 2026
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    AI infrastructure spending shifts in latest sign of deployment maturity

    Enterprises are now pouring more resources into operating the technology at scale rather than on training models, according to Gartner.

    By • Aug. 10, 2026
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    With AI, CIOs need a new playbook

    IT leaders need to rewrite operations from the ground up while facing regulatory pressure, capacity constraints and concerns about vendor lock-in.

    By • Aug. 10, 2026
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    Customer expectations have outgrown enterprise architecture

    Modern B2B engagement starts with connected data and smarter architecture.

    By Adobe x AWS • Aug. 10, 2026
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    July delivers mixed tech hiring results

    Unemployment among IT professionals reached its lowest point in 2026 so far despite dips in job postings and tech roles, according to CompTIA.

    By • Aug. 7, 2026
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    AI’s impact on software development jobs divides economists

    Just how things will shake out for coders remains unclear, but roles will change regardless and require adaptability, according to Indeed.

    By • Aug. 6, 2026
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    Meta launches coding agent Muse Code in latest enterprise AI push

    Coupled with heavy cloud infrastructure investments, the launch underscores the company's efforts to diversify revenue streams.

    By • Aug. 6, 2026
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    OpenAI warns autonomous hacks are ‘watershed moment for computer security’

    Company employees said their industry should rethink how it balances capabilities and safeguards.

    By Eric Geller • Aug. 6, 2026
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    Surprise AI costs threaten enterprise implementations

    Poor visibility across AI spending is leading one-quarter of businesses to delay or cancel AI projects, Mavvrik found.

    By Scarlett Evans • Aug. 6, 2026
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    Home Depot reshuffles leadership to accelerate tech innovation

    The company is consolidating tech teams under the leadership of its new EVP and CTO as part of this effort.

    By • Aug. 5, 2026
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    Home remodeling company names CTO to drive AI integration

    Brian Nabet brings more than two decades of IT leadership experience to West Shore Home and adds to the company’s growing tech executive roster.

    By • Aug. 5, 2026
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    Agentic AI boosts productivity, but C-suite struggles to reap value

    Fewer leaders are finding reportable business value from their AI use than they did earlier this year, according to Accenture data.

    By • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Which skills can AI not replace?

    Employers are in need of “durable skills” despite swift changes to workplace technology, a Resume Now report indicated.

    By Kathryn Moody • Aug. 4, 2026
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    AI incidents cost enterprises $2M or more, and the biggest shadow AI culprit is IT

    Among enterprise decision-makers, 47% named IT and infrastructure as the top source of shadow AI, per a WitnessAI survey.

    By Nidhi Sharma • Aug. 4, 2026