AWS doubles size of first AI accelerator cohort after flurry of interest

The tech giant expanded its initial start-up cohort to 21 after receiving more than 1,200 applications, including several aimed at enterprise functionality.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 24, 2023

BJ’s CIO to depart after 6 years

The club retailer is losing longtime EVP and CIO Scott Kessler, effective Friday. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 22, 2023

Marriott seeks improved efficiency, higher revenue amid tech overhaul

The hotel chain is re-platforming systems, investing in tech infrastructure and enhancing its mobile app as it boosts its yearly technology spending by around $150 million.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 19, 2023

OpenAI CEO asks Congress for AI regulation and a new agency

Sam Altman joined experts from IBM and New York University to ask Congress for swift AI regulation. They're just split on what form it should take.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 16, 2023

How digital upskilling brings more talent of color into pipelines

During the National Skills Coalition’s summit, three labor advocates explained why investment in basic digital skills is key to building a talent pool.

By Caroline Colvin • May 11, 2023

AWS revenue growth slows as cloud market expands

Revenue growth has slowed for Amazon’s cloud division as customers seek cost savings in workload optimization.

By Matt Ashare • April 28, 2023

Google Cloud and Microsoft tease plans to integrate generative AI into core products

Each hyperscaler used recent earnings calls to highlight the momentum and eagerness its customers have for the new technology. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 26, 2023

IBM leans on AI, hybrid cloud as infrastructure business stalls

“We've been digitally transforming IBM, much in the same way we're helping our clients with their transformation,” CFO James Kavanaugh said during Wednesday’s Q1 2023 earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • April 20, 2023

Citigroup technology expenses grow as it pushes transformation

The financial services company increased its IT spending, retired legacy platforms and invested in cloud-based solutions, CFO Mark Mason said.

By Matt Ashare • April 20, 2023

Stack Overflow embraces generative AI as developers voice concerns

Individual contributors on the platform raised concerns about the validity of information generated by AI, information overload and data privacy. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 19, 2023

Amazon CEO underscores AWS pledge to help customers manage cloud spend

Optimization has replaced optimism in the cloud as rising interest rates and persistent inflation hamper revenue growth, an issue the cloud king promises it won’t ignore. 

By Matt Ashare • April 18, 2023

Nordstrom hires Walmart tech exec as CTIO

Jason Morris will start as chief technology and information officer at the retailer on May 1.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 17, 2023

Wells Fargo prioritizes technology in leadership reshuffle

The bank’s head of technology, Saul Van Beurden, will take over as CEO of Consumer and Small Business Banking.

By Matt Ashare • April 14, 2023

T-Mobile shores up tech leadership, promotes 2 from within

Ulf Ewaldsson became president of technology at the telecom giant and John Saw was named CTO, CEO Mike Sievert announced Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • April 13, 2023

Enterprise ESG aspirations hampered by budget constraints, lack of tools

Companies want to advance sustainability, according to a Google Cloud report, but have failed to commit sufficient resources.

By Matt Ashare • April 12, 2023

The route to CIO: How companies are sourcing tech execs

With salaries rising and portfolios expanding, the stakes are higher than ever to find technology leaders.

By Matt Ashare • April 3, 2023

GPT-4 draws more heat as AI advocates file FTC complaint against OpenAI

An AI advocacy group’s complaint arrived the same week FTC Chair Lina Khan said AI was top of mind for the agency while speaking at an antitrust summit.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 30, 2023

Call for a pause on AI training met with skepticism

Even those in favor of more rules and guidance surrounding the rapid onset of generative AI systems said the approach shared by The Future of Life Institute is unlikely to work.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 29, 2023

Kimberly-Clark global tech exec moves to McCain Foods

Manoj Kumbhat will serve as chief technology and information officer at McCain Foods.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 27, 2023

Tech vendor risk raises vetting stakes in wake of SVB crisis

Deposits are safe, but tech startups may no longer have access to venture debt and the lines of credit that helped fuel innovation.

By Matt Ashare • March 27, 2023

Shopify expects productivity boost from meeting ban

Engineering, product and user experience teams should complete around 25% more projects by the end of 2023 compared to last year under the new policy.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 24, 2023

How CIO Monica Caldas keeps Liberty Mutual tech on track

“My conversation with my CEO has really centered around achieving what I call equilibrium between defensive and offensive priorities,” Caldas said during a CIO Dive Live event Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • March 20, 2023

What’s happening in the technology hiring market

Despite layoffs, technology leaders’ hiring plans across industries indicate strong competition for recruiting tech talent.

By Ryan Sutton, Executive Director of technology talent solutions at Robert Half • March 20, 2023

Former Tyson Foods CTO lands at Lennar

Scott Spradley will join the homebuilding company as its CTO starting April 3.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 17, 2023

SVB turmoil could mean long-term uncertainty for enterprise IT

The demise of Silicon Valley Bank created a void in tech startup funding and raises questions about the health of the vendor ecosystem.

By Matt Ashare • March 13, 2023