Claire’s plans tech upgrades despite past financial setbacks

The embattled jewelry company will take steps to elevate customer in-store experiences by improving its technology foundation.   

By Makenzie Holland • Jan. 5, 2026

Cyber risks grow as manufacturers turn to AI and cloud systems

Manufacturing has been the most-attacked sector for four years straight, according to a recent IBM report. Experts weigh in on how to balance the costs of security infrastructure with the rapid pace of technological advancement.

By Sakshi Udavant • Jan. 5, 2026

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Shifts in compute infrastructure, ongoing AI adoption plans and talent challenges ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

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Hyperscaler capex ballooned last year, fueling AI bubble fears

Spending on data center infrastructure nearly tripled year over year during the third quarter of 2025, Synergy Research Group’s analysis found.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 5, 2026

The challenge for software engineers in 2026 — and beyond

CIOs can support their teams in navigating seismic change as AI reshapes workflows and difficulties from past adoption waves linger.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 5, 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

ServiceNow to buy Armis for $7.75B

The combination yields a major player in cyber-physical security and exposure management. 

By David Jones • Dec. 23, 2025

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

Starbucks hires technology chief from Amazon

Anand Varadarajan brings nearly two decades of retail technology experience to the coffee giant, which is working to implement customer-centric solutions.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • 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

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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

Tech labor indicators flail in first jobs report since shutdown

Unemployment among technologists reached 4% in November, according to a CompTIA review of official data.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 17, 2025

Cloud cost management just got easier

The FinOps Foundation added contractual commitments to its unified billing data matrix.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 17, 2025

IBM releases SAP tool as migration deadline looms

Fueled by generative and agentic AI, the IBM Consulting Application Management Suite for SAP aims to simplify the transition to S/4HANA.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 16, 2025

UBS tech chief to depart as bank focuses on AI

Mike Dargan, group chief operations and technology officer, will leave at the end of December, marking the latest in a string of leadership shifts at the bank.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 16, 2025

5 CIO predictions for AI in 2026

IT leaders will look to make use of agentic systems, focus on projects with productivity gains and rethink workforce strategies next year.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 16, 2025

Nvidia Nemotron 3 seeks to power scalable, multi-agent systems

Nvidia’s latest generation of open models builds on the growing development of multi-agent systems and expands the company’s sovereign AI efforts.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 15, 2025

CISOs view hybrid environments as best way to manage risk, compliance

Security leaders are also focused on the convergence of IT and operational technology as business continuity becomes a major concern.

By David Jones • Updated Dec. 15, 2025

How Paramount flipped the script on AI adoption

An internal roadshow of targeted use cases helped gain employee buy-in, EVP and CIO Lakshman Nathan said at the AI Summit in New York.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 15, 2025