CIOs tackle hybrid roles, blending business outcomes with IT

Tech leaders are taking on dual-role mandates as businesses look to consolidate silos and capitalize on AI, according to executive search experts.

By Nicole Laskowski • May 26, 2026

How tech chiefs can guide enterprise AI pilots to success

Automation needs a champion who is accountable for outcomes and can help engage users. But data and governance can also make or break a project.

By Roberto Torres • May 22, 2026

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Agentic AI

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

By CIO Dive staff

CIOs need a people strategy to scale AI

The people aspect of the people, process, technology framework is under duress, putting pressure on CIOs to remember the human in an AI-driven organization.

By Nicole Laskowski • May 21, 2026

Global AI spend to reach $2.59 trillion in 2026

Enterprises will represent a significant slice of spending this year as generative and agentic AI use accelerates, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • May 19, 2026

CIOs, CHROs must work together to retain AI talent

C-suite leaders need to shape comprehensive strategies that build confidence among employees or risk losing them to competitors, a Gartner study found.

By Paige Gross • May 18, 2026

Paramount CTO steps down

Phil Wiser helped guide AI adoption at the media firm. His departure comes less than a month after Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.

By Makenzie Holland • May 18, 2026

CIOs under pressure as disruptions mount

Members of the C-suite, including technology executives, report that external volatility creates tension around innovation, according to a KPMG survey.

By Makenzie Holland • May 18, 2026

xAI joins crowded coding agent race with Grok Build

The company’s beta release works directly from the terminal, and focuses on developers and their ability to review and make coding changes.

By Paige Gross • May 15, 2026

Engineering roles shift from developing code to managing AI

AI is producing code faster, but 81% of engineering leaders say the time saved is now spent auditing AI output, according to a new report.

By Paige Gross • May 14, 2026

AI investment outpaces employee skills

Continuous learning is necessary in the era of quickly evolving AI tools, but many organizations are lagging behind.

By Paige Gross • May 13, 2026

Ahold Delhaize’s latest SVP appointment signals stateside AI growth

While the company has more publicly highlighted its AI developments in Europe, onboarding Vipin Gopal indicates its US division is ready to do more with this tech.

By Peyton Bigora • May 13, 2026

OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats

The cybersecurity initiative uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, partnering with Cloudflare, Cisco and CrowdStrike to counter threats.

By Paige Gross • May 12, 2026

Culture is critical for AI project success

Only 1 in 5 workers are operating within an AI “sweet spot” of skills and proper infrastructure, according to a Microsoft report.

By Paige Gross • May 12, 2026

Yum Brands’ tech chief on building its ‘AI backbone’

The company underwent modernization efforts for its decades-old brands to use one common data model across 35,000 restaurants.

By Paige Gross • May 11, 2026

Tech job postings hit 3-year high

Tech unemployment dropped to 3.5% in April. Meanwhile, companies such as Cloudflare and Coinbase announced AI-related layoffs.

By Makenzie Holland • 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

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

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

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

ServiceNow bets on security, agentic AI to sustain revenue growth

"There has never been a tailwind for ServiceNow like AI," CEO Bill McDermott said Wednesday during the company's Q1 2026 earnings call.

By Paige Gross • April 23, 2026

Why Walmart is rolling out AI to 2M employees

The retailer plans to train all employees on agentic AI tools in pursuit of customer experience improvements, Chief People Officer Donna Morris said.

By Paige Gross • Updated April 24, 2026

Lloyds taps chief data and AI officer

Sameer Gupta will join Lloyds Banking Group in June, the latest in a string of AI-focused appointments across the financial services industry.

By Makenzie Holland • April 20, 2026

How CIOs can tackle AI ownership

As tech execs gain more control over AI, they must become enablers for its adoption, taking a leadership role around governance and ROI.

By Paige Gross • April 17, 2026