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Dairy Queen hires Shake Shack vet to modernize tech
Phil Crawford joins the fast food and frozen treat chain just months after it expanded a drive-thru AI test.
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Opinion
The workforce advantage CIOs can’t ignore
Successful deployment of agentic AI calls for a true understanding of its limitations, underscoring the need for new frameworks around AI competency.
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AI confidence is on the rise despite cost concerns
Visibility into the costs and use cases of AI will be essential as companies pursue ROI from their AI deployments, according to KPMG.
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Liberty Mutual preps legacy systems for AI scale
The insurer is reaping the rewards of a years-long modernization strategy to build systems that allow for as much flexibility as possible.
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Accenture, Google bring enterprise AI to the midmarket
Midsize companies face familiar AI adoption setbacks but need services tailored to their scale, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said.
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CEOs fear they’re underinvesting in AI
More than half of chief executives are concerned their businesses will fall behind due to limitations in technology foundations, according to a new survey.
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Agentic AI to disrupt $234B in SaaS spending: Gartner
AI agents are reducing reliance on traditional software interfaces, upending everything from legacy user dashboards to pricing models.
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AI will reshape financial services, and regulation will follow
As banks move toward AI-first services, managing autonomy will be the main challenge for regulators, according to the U.K.’s primary financial watchdog.
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Microsoft scrambles to secure AI talent, guts Xbox workforce
The tech giant aims to deploy 6,000 industry and engineering experts as part of the Microsoft Frontier Company initiative launched last week.
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IT unemployment dips below 3% for the first time this year
Despite waves of AI-driven layoffs, employers added thousands of IT roles last month, according to CompTIA.
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Microsoft pours $2.5B into push to embed engineers with customers
The tech giant will deploy 6,000 engineers through the Microsoft Frontier Company. It’s the latest big tech effort to support AI deployment at scale.
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US firms lose 2.4% of revenue on failed AI projects
Businesses can curb waste by creating clear accountability structures and making honest decisions on whether projects should continue, analysts said.
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Anthropic reactivates Fable, Mythos after securing government approval
The company’s powerful frontier models are back, but vetting issues remain unresolved.
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Will AI create new entry-level jobs?
As companies become more reliant on AI, businesses will need to find employees to supervise systems, per a Cognizant and Pearson report.
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Top CIO conferences still ahead in 2026
The roster of tech conferences in the second half of the year will give IT leaders a chance to gauge the latest trends and hone their enterprise strategies.
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AWS funnels $1B into forward deployed engineering hub
Thousands of AWS engineers, working alongside AI agents, will help roll out AI systems within enterprises, the company said Tuesday.
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ServiceNow, Accenture team up to target enterprise security
Tech vendors are aiming to address security concerns over legacy implementations as agentic AI reaches more parts of the business.
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Albertsons works to scale merchandising intelligence platform
The grocer plans to fully deploy the platform — which incorporates agentic AI tools and governance — by the end of the year.
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HP prepares to roll out OpenAI’s agentic platform
The company is developing a suite of devices that will run AI locally, making it one of the first enterprises to launch the Frontier platform at scale.
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Software, AI companies form alliance to tackle open-source security flaws
Anthropic, AWS and Microsoft are among the companies teaming up to spot and fix vulnerabilities.
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AI sprawl, token consumption ratchet up tech overspending
Nearly two-thirds of organizations lack adequate IT asset visibility to control AI costs, according to Flexera.
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Senior execs worry about AI system lock-in
More than 7 in 10 leaders said switching from their primary AI provider would be challenging, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study.
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Enterprises prepare for more AI autonomy despite trust issues
Worker skill sets need to keep pace as businesses become more reliant on AI, a Kyndryl survey found.
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company enlists six vendors to build tech stack
The ice cream giant tapped Microsoft, SAP and others to lay the groundwork for its departure from Unilever’s IT systems.
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CEOs, CIOs clash over AI’s value
C-suite executives see the technology from different vantage points, but maturity and alignment of objectives could bring them closer together, a Protiviti survey found.
Updated June 29, 2026