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Midsize companies expect AI gains, but integration woes curb progress
Security, data readiness and integration challenges continue to hinder broader AI adoption despite growing confidence in the technology's potential.
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Dell, HPE server supply upended by memory crunch
Despite similar challenges, the two computer makers are using different strategies to battle supply constraints, including passing costs on to customers.
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Foundation to tackle AI token cost management
The Tokenomics Foundation will bring together enterprises, hyperscalers and frontier model developers to address rising AI costs.
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Tech vendors partner up to address enterprise AI pain points
From hyperscalers to niche SaaS providers, a steady stream of partnerships has emerged to tackle the AI hurdles companies are running into.
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Oracle, AWS among vendors working to curb rising AI costs
Advanced AI models and agentic tools are leading to greater token usage, which is pushing into budgets as business executives look to manage spend.
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ServiceNow, IBM team up to target legacy IT
Customers will be able to use IBM tools through the ServiceNow platform to modernize applications, govern data and automate workflows.
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Enterprises report increasing budgets for security training in AI and other critical topics
Finding the time to train employees remains the biggest impediment to programs’ success, according to an ISC2 report.
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Shutterstock, Prudential Financial share AI cost strategies
New models and agentic AI tools are leading to more token usage, driving AI costs higher for enterprises.
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Employees spend more time managing AI than producing work
Employees saved 11 hours a week by using AI, but some of those hours are taken up by maintenance tasks, a Glean survey found.
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Mars taps new digital chief for snacking unit
Kemal Cetin will lead the division's technology agenda as the company continues to absorb the Kellanova acquisition completed last year.
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Deep Dive
Cyber insurance policyholders facing heavier scrutiny in underwriting, claims
A multiyear lull in insurance rates and insurers’ over-dependence on large U.S. policyholders have led to more restrictions and exclusions in coverage.
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Apple teams up with Google, Nvidia to expand private cloud capabilities
The company’s emphasis on data privacy and security could make Apple hardware an appealing option for IT decision-makers, according to analysts.
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How CIOs can build an agentic AI framework
Business acumen and a strategic framework will support successful tech overhauls through AI adoption, said Info-Tech Research Group CEO Tom Zehren.
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Choice Hotels promotes exec as CTO to support AI buildout
Tony Pallas, who spent more than 10 years modernizing the hospitality company’s tech stack, will work to advance AI capabilities in his new role.
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Companies aren’t ready for how AI is accelerating impersonation attacks
Businesses generally aren’t taking a proactive enough approach to blocking schemes that spoof their leaders’ identities, according to a new report.
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AI deployment plans are catching leaders underprepared
Embedding control and creating visibility into AI systems will allow leaders to scale confidently, Matt Lyteson, IBM CIO said.
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Ice cream giant builds AI-ready tech stack from scratch
The company behind brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum and Popsicle is gearing up for a technology transformation following its spinoff from Unilever.
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Tech jobs grew in May despite AI layoffs
The shift to AI is creating an uneven tech job market, driving major cuts even as overall hiring ticks up and in-demand skills evolve.
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IBM, Google Cloud forge AI platform partnership
The alliance will arm forward-deployed engineering teams with Gemini agent-building tools to target industry-specific use cases, the companies said Thursday.
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Dave’s Hot Chicken diners don’t want to talk to robots — so here’s how it’s innovating
After successfully upgrading its point of sale and kitchen display tech, Dave’s is waiting for other tech to mature, the brand’s chief technology officer said.
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Engineers are becoming advisers to agent-powered work
Tech teams must change how they manage people-led operations to truly benefit from agentic AI, according to a Bain & Company report.
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Opinion
Scaling AI calls for a revamped operating model
Plans to adopt the technology will fail unless enterprises redesign themselves to operate in new ways.
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‘Don’t panic’: AI reality checks dominate major cybersecurity conference
CISOs and their colleagues should focus on network security basics, not overhyped AI promises, analysts said at a Gartner cybersecurity event.
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What CIOs should watch for in Trump’s AI oversight order
Clear standards will be key to making the process worthwhile for AI providers and the companies that contract with them, tech experts say.
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EU moves to curb reliance on US tech companies
The European Technological Sovereignty Package unveiled Wednesday seeks to bolster cloud and AI sovereignty and strengthen the EU’s semiconductor industry.