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    Victoria’s Secret reshapes its tech leadership

    The retailer tapped former Foot Locker executive Adrian Butler to oversee technology and former Starbucks CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger to sit on its board.

    Updated Aug. 21, 2026
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    Why wild code is an IT crisis hiding in plain sight

    AI let every employee write code. Now IT has to govern software it never knew existed.

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    AI efforts drive up demand for analytics, database architecture skills

    CIOs must clearly tie technology to business goals to attract talent, according to Heidrick & Struggles’ Sunny Ackerman.

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    AI productivity gains aren’t translating to IT workload relief

    Despite saving hours weekly, most IT professionals report unchanged or increased workloads, according to a SolarWinds survey.

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    Target eyes bigger tech investments amid growth efforts

    The retailer is betting on tech to simplify work and connect with customers as it executes its turnaround plan, executives said in a Q2 earnings call. 

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    AI agent headcount triples in 15 months: Salesforce

    The software vendor’s research finds organizations are deploying agents in under two days, even as ROI remains elusive.

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    Snowflake adds cost control feature to Cortex AI Gateway

    The vendor's model routing automatically picks models based on quality and cost for the selected task, as executive concerns about the price of AI grow.

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    Only daily AI users feel positively about job security

    Unclear AI policies and a lack of training are compounding employee concerns about the technology, a SurveyMonkey and CNBC survey found.

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    Cisco zeroes in on enterprise hardware refresh

    “We are in a multiyear, multibillion-dollar networking super cycle,” Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins told investors.

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    Advances in AI capabilities to outpace cost savings

    Enterprise dependence on AI will keep overall costs increasing exponentially even as per-token prices fall, according to Gartner.

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    Executives put the spotlight on AI’s reliability issue

    Only 35% of leaders say AI consistently delivers business outcomes, earns regulator confidence and allows control, according to a report from HFS Research and TCS.

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    For enterprises, the cautious AI era has begun

    The all gas, no brakes approach to AI is giving way to a more pragmatic playbook as costs, policy concerns and talent issues pile up.

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    Lululemon tech chief departs as CEO turnover nears

    Ranju Das, who held his role for less than a year, is leaving just a month before incoming chief Heidi O’Neill is set to start.

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    How CIOs can help build executive AI literacy

    IT executives play a critical role in enabling the C-suite to develop the knowledge and judgement needed to turn AI ambition into business value.

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    US government will let private companies hack criminal gangs

    The new program, meant to aggressively disrupt costly cybercrime schemes, carries numerous legal and security risks.

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    IBM, OpenAI strike deal to deploy AI services

    The two firms will launch a set of industry-specific offerings as enterprises work through key AI deployment obstacles.

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    Scaling AI hinges on the enterprise data layer

    Limited data access weakens agentic AI results, which creates a lack of trust in the technology, according to a Google Cloud and MIT report.

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    Hackers abuse AI models to find new entry paths

    Network defenders are racing to secure their IT systems before criminal and state-actors circumvent existing guardrails.

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    Legacy IT forces enterprises to delay AI projects

    Data governance and regulatory challenges are pushing CIOs to revamp their infrastructure to support modern workloads, according to a Cloudera report.

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    Full-scale AI agent adoption remains years away for enterprises

    Most organizations will need to overhaul their business processes, data and workforces before reaching widespread adoption of agentic AI, Deloitte found.

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    Corporate conversations about AI productivity mostly focus on future gains

    The vast majority of executives expect to realize results from AI later on, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found.

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    Target taps Lowe’s executive as first chief AI officer

    For Chandhu Nair, collaboration will be essential as the retailer focuses on how technology can elevate user experience.

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    CEOs eye job cuts as AI adoption grows

    The trend is underscoring employee concerns about their long-term stability, according to a Businessolver survey.

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    Secure development can help turn the tables as AI alters cyber landscape

    A top Microsoft executive said a shift toward memory safety and other preventative measures can limit the ability to exploit flawed software.

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    AI infrastructure spending shifts in latest sign of deployment maturity

    Enterprises are now pouring more resources into operating the technology at scale rather than on training models, according to Gartner.

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    Allstate preps Allie platform to drive agentic AI strategy

    “We have a technology-driven strategy, not a strategy supported by technology,” CEO Tom Wilson said.