How Estée Lauder builds technology to foster inclusivity

There’s “a huge group of people that deserve more from the beauty industry and from technology,” CIO Michael Smith said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 16, 2023

Businesses are too slow to embrace emerging tech, employees say

EY data found most employees believe emerging technology is out of date by the time a company fully adopts it.

By Roberto Torres • June 16, 2023

Microsoft adds more AI to ERPs

The tech giant introduced AI-powered ERP assistance via Copilot in March and continues to expand its offerings.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 15, 2023

IT leaders unsure if current tech stack can support AI demands

Despite some reservations, more than 80% of IT leaders plan to implement AI in IT operations, according to an Equinix survey. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 15, 2023

OpenAI lowers costs of running ChatGPT models, again

The ChatGPT maker is lowering the costs of running its embeddings model by 75% and its GPT-3.5 Turbo’s input tokens by 25%.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 14, 2023

Chief AI officers: How the role fits in IT leadership

Appointing a leadership position to rule AI adds a specialist who can translate the technology’s impact — and, most importantly, shape implementation. 

By Roberto Torres • June 14, 2023

Accenture to invest $3B in AI and double AI workforce

The consulting professional services company will add 40,000 AI-skilled employees through hiring, acquisition and training, an investment plan that comes just months after the firm announced layoffs impacting 19,000 people.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 13, 2023

Oracle bucks revenue trend as cloud business booms

End-to-end solutions for high tech, healthcare, financial services, retail, hospitality and other industries is driving the company's revenue growth.

By Matt Ashare • June 13, 2023

AAA’s second-largest club taps Salesforce for generative AI push

The Auto Club Group, which serves 13 million members, plans to adopt the vendor's AI cloud with an eye toward efficiency.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 12, 2023

IT leaders are stressed — here’s why

Pressed by generative AI hype and market uncertainty, technology leaders deal with multiple stressors as they search for stability in an unstable environment.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 12, 2023

Generative AI offers great promise — with the right guardrails

Like any other AI system, generative AI can deliver better business outcomes, but it requires a clear set of governance principles.

By Caroline O’Brien and Kristin Johnston • June 12, 2023

Precious data skills may be lurking within your organization

Low-code data science tools give CIOs the ability to mine untapped analytics capabilities, a new Forrester report says.

By Matt Ashare • June 8, 2023

Microsoft partners with PwC and EY to promote AI safety

Microsoft acknowledged its commitments to safety must adapt to evolving technology and regulatory conditions.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 8, 2023

Snowflake launches public sector data cloud

The industry-tailored solution is designed for educational institutions and government agencies at the federal, state and local levels.

By Matt Ashare • June 7, 2023

GitLab looks to partner with hyperscalers in generative AI shift

In the past few months, GitLab has partnered with Oracle and Google Cloud to advance its AI strategy.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 6, 2023

CIOs torn between innovation and optimization

As belts tighten and technical debt piles up, tech executives are nonetheless exploring the potential of AI and ML.

By Matt Ashare • June 6, 2023

AI software buyers more bullish on tech spend: report

Most software buyers say AI functionality is an important feature of new software purchases, according to a G2 survey of 1,700 global software buyers.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 6, 2023

Microsoft, Dell bring generative AI to enterprise workstations; Nvidia helps

“Our collaboration with Nvidia enables customers to quickly deploy generative AI on-premises at scale using their own proprietary data,” Anthony Charles Whitten, Dell co-COO, said during a Thursday earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • June 5, 2023

FTC chair warns AI businesses must still operate within existing laws

The rapidly expanding technology cannot be used for fraud or discrimination and dominant players must allow the market to remain competitive, Lina Khan said Thursday.

By David Jones • June 2, 2023

Tech unemployment rate dips slightly in May as hiring rebounds

Mixed signals persisted in May, with the overall economy adding 45,000 technology jobs and the tech sector shedding 4,725, according to CompTIA.

By Matt Ashare • June 2, 2023

How the AI boom is transforming engineering at Google Cloud

“We don’t think that one model rules them all or that the bigger the model the better it is, so we are helping customers find the right size at the right cost,” said Google Cloud’s Chen Goldberg. 

By Matt Ashare • June 2, 2023

Palo Alto Networks teases plans for generative AI across security services

The security vendor is taking a restrained approach to deploying generative AI products, but the company’s leaders still believe the technology will herald a major shift for cybersecurity.

By Matt Kapko • May 31, 2023

OpenAI CEO, top AI brass urge global action on ‘risk of extinction from AI’

Some of the top executives from leading technology companies, including Google DeepMind and Microsoft, joined 300 signatories on a short statement aimed at directing AI's discourse. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 30, 2023

The CIO playbook for generative AI

When new technologies emerge, leaders must assess where they fit in the existing framework. It’s up to CIOs to guide organizations through the era of generative AI.

By Roberto Torres • May 26, 2023

IT security budgets are shifting as companies target risk reduction

Organizations are designing their security spending around protecting the business and sustaining operations.

By Sue Poremba • May 26, 2023