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The human in the loop is falling asleep

AI agents can overwhelm human reviewers, creating new security risks. CIOs must rethink how they oversee AI agents and decide when humans should step in.

By Tim Murphy • Sept. 4, 2026

Weekly news roundup: Anthropic’s $35B deal, Nvidia buys Hugging Face and AI banned in schools

Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.

By Rosa Heaton • Sept. 4, 2026

Why AI enablement teams shouldn’t live within IT

AI enablement teams can sit outside IT to stay focused on business needs. That can help CIOs avoid costly AI projects that fail to deliver value.

By Tim Murphy • Sept. 2, 2026

Protecting your business from rogue bots -- a new CIO risk

AI-powered bots now operate autonomously, breaking out of controlled environments and exploiting systems without human direction -- forcing companies to rethink cybersecurity.

By Sean Kerner • Sept. 1, 2026

Why pragmatic approaches to AI can minimize pilot failure

Executives are facing the reality that AI pilots are more likely to fail than succeed, but taking a pragmatic approach to workflows and processes can make all the difference.

By Harriet Jamieson • Sept. 1, 2026

Enterprises aren’t rushing to Microsoft 365 E7’s AI promise

Microsoft 365 E7 bundles productivity apps with AI tools like Copilot into one SKU, but customers are hesitating to adopt over ROI, hidden consumption costs and contract lock-in.

By Jim O'Donnell • Aug. 28, 2026

Where should CIOs invest next? IT leaders weigh in

Six CIOs share where they would invest if their IT budgets increased. AI leads, with data, infrastructure and security investments helping to scale it.

By Tim Murphy • Aug. 28, 2026

Weekly news roundup: Meta settles lawsuit, Big Tech acquisitions and Boston Scientific cyberattack

Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.

By Rosa Heaton , Sarah Amsler • Aug. 28, 2026

AI, economic pressures and other causes of Big Tech layoffs

Big Tech layoffs are soaring due to economic pressures and AI automation. Companies are restructuring to adapt, raising questions about workforce transformation.

By Carrie Pallardy • Aug. 27, 2026

Stop blaming AI for layoffs

Companies claim AI is replacing workers, but the reality is different. AI is a convenient excuse for layoffs driven by pandemic over-hiring and the need to fund AI infrastructure.

By Sarah Amsler • Aug. 27, 2026

Big Tech layoff anxiety and AI: A leader’s advice for peers

Layoffs by Big Tech behemoths like Amazon, Meta and Microsoft have prompted headlines and opinion pieces that point the finger of blame at AI, causing uncertainty.

By Harriet Jamieson • Aug. 27, 2026

6 questions every CIO should ask before workforce reductions

CIOs should test the economics, evidence, governance and reversibility of AI-driven workforce reduction proposals before approving them.

By Simon Ratcliffe • Aug. 26, 2026

AI alignment, not replacement: How CIOs are rebuilding IT value

Forward-thinking enterprises are pursuing AI realignment over replacement -- reshaping teams, redistributing authority and redefining roles to work alongside AI, not against it.

By Carrie Pallardy • Aug. 26, 2026

4 tips to help CHROs boost employee retention

Analyzing employee data can help provide CHROs with insight into reasons for employee departures. Learn some other tips that can help HR leaders improve employee retention.

By Lynda Spiegel • Aug. 24, 2026

AI botsitting: Why your productivity gains aren’t what they seem

AI promised productivity gains, but workers now spend hours correcting its errors with AI botsitting -- a hidden cost draining morale and ROI across organizations.

By Alison Roller • Aug. 19, 2026

AI model incidents highlight security concerns

In this Q&A, Seth Johnson, CTO at Cyara, discusses how enterprises need to sharpen their security policies and infrastructure in the wake of recent AI frontier model incidents.

By Jim O'Donnell • Aug. 19, 2026

What record U.S. energy exports mean for your IT budget

Record U.S. energy exports are creating an unexpected problem -- soaring electricity costs for data centers that could reshape IT budgets for years to come.

By Andy Patrizio • Aug. 14, 2026

How to reduce and eliminate technical debt

Technical debt arises from prioritizing short-term gains over long-term sustainability. A strategic approach involves discovery, prioritization and remediation to reduce its impact.

By Damon Garn • Aug. 14, 2026

Weekly news roundup: Claude watermark controversy and Nvidia $500 billion deal

Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.

By Rosa Heaton • Aug. 14, 2026

Uniphar taps Diagrid Catalyst for orchestration, observability

The company's platform engineering team replaced open source Dapr with the commercial product for built-in observability, with AI agents waiting in the wings.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 14, 2026

Fintech execs unblock AI with shadow AI detection, org shifts

C-level executives in a regulated industry strike a balance between the benefits AI can offer their businesses and the need to guard against its risks.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 14, 2026

Dynatrace acquires Arize for AI agent development

With its third acquisition this year, Dynatrace continued its march from pure observability to systems of control, adding AI agent development tools to its observability arsenal.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 13, 2026

Strategic IT outlook: Tech conferences and events calendar

Tech conferences are a vital way for CIOs and IT leaders to keep abreast of trends and make real-life connections in a fast-changing business climate.

By Staff contributors • Aug. 13, 2026

AI Kill Switch Act raises questions for CIOs

The AI Kill Switch Act would require powerful AI systems to support shutdowns. A lawyer explains what the bill means for CIOs, vendors and enterprise risk.

By Tim Murphy • Aug. 13, 2026

OpenAI-Hugging Face incident raises AI liability concerns

AI agents create new liability risks for enterprises. CIOs must understand vendor contracts, insurance and governance practices before deploying autonomous systems.

By Tim Murphy • Aug. 13, 2026