UK firms plan higher cyber spending as AI adoption raises security concerns
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How Amazon Went From an AI Also-Ran to a Real Contender
The pieces are coming together for AWS’s AI strategy, thanks to $200 billion in spending, custom chips and savvy deals.
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AI-led job cuts don’t always mean stronger ROI — Gartner
Businesses tend to eye AI spending as a way to reduce headcount, but firms that cut staffers as a result of AI are doing no better than those who don’t, according to new Gartner research. Gartner recently surveyed 350 global business leaders at large organizations already using AI agents and intelligent automation tools and found…
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OpenAI Misses Key Revenue, User Targets in High-Stakes Sprint Toward IPO
The company’s CFO and board have questioned the wisdom of massive data-center spending in the face of slowing growth.
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IT spending to hit $6.31 trillion record, thanks to AI
Global spending on IT is expected to reach $6.31 trillion in 2026, according to the latest quarterly forecast from Gartner, marking a 13.5% increase from the previous year. The forecast shows that growth is spread across all major segments, though not evenly. Much of the increase is tied to ongoing investment in AI, particularly in…
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Gartner: Global IT spending to grow by 13.5% this year
Global IT spending is expected to rise this year to $6.31 trillion, according to a new forecast from Gartner, a 13.5% increase compared to 2025. According to the research firm, AI is the single most important driver behind the growth, with investments in AI infrastructure, in particular, driving the trend. The data center systems segment…
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The cyber winners and losers in Trump’s 2027 budget
Federal cybersecurity spending will decline in 2027 under Donald Trump’s proposed budget, with uneven shifts across agencies, as some see sizable increases while others face sharp reductions. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) crosscut tables released with Trump’s budget, civilian federal cybersecurity spending is expected to fall from $12.455 billion in 2026…
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CISOs grapple with AI demands within flat budgets
Security spending continues to edge upward across large organizations, though the changes remain gradual and tightly managed. The 2026 RH-ISAC CISO Benchmark reflects a steady environment where budgets expand in small steps, even as AI becomes a routine part of security operations. Budget growth stays measured Spending levels increased during 2025 across both IT and…
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AI budgets soar, ROI still elusive
Enterprise spending on generative AI has surged over the past year, but for many CIOs, the hardest conversations are only now beginning. Boards and CFOs are no longer asking whether the organization is investing in AI. They are asking what it’s getting back — in measurable financial terms. According to analysts at Forrester Research, genAI…
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What Is Inference? Explaining the Massive New Shift in AI Computing
The focus of artificial-intelligence spending has gone from training models to using them. Here’s how to understand the difference—and the implications.
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Oracle Faces Layoffs Amid Costly AI Push
Oracle is apparently preparing to cut thousands of jobs as the company ramps up spending on AI. Or, more specifically, the infrastructure needed to support AI workloads. The layoffs could begin as soon as this month and would affect multiple divisions, according to reports. The move comes as Oracle pours billions into building data centers…
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Exabeam Research: AI Accountability Becomes the New Mandate as Cybersecurity Economics Shift
GUEST RESEARCH: 95% of organisations are increasing cybersecurity budgets in 2026 with AI as the top spending driver despite being the hardest investment to justify
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Selling AI Software Isn’t as Easy as It Used to Be
The golden age of unbridled spending on AI software might be behind us, as vendors say it’s a lot harder to make a sale than it used to be.
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Pedaling AI Software Isn’t As Easy as It Used to Be
The golden age of unbridled spending on AI software might be behind us, as vendors say it’s a lot harder to make a sale than it used to be.
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Anthropic Enters Midterm-Election Showdown Over AI Regulation
The startup is spending $20 million to push for greater regulation and restrictions on exporting artificial-intelligence chips.
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Gartner: European spending on sovereign cloud IaaS to nearly double in 2026
European organizations will nearly double their spending on sovereign cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) this year, as geopolitical tensions cause them to rethink their reliance on US hyperscalers. European investments in sovereign IaaS are expected to grow from $6.9 billion in 2025 to $12.6 billion in 2026, according to a forecast by Gartner published…
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How Top CISOs Solve Burnout and Speed up MTTR without Extra Hiring
Why do SOC teams keep burning out and missing SLAs even after spending big on security tools? Routine triage piles up, senior specialists get dragged into basic validation, and MTTR climbs, while stealthy threats still find room to slip through. Top CISOs have realized the solution isn’t hiring more people or stacking yet another tool…
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Big Tech’s AI Push Is Costing a Lot More Than the Moon Landing
When considered as a percentage of GDP, the projected spending of four tech giants for 2026 rivals the most momentous capital efforts in U.S. history, as shown in these charts.
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Enterprise tech spending to cross $6 trillion in 2026, driven by AI infrastructure boom
Global IT spending will grow 10.8% to reach $6.15 trillion in 2026, Gartner said in its latest forecast, with AI infrastructure accounting for the lion’s share of that growth. The forecast shows a spending spree that shows no signs of slowing down, despite growing chatter about an AI bubble. Enterprises and cloud providers alike are…