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Google adds open source Agent Executor to support AI agents in production

The new runtime could help enterprises address operational challenges tied to scaling AI agents in production, although broader governance concerns persist, analysts say.

By Anirban Ghoshal

May 25, 20265 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBusinessGoogle

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Salesforce extends its headless push into enterprise data via Informatica

The update could spare developers much of the integration and custom plumbing work typically required to build AI-driven workflows, although CIOs should be wary of cost, accuracy headaches, analysts say.

By Anirban Ghoshal

May 21, 2026 6 mins

Commercial ProvidersInformaticaMaster Data Management

Reflections on RSAC and the Mythos of agents

AI agents are already tricking each other into sharing restricted data. With models now able to hack zero-day bugs, we need serious guardrails, and fast.

By Rick Grinnell

May 21, 2026 5 mins

Data and Information SecurityMarketsTechnology Industry

CIOs should beware the AI confidence trap

Most IT leaders believe their AI projects are exceeding expectations, but less than half actually track impact.

By Grant Gross

May 21, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceROI and Metrics

Your Claude API bill is higher than your revenue: Why simple Python tasks are blowing up AI costs

Using top-tier AI for simple tasks is draining corporate budgets. If you don't match the tool to the job, your most popular feature will become your costliest.

By Richard Ewing

May 21, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDevelopment ToolsIT Leadership

Real-time governance: The key to proactive security

When risk changes by the minute, governance has to move with it.

By Joan Goodchild

May 21, 2026 4 mins

IT GovernanceIT Leadership

Can AI thrive without neurodivergent talent?

Neurodivergent people are AI’s most demanding users. That makes them its most valuable builders, too.

By Rahul Rao

May 21, 2026 5 mins

Diversity and InclusionEmployee ExperienceRoles

The dark data problem hiding inside your AI agents

AI agents are great until they crash and lose everything they’ve learned. You need a solid storage plan to keep their data from just vanishing into thin air.

By Jeronimo De Leon

May 21, 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness ContinuityData Quality

Google to unify AI coding tools under Antigravity

The move to consolidate its AI coding tools could reduce procurement, integration, and governance challenges for CIOs, but with the potential for lock-in, analysts say.

By Anirban Ghoshal

May 20, 2026 8 mins

Development ToolsEventsGoogle I/O

Google talks ‘singularity’ while scaling up agentic AI for enterprises

The company’s DeepMind-led vision centers on agents that can reason, act, and orchestrate workflows with minimal human input.

By Gyana Swain

May 20, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence

AI can write code, but the CIOs still owns the operating model

Employees are adopting AI fast, but CIOs still need to manage the operating model so quick productivity gains don't turn into risky shadow IT.

By Thai Vong

May 20, 2026 8 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT GovernanceIT Leadership

The zero-trust paradox: Why systems built to eliminate trust may be destroying it

Zero-trust security keeps networks safe, but treating employees like continuous security threats makes them feel watched and ruins actual human trust.

By Shalini Sudarsan

May 20, 2026 8 mins

Access ControlIdentity and Access ManagementZero Trust

6 ways CIOs should diversify leadership skills

IT leaders from diverse sectors explain how drawing from a broad range of roles, employers, and industries helps develop fresh experiences and capabilities, and prepare for what lies ahead.

By Mark Samuels

May 20, 2026 8 mins

CIODiversity and InclusionTechnology Industry

The SaaS reckoning: Why AI is about to reprice enterprise software

The moat that made enterprise platforms defensible for 30 years is draining. Here’s what that means for CIOs, vendors and the next five years of build-versus-buy decisions.

By Praveen Jonnala

May 20, 2026 10 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBudgetingSaaS

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