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Chrome's AI features can take up to 4GB of space on your computer

But users can disable the feature and reclaim the storage space.

By Viktor Eriksson

May 6, 20261 min

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ServiceNow continues its AI transformation with an integrated experience

By Lynn Greiner

May 6, 20265 mins

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Apple Intelligence hype cost the company $250M

May 6, 20265 mins

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The classic search engine Ask Jeeves has been shut down

By Mikael Markander

May 5, 20261 min

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AI-led job cuts don’t always mean stronger ROI — Gartner

By Matthew Finnegan

May 5, 20264 mins

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Microsoft, Google push AI agent governance into enterprise IT mainstream

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

May 5, 20265 mins

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Microsoft now has more than 20M paying Copilot users

By Viktor Eriksson

May 4, 20261 min

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AI is more accurate than doctors in emergency diagnoses — study

By Viktor Eriksson

May 4, 20262 mins

Generative AIHealthcare IndustryMarkets

Apple is preparing to spend, but not necessarily on AI

May 4, 20265 mins

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Relying on LLMs is nearly impossible when AI vendors keep changing things

A candid Anthropic report documents how many changes the company has made without telling customers. It’s a cautionary tale for AI users.

By Evan Schuman

May 4, 2026 8 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AI

AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds

The risk posed by agentic platforms such as OpenClaw is a hidden issue inside enterprises.

By John E. Dunn

May 1, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIdentity and Access ManagementSecurity

Enterprise Spotlight: Transforming software development with AI

Download the May 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World and learn how to harness the power of AI-enabled development.

By Computerworld Staff

May 1, 2026 1 min

Enterprise Buyer’s GuidesGenerative AIIT Strategy

AI chatbots need ‘deception mode’

Fake empathy, humor, chattiness, and other human-like qualities can delude chatbot users into believing AI has thoughts and feelings. It doesn’t, and there's an intriguing way to fix the problem.

May 1, 2026 8 mins

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Start small, but start now: How to bring AI into your small business

AI is creating a “generational” evolution for small and medium-sized businesses. Following this 3-step process can set you up for long-term AI success.

By Paul Desmond

May 4, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence

Are we ready to give AI agents the keys to the cloud? Cloudflare thinks so

As agents are given permission to handle provisioning, billing, and deployment, enterprises face new challenges around governance, accountability, and spend management.

Apr 30, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud SecurityIT Governance

Friendlier chatbots can be less reliable, study says

Just like people, AI chatbots can prioritize kindness over bluntness.

By Viktor Eriksson

Apr 30, 2026 1 min

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AI

Gartner sees untamed growth in agentic AI

The research firm expects the number of agents in use per company to blow up from 15 in 2025 to as many as 150,000 per company by 2028.

Apr 30, 2026 4 mins

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Apple reportedly abandons Vision Pro

The company continues to invest in spatial computing, building out the infrastructure for the next generation of the technology.

Apr 30, 2026 4 mins

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AI venture funding to shoot up this year as bubble looms

Venture capitalists are ramping up investments as enterprises across every sector add to their AI portfolios. Some experts say it’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ the bubble bursts.

Apr 30, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AI

Apple will be behind on AI — until it isn’t

Though the company has been dinged for falling behind in the AI race, a closer looks shows it’s made more progress than most people realize.

Apr 29, 2026 5 mins

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EU lawmakers fail to agree on watered-down AI Act, talks pushed to May

Without a deal next month, the August 2 enforcement date for high-risk AI systems applies as written.

Apr 29, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGovernmentLaws and Regulations

AWS unveils trio of key AI strategy announcements

Amazon Connect is now a set of four modules, a new AI assistant launches, and a partnership with OpenAI is enhanced.

Apr 28, 2026 5 mins

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Give yourself an on-demand Android taskbar

May 6, 20268 mins

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Edge browser leaves passwords exposed in plain text, says researcher

By Maxwell Cooter

May 5, 20263 mins

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Apple can't make chips fast enough, but that's only part of the story

May 5, 20265 mins

AppleCPUs and ProcessorsComputer Components

Agentic AI Boom, Bank Cyber Risks, Cloudflare Agents | Ep. 79

By Arnold Davick

May 5, 20262 mins

Artificial Intelligence

Global IT Spending, Anthropic Compute, Google Security Agents | Ep. 78

By Arnold Davick

Apr 30, 20262 mins

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RAM Shortage, Teams Impersonation, LinkedIn Crosscheck AI Testing | Ep. 77

By Arnold Davick

Apr 29, 20262 mins

Artificial Intelligence

AI starts to reshape how scientific discovery happens

Apr 28, 202647 mins

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Windows 365 Discounts, Claude Opus, Zuckerberg AI CEO | Ep. 75

By Arnold Davick

Apr 23, 20262 mins

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AI's 'prove-it' year: Why the rest of 2026 will reset expectations for agents, security and ROI

Apr 22, 202648 mins

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