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Gen Z says AI has made their college degrees irrelevant

New-to-market job seekers are feeling the effects of fervent adoption more acutely than any other generation, according to Indeed.

AI impact on data breach outcomes remains ‘limited’: Verizon

While AI-generated text in malicious emails has doubled, the rate of successful phishing breaches is stable, according to a Wednesday report.

Inside Walmart’s all-in playbook for generative AI, agentic tools

The company is “throwing the doors wide open” and wants associates to use the technology every day, executives told CIO Dive.

Banks gear up to boost cybersecurity, cloud and data spending

In the race to scale generative AI capabilities, executives plan to increase foundational technology investments, according to Broadridge.

Estée Lauder revamps IT leadership with transformation in mind

The global cosmetics company recruited Brian Franz from investment firm State Street to be its first chief technology, data and analytics officer.

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