AI Strategy stories - Page 6

AI is deployed everywhere but embedded deeply in fewer than half of firms, as leaders warn integration and skills gaps risk a two-year setback.

Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.

Qualtrics appoints former Oracle executive Jason Maynard as CEO to spearhead AI-driven growth and a USD $6.75 billion Press Ganey deal.

Canadian bosses bet big on AI for 2026 as global economic optimism lags, embracing autonomous agents while employees resist AI managers.

Enterprises ringfence AI spend as core infrastructure, racing from pilots to orchestrated, governed systems despite economic headwinds.

Gartner warns 35% of nations will be locked into region-specific AI by 2027 as sovereignty, security and cultural fit overtake scale.

KnowBe4 marks a decade of its AIDA security AI, now running seven agents for 70,000 clients, and appoints Harlan Parrott VP of AI Innovation.

Wipro launches a unified AI-led model to fuse consulting, transformation and operations across people, finance, supply chain and customer work.

AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.

Canada must treat data centres as core infrastructure in 2026 to turn AI strategy into secure, low‑carbon growth for communities.

Spanish Point expands UK presence after 31% revenue growth and wins rare role delivering Microsoft's 20-day AI Transformation Programmeme.

Tech Mahindra climbs to fourth in India and ninth globally for brand strength, as Brand Finance values its brand at USD $3.4 billion.

India and Canada have deepened AI collaboration in Toronto, mapping joint work on responsible tech ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

KPMG warns firms' AI ambitions outpace delivery, with most chasing top maturity by 2026 but only a quarter scaling agentic AI with ROI.

Canada opens intake for sovereign AI data centres over 100MW, aiming to boost compute capacity, Indigenous equity and green power use.

lastminute.com unveils in-house AI flights server to power smarter trip planning, promising real-time options and tailored itineraries.

Mila, Bain & Company urge Canada to turn its AI research edge into homegrown startups by lifting annual AI venture funding from $2 billion to $10 billion.

Canada's GBP £925.6 million AI pledge backs chips and servers, but critics say true sovereignty needs home-grown models, not US black boxes.

Insight deepens its Stripe alliance to modernise enterprise payments and power AI-driven checkout and in-chat commerce experiences.

Xero launches AI analytics across its platform, giving small firms dashboards, forecasts and scorecards once reserved for larger rivals.