Microsoft’s quiet Claude Code retreat and the real cost of enterprise AI
Microsoft’s quiet Claude Code retreat and the real cost of enterprise AI

In December of last year, Microsoft told thousands of its engineers, product managers and designers that they could use Claude Code, Anthropic’s command-line coding agent, on the company dime. By spring, the tool had spread well beyond engineering: int…

The Rise of LLMs Is Not an Accident
The Rise of LLMs Is Not an Accident

Over three decades, I’ve watched consumer behavior evolve across television, search, and social media. Each shift changed tactics, but not the underlying logic of decision-making. What I am watching happen right now is different. And I know I am not al…

Most CEOs think their boards are rushing AI, and BCG’s survey shows why
Most CEOs think their boards are rushing AI, and BCG’s survey shows why

  Sixty-one per cent of chief executives say their boards are pushing AI transformation too fast, according to a global survey of 625 leaders published by Boston Consulting Group. The research, titled Split Decisions, polled 351 CEOs and 274 board memb…

Robert Polacek on AI, creative agility, and the future of design practice amidst a digital takeover
Robert Polacek on AI, creative agility, and the future of design practice amidst a digital takeover

Artificial intelligence has held an indomitable presence within conversations surrounding architecture, design, and other creative industries. Though Robert Polacek, co-founder and creative director of RoseBernard Studio, believes the most important di…

10 best ITGC tools and software for automated IT controls in 2026
10 best ITGC tools and software for automated IT controls in 2026

Every SOX audit season, IT teams scramble to collect evidence across dozens of systems, validate user access permissions, and document change management procedures. IT General Controls (ITGCs) cover the foundation of IT operations that auditors examine…

Software engineering’s bottleneck is no longer code
Software engineering’s bottleneck is no longer code

For most of the history of software, planning was sacred. You had to plan before anyone touched a keyboard, because the cost of building the wrong thing could be so punishing, especially for startups, that getting it right upfront was the only rational…

Most startups don’t have a burn problem. They have a decision problem
Most startups don’t have a burn problem. They have a decision problem

Running out of money is a story as old as startups, and still highly relevant in 2026. According to recent findings of CB Insights, based on an analysis of 431 VC-backed companies that shut down since 2023, “ran out of capital” tops the list at 70%.  Y…

Europe’s cloud dependency is a political risk, not just a technical one
Europe’s cloud dependency is a political risk, not just a technical one

Europe’s external dependency exposes more than its AI sovereignty. It also affects its data sovereignty and creates political exposure. In a previous article, we discussed how Europe is heavily dependent on external providers for AI development, partic…

AI-native spending surged 94 per cent. Traditional SaaS grew at eight. The enterprise software industry is watching the clock.
AI-native spending surged 94 per cent. Traditional SaaS grew at eight. The enterprise software industry is watching the clock.

The enterprise software industry spent two decades selling seats. Buy a licence for every employee who needs access, multiply by the number of employees, and the revenue model was as predictable as the quarterly earnings calls that reported it. Then AI…

Half of young Europeans turn to AI to talk about intimate matters
Half of young Europeans turn to AI to talk about intimate matters

Before we talk about the technology, we need to talk about what it is taking from us, or teaching us to give away. As journalists and writers covering tech, our job is not only to report what is being built, funded, launched, or regulated. It is also t…