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    PEX CFO seeks to craft AI ‘shadow ledger’

    Finance chief Luke Pritchett aims to use AI agents alongside the company’s books and to remove manual tasks from his team’s docket.

    By • Aug. 21, 2026
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    Economic growth signal rises for first time since 2022: Conference Board

    Investment in artificial intelligence will likely drive economic growth, according to Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, The Conference Board’s senior manager for business cycle indicators.

    By • Aug. 20, 2026
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    Top 5 stories from CFO Dive

    To stay competitive many CFOs are focused on balancing AI’s risks and opportunities while also adjusting to fast-changing tariff policies and labor markets.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Agility Robotics splits CFO-COO role as it prepares to go public

    The move role reflects growing demands on both functions as the business expands, CEO Peggy Johnson said.

    By • Aug. 19, 2026
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    SEC, FASB advance separate crypto proposals as Clarity Act stalls

    Two separate proposals advanced Tuesday by the SEC and the FASB could provide the crypto sector with some regulatory relief.

    By • Aug. 18, 2026
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    EY ties audit turnaround to tech, talent investments

    The PCAOB’s 2025 inspection of EY found significant deficiencies in 5% of the audits it examined, down from 28% in 2024.

    By • Aug. 18, 2026
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    AI is showing a revenue payoff: Carnegie Mellon

    Despite positive signs on the revenue front, AI adoption has yet to translate into significant operating-margin gains, the study found.

    By • Aug. 18, 2026
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    Managers are AI’s best ‘lever,’ Gallup analyst says

    The new AI duties come as the average number of employees reporting to managers has risen by nearly 50% since 2013, according to Gallup.

    By • Aug. 17, 2026
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    Cisco security revenue jumps 14% as agentic AI sharpens cyberattacks

    AI agents are driving demand for cybersecurity tools as companies confront increasingly sophisticated threats, CEO Chuck Robbins said.

    By • Aug. 13, 2026
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    1 in 4 companies delay or cancel an AI project over cost

    Rising volatility around AI costs is putting increased pressure on CFOs for financial discipline.

    By • Aug. 11, 2026
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    OpenAI CFO touts move toward ‘zero-day close’

    Writing in a blog post, CFO Sarah Friar outlined her strategy for transforming the company’s finance department into an “AI-native function.”

    By • Aug. 11, 2026
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    ‘Historic’ labor market shrinkage highlights need for AI: Brusuelas

    A pullback from employment by workers age 65 and older may partly allay concerns that demand for artificial intelligence will fall short of a coming surge in supply.

    By • Aug. 10, 2026
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    IBM Apptio helps CFOs connect AI spend to business value

    “Companies are pouring money into AI, and they don’t always know what they’re getting out of it,” Apptio’s Bill Lobig said.

    By • Aug. 7, 2026
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    How volunteer cyber experts are helping protect rural water systems

    A first-in-the-nation program is yielding promising results as it charts a path for supporting the U.S.’s most vulnerable infrastructure.

    By Eric Geller • Aug. 4, 2026
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    AI is reshaping first-100-days playbook for CFOs: FTI

    “One of your biggest early opportunities is improving how fast the organization turns information into action,” the consulting firm said in a report.

    By • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Resilience ties 85% of cyber insurance losses to human error

    “Attackers have used AI to sharpen social engineering across the board, from emails to voice deepfakes,” the cyber risk firm said.

    By • Aug. 4, 2026
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    US lawmaker calls for AI hearings after Anthropic, OpenAI incidents

    “We can’t run AI safety on the honor system,” said Rep. Lori Trahan, a Massachusetts Democrat who is pushing legislation to rein in AI developers.

    By • July 31, 2026
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    Microsoft holds the line on AI spending plans

    Despite surging AI demand, the software giant largely maintained its calendar 2026 capex forecast as an accounting change modestly adjusted the figure downward.

    By • July 30, 2026
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    Grant Thornton Advisors, CBIZ agree to combine in $5B deal

    The deal would result in Grant Thornton Advisors becoming the fifth-largest professional services, tax and advisory firm in the U.S., the company said.

    By • July 29, 2026
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    Gartner raises 2026 IT spending forecast on AI demand

    The research firm now expects global technology spending to reach $6.37 trillion this year, up 14.2% from 2025.

    By • July 28, 2026
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    5 questions every CFO should ask before an AI bet

    As AI adoption accelerates, CFOs who prioritize disciplined evaluation over rapid spending may gain the strongest competitive advantage, a tech consultant writes.

    By Kevin Smith • July 28, 2026
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    ADP AI legal chief: CFOs take a ‘human in the loop’ approach

    “We all know that AI can look very polished and persuasive,” but human judgment is important, ADP’s chief legal AI officer Helena Almeida says.

    By • July 27, 2026
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    Most corporate boards lack rules for AI use: Deloitte survey

    AI “use for board-level purposes seems to be comparatively new, uneven and still maturing,” Deloitte said.

    By • July 23, 2026
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    Lawmakers push AI ‘kill switch’ bill as OpenAI breach sparks alarms

    The bipartisan proposal comes on the heels of OpenAI disclosing that certain AI models it developed were behind an “unprecedented cyber incident.”

    By • July 23, 2026
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    Nearly 7 in 10 firms report AI cost overruns

    Hidden costs and poor governance are complicating efforts to keep enterprise AI spending on track, according to the study.

    By • July 22, 2026
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    Rogue AI poses 10% odds of ‘catastrophic harm’ by 2030: MIT study

    AI within five years may be used for mass deception, weapons development, public manipulation, political abuse and cyberattacks, according to an MIT study.

    By • July 22, 2026