Opinion
The Real Barrier to Enterprise AI Is Not Technology. It Is Middle Management.
Managers are not questioning whether AI can work. They are questioning whether it will work in their specific operational context.
Manufacturing
AI on the factory floor, in the supply chain and across logistics.
Research: AIM Research reports on Manufacturing AI →Page 12
Glidewell Positions AI-Driven Manufacturing as Core to Dental Lab Workflow
Glidewell Dental outlines an AI-led production system aimed at reducing variability, improving turnaround times, and increasing predictability for dental practices.
Anduril, Edison Chouest Partner to Scale U.S. Autonomous Naval Vessels
Anduril and Edison Chouest Offshore partner to accelerate U.S. autonomous vessel production using existing shipyard capacity and infrastructure.
Leadership move
Michael Baker International Names Stefano Esposito CPO to Drive AI-Native GovTech Strategy
Michael Baker International has appointed 35-year technology veteran Stefano Esposito as Chief Product Officer of its GovTech vertical, tasked with building AI-native products for government modernisation.
Skild AI Just Bought the Brains It Needs to Run Entire Warehouses
Skild AI has acquired Zebra Technologies' robotics arm — the former Fetch Robotics — combining a foundation-model "brain" with a production-grade orchestration platform to go after full-warehouse autonomy.
Cadence Just Put an AI Agent on Every Stage of Chip Design
Cadence has completed its autonomous chip design stack with three AI Super Agents and a unified orchestrator — marking the clearest shift yet from AI copilots to agentic EDA.
AI Data Centers Are Forcing Logistics to Run at Compute Speed
AI data centers now operate on weeks-long timelines and hour-level delivery windows, forcing logistics to shift from efficiency to execution.
Uber Let AI Write the Code. It Blew the Budget
Uber’s AI coding push scaled faster than expected, exhausting its budget within months as token-based costs surged.
Leadership move
Ford EV Chief Doug Field to Exit During Tech Reorganization
Ford said Doug Field will leave next month as it combines EV, software, and manufacturing into one unit to streamline development and in-house systems.
Leadership move
Autodesk Appoints Mike Kelly as CIO to Lead AI Adoption
"As Autodesk prepares for its next chapter of growth, AI is reshaping how enterprises operate, and we are moving proactively to lead in that moment."
Vertiv Acquires BMarko to Expand AI Data Center Infrastructure Capacity
Vertiv’s BMarko acquisition adds structural fabrication capacity, targeting faster delivery of prefabricated infrastructure for AI-driven data center growth.
Amazon Is Spending $200 Billion on AI. Andy Jassy Just Explained Why That Is Not Crazy
"We're not investing approximately $200 billion in capex in 2026 on a hunch, we already have customer commitments for a substantial portion of it."
FedEx Freight Targets Profit Growth, Network Efficiency Ahead of June Spin-Off
FedEx Freight outlines cost and technology strategy as it prepares to separate into an independent LTL carrier on June 1.
Bank of America Says Dell Is Well-Positioned for Enterprise AI Growth
"Decades-long supplier relationships, scale advantages, and the ability to quickly re-configure products allow Dell to maintain performance during periods of disruption."
Data Centers Were Supposed to Be Everywhere. The Map is Shrinking
Grid limits and geopolitical exposure are forcing enterprises to rethink how and where they deploy AI workloads.
Leadership move
DDN Appoints Kevin Delane as President and CRO to Grow AI Revenue
The appointment comes as DDN scales operations, citing increased demand for AI systems and continued market momentum.
AI Is Everywhere in the Enterprise—But It’s Still Not in Production
Most enterprise AI systems are deployed, but not production-ready. Without governance, control, and accountability, “AI in production” remains a claim, not reality.
AECOM and SMU Launch Doctoral AI Fellowship to Shape the Future of Infrastructure Talent
AECOM has partnered with Southern Methodist University to launch a doctoral fellowship program focused on AI applications in infrastructure engineering. The initiative, backed by CEO Troy Rudd, aims to address the critical shortage of professionals who combine AI expertise with deep infrastructure domain knowledge.
Armlogi Scales Middle-Mile Network Alongside AI Fulfillment System
Expansion strengthens connectivity between warehouses and delivery hubs while improving cost control across fulfillment operations.
Musk's Fastest Playbook Meets the Slowest Industry on Earth
Musk’s terafab plan runs into fixed fab timelines, constrained EUV supply, and U.S. permitting delays.