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AI Business Magazine
Wednesday · 22 July 2026 · For CxOs & senior leaders
The July Issue · Out now

The Billion Dollar AI Mistake Keeping Executives Awake at Night

This month's issue explores the tools, strategies, and innovations driving the next generation of AI-powered organizations. From executive AI apps and productivity tools to leadership courses and prompt engineering frameworks, discover what business leaders need to stay ahead.

  • Cover StoryBringing AI to the Data
  • FeatureLeading the shift from AI Adoption to AI Execution
  • Best AI GadgetsTop 10 AI Gadgets for Executives
  • Top 10AI Leadership Courses Every Executive Should Consider
  • AI Hall of Fame10 AI Conferences Every Executive Is Watching This Year
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July 2026 · Issue 16

Strategy & Transformation

AI for business strategy — the operating-model rethink

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Why Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains
Strategy

Why Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains

Tech executives celebrate AI generating 75 percent of new code while developers watch their fundamental programming skills slowly becoming dormant. This troubling disconnect between…

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AI Business News & Innovation

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  1. Business News

    AI Investment Patterns Shift as Industry Matures

    By  Daniel Mercer · 1 year ago
  2. Business News

    OpenAI Addresses Malicious AI Use with New Safety Measures

    By  Daniel Mercer · 1 year ago
  3. Business News

    Students Turn to AI for Career Guidance as Job Market Evolves

    By  Daniel Mercer · 1 year ago
  4. Business News

    AI Hardware Shakeup as Humane Discontinues AI Pin Device

    By  Daniel Mercer · 1 year ago

Executive AI Courses

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Industry Spotlight

Where AI is reshaping a sector, month by month

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Case Studies

Real-world enterprise deployments, with the numbers

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AI Daily Briefing

Tuesday, 21 July 2026 · curated for CxOs — follow links to sources

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Today's AI Business Daily Briefing highlights significant developments in enterprise AI adoption, strategic partnerships, and market shifts.

  1. Markets

    IBM's AI Reckoning: Software Budgets Squeezed Amid Infrastructure Shift

    IBM's stock plummeted over 25% after CEO Arvind Krishna acknowledged the company's struggle to adapt to the AI-driven tech economy, leading to a shift in corporate spending from software to data-center infrastructure.

    Axios
  2. Deals

    Rackspace Technology Accelerates Enterprise AI Growth with Strategic Partnerships

    Rackspace Technology announced plans to become the operator of the full enterprise AI stack, forming partnerships with AMD, Palantir, Rubrik, Uniphore, and VMware to enhance its AI infrastructure offerings.

    Nasdaq
  3. Funding

    Infinity Secures $15 Million Funding to Reduce AI Industry's Dependence on Nvidia Hardware

    US-based AI startup Infinity raised $15 million to decrease the industry's reliance on Nvidia hardware, offering a performance-based pricing model that aligns its revenue with client success.

    AIToolly
  4. Regulation

    Anthropic Suspends Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Globally After US Export-Control Directive

    Anthropic disabled its two most capable models for all customers following a US export-control order, highlighting the impact of regulatory actions on AI development.

    Second Talent
  5. Deals

    SpaceX to Acquire AI Coding Startup Cursor for $60 Billion in Stock

    SpaceX agreed to purchase AI coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion all-stock deal, expanding its presence in AI coding tools that compete with Anthropic and OpenAI.

    Second Talent
  6. Enterprise

    AI Adoption in S&P 500 Firms Quadruples Since 2022, Reaching 11% in 2025

    A study found that 11% of S&P 500 firms had deeply integrated AI into their business processes by 2025, with adoption more than quadrupling since 2022.

    arXiv
  7. Regulation

    AI Use in American Newspapers Is Widespread, Uneven, and Rarely Disclosed

    An audit revealed that approximately 9% of newly published articles in American newspapers are AI-generated, with uneven distribution and rare disclosure, raising transparency concerns.

    arXiv
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