Early Morning Byte: Monday, June 2, 2025

(AI) Ready or Not???

June 02, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Happy Monday! ☀️

Need room in the budget for AI? You might already be paying for it, without realizing it.

For CIOs juggling cost control and transformation, the key to funding AI isn’t finding new dollars, it’s making better use of what’s already being spent. Overgrown SaaS stacks often siphon off resources across departments. By streamlining tools, eliminating redundancy, and renegotiating licenses, tech leaders can unlock capital for AI initiatives without sacrificing stability.

⬇️ Stay in the Know:

  • Many companies are pushing AI adoption, few are truly ready. A closer look at the workplace readiness gap.

  • This fashion icon’s growth strategy is now tech-fueled.

  • Apple enters the smart glasses race with AI-powered specs that blur the line between hardware and assistant.

  • Dell pulls ahead in the AI infrastructure boom, while competitors struggle to keep up.

  • Moderna’s digital chief is using GPT-powered personality models to defuse tension before it starts.

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Dell Dominates AI Infrastructure Surge as HP Falls Behind

TRENDINGInside One Moderna leader’s Use of GPT for Team Clarity

Tracey Franklin, Chief People and Digital Technology Officer at Moderna revealed how she leverages GPT-powered personality models to foresee and manage tension within her leadership team before it surfaces. Keep Reading…

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