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Reinventing the channel: How can your partner ecosystem fuel AI growth?

November 5, 2026 -

AI presents an opportunity for technology vendors to reinvent their sales channels. This comprehensive overhaul would require five key moves.

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How frontier AI is rewriting software security rules

November 3, 2026 -

As AI makes it easier and faster for cyberattackers to discover and exploit vulnerabilities in software, companies must change their approach to safeguarding their digital assets and infrastructure.

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The rise of the agentic coworker: A banking CIO’s guide to the next wave of AI

October 26, 2026 -

AI agents can increasingly make decisions, act, and collaborate across workflows. Deploying them at scale requires new approaches to governance, architecture, and accountability.

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Three horizons of quantum: A business road map to the future computing economy

October 20, 2026 -

In the next decade, quantum technology could create trillions in value and break encryption, delivering opportunity but also risk. Leading companies are acting now to secure a competitive advantage.

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The AI value curve: The economics of applying AI to existing work

October 14, 2026 -

Many organizations are still measuring AI adoption instead of value. The AI value curve helps identify where AI’s automation potential can be deployed most cost-effectively.

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Agentic software development: Leading the AI revolution

Agentic software development can accelerate innovation, improve quality, and reduce both costs and risk. But capturing the full...

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The new economics of AI

October 7, 2026 -

A CEO guide to managing the economic forces shaping the future of agentic AI.

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100 years of technology innovation

As McKinsey celebrates its centenary in 2026, this series explores the defining technologies of each decade and the lessons they...

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Rewired, second edition

This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as well as the new economics of digital and AI transformations.

Securing software in the age of AI: Red Hat CTO Chris Wright

October 20, 2026 -

Open-source veteran Chris Wright explains why AI-driven vulnerability discovery is forcing a reckoning for software security, and how the industry can emerge stronger as a result.