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XR Market Grew 44.4% in 2025 as Smart Glasses Redefine the Category
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, March 24 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release:
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XR Market Grew 44.4% in 2025 as Smart Glasses Redefine the Category
Global extended reality (XR) device shipments grew 44.4% year-over-year in 2025, driven primarily by rapid adoption of smart glasses, according to new data from the (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. As lightweight, AI-enabled eyewear gained traction, shipments of virtual reality (VR)
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NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, March 24 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release:
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XR Market Grew 44.4% in 2025 as Smart Glasses Redefine the Category
Global extended reality (XR) device shipments grew 44.4% year-over-year in 2025, driven primarily by rapid adoption of smart glasses, according to new data from the (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. As lightweight, AI-enabled eyewear gained traction, shipments of virtual reality (VR)and mixed reality (MR) headsets declined sharply, signaling a structural shift in how users engage with XR.
What is extended reality (XR)?
Extended reality (XR) refers to technologies that blend or extend physical and digital environments, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR).
What are smart glasses?
Smart glasses are wearable devices that resemble traditional eyewear but integrate features such as audio, cameras, and AI assistants, with or without visual displays.
What is driving XR market growth in 2025?
The expansion of smart glasses availability--led by products such as Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses and competing devices--was the primary driver of XR market growth. At the same time, demand for bulkier VR and MR headsets narrowed, increasingly concentrated in gaming-centric use cases.
Who leads the XR market in 2025?
Meta maintained a dominant position, capturing 72.2% market share, supported by:
* Its partnership with EssilorLuxottica
* A broadened smart glasses portfolio
* New product launches, including an Oakley-branded performance eyewear line
However, shipments of Meta's Quest headset lineup declined 42.3% year-over-year, impacted by supply chain challenges and softening demand outside core gaming audiences.
How are other vendors performing?
* Xiaomi ranked second with 4.2% share, driven largely by China
* XREAL captured 2.3% share, focused on gamer-oriented display glasses
* RayNeo expanded U.S. presence with aggressive pricing
* ByteDance and Viture tied at 1.5% share, with diverging performance:
* ByteDance shipments declined 30.5% YoY
* Viture shipments grew 94.9% YoY, driven by retail expansion and portfolio refresh
Key XR Market Statistics (2025-2030)
* 2025 shipment growth: 44.4% YoY
* Meta market share: 72.2%
* 2026 forecast growth: 33.5%
* 2026-2030 CAGR: 26.5%
* Smart glasses (non-display) = majority of shipments
* Display-enabled glasses expected to surpass VR/MR headsets by 2027
What is the biggest shift in the XR market?
The XR market is transitioning from bulky headsets to lightweight smart glasses, as consumers increasingly prefer wearable, AI-enabled devices designed for everyday use.
What is the XR market outlook for 2026 and beyond?
IDC expects 2026 to be a transition year, as the market continues shifting toward glasses-based form factors.
* Smart glasses without displays will drive near-term growth
* Display-enabled glasses will gain momentum by 2027
* Competition will intensify across both hardware manufacturers and AI platform providers
"New products from Google's Android XR ecosystem, Snap, and a growing number of Chinese vendors will accelerate adoption by expanding smart glasses availability and familiarizing consumers with AI-first experiences," said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager, IDC Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers.
Looking ahead to 2026, IDC expects a tumultuous transition year as the XR market continues shifting from traditional headsets toward glasses. Glasses without displays already represent the majority of XR shipments, but by 2027, IDC expects glasses with displays to gain momentum and surpass VR and MR headsets in overall volume.
How will XR hardware evolve?
Display-equipped smart glasses are expected to evolve beyond simple heads-up displays into more immersive devices capable of supporting media consumption experiences that currently require MR headsets--delivered in significantly slimmer and lighter form factors.
What challenges could slow XR adoption?
IDC cautions that supply chain constraints may limit the pace of innovation:
* The XR supply chain remains immature
* Key components are IP-intensive, limiting competition
* Hardware differentiation may slow
As a result, software, services, and onboard AI will become primary differentiators across XR devices.
What this means for the XR market
* Smart glasses are becoming the dominant XR form factor
* AI is emerging as the primary driver of differentiation
* Hardware innovation will depend on supply chain maturity
* Competition is expanding across both devices and AI ecosystems
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About IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, advisory services, and events. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology, IT benchmarking and sourcing, and industry opportunities and trends in over 100 countries. IDC's analysis and insights help IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their key business objectives. To learn more about IDC, please visit www.idc.com. Follow IDC on X at @IDC and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the IDC Blog for industry news and insights.
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Original text here: https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/xr-market-grew-44-4-in-2025-as-smart-glasses-redefine-the-category/
[Category: BizConsulting]
Walmart and VIZIO Scale Content to Commerce at NewFronts
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, March 24 -- Walmart issued the following news:
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Walmart and VIZIO Scale Content to Commerce at NewFronts
Uniting Content, Commerce and Closed-Loop Measurement
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At the 2026 IAB NewFronts, Walmart and VIZIO will unveil new integrations, branded content innovations, and new CTV campaign results as they accelerate the buildout of a scaled content-to-commerce solution. By uniting high-impact storytelling, retail behavior, and closed-loop measurement within a single ecosystem, Walmart is enabling advertisers to drive measurable outcomes through VIZIO's brand solutions
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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, March 24 -- Walmart issued the following news:
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Walmart and VIZIO Scale Content to Commerce at NewFronts
Uniting Content, Commerce and Closed-Loop Measurement
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At the 2026 IAB NewFronts, Walmart and VIZIO will unveil new integrations, branded content innovations, and new CTV campaign results as they accelerate the buildout of a scaled content-to-commerce solution. By uniting high-impact storytelling, retail behavior, and closed-loop measurement within a single ecosystem, Walmart is enabling advertisers to drive measurable outcomes through VIZIO's brand solutionssuite. Retired NBA champion and Walmart superfan Shaquille O'Neal will also appear on stage for a fireside chat, bringing the relationship between commerce and content to life.
Streaming now represents more than half of all TV viewing time/1, yet content, commerce and measurement remain fragmented. Walmart and VIZIO are solving for that disconnect by combining a leading smart TV operating system across VIZIO and onn TVs with the scale of America's #1 omnichannel retailer. Walmart serves approximately 150 million U.S. customers each week online and in stores/2, while VIZIO engages many of those same customers in their living rooms thanks to being sold at Walmart. Together, the companies securely connect ad engagement across CTV to purchases through closed-loop sales attribution, helping brands drive awareness and engagement across the entire content lifecycle while unlocking new opportunities to show up where theatrical, streaming, and live sports fandom converge. Today's milestones paint a clear roadmap for connected commerce's future through CTV.
Advancing the Platform: Integration Milestones
Building on that foundation, Walmart and VIZIO will progressively implement a unified account login experience for new VIZIO OS TVs and onn TVs powered by VIZIO, enabling customers to use their Walmart account to access Smart TV features. The new, streamlined login simplifies setup while establishing a secure identity framework across devices, connecting streaming engagement directly with retail interaction. All integrations are designed to respect consumer choice and privacy, with data used in aggregated, permissioned, and compliant ways.
First-to-Market Branded Content: L'Oreal
With the platform infrastructure advancing, Walmart and VIZIO are also redefining how brands show up in premium content environments. On stage, Walmart and VIZIO will announce a first-to-market product placement integration with L'Oreal and a global content partner, demonstrating how the companies are advancing strategic brand solutions that reach Walmart audiences in authentic, at-home moments. The integration will place L'Oreal products within premium content across VIZIO OS in the United States, powered by Walmart's first-party customer insights. Creative extensions will span Walmart product pages and omnichannel retail touchpoints, creating a seamless path from inspiration to purchase.
"This collaboration demonstrates the power of integrating premium storytelling with retail to inspire customers and drive measurable business impact within a closed-loop ecosystem," said Nora Wolfe, SVP, U.S. Head of Media, L'Oreal.
Delivering Impact: Illustrative CTV Campaign Results
Beyond innovation, the results from Walmart and VIZIO are already clear for customers. 65% of surveyed Walmart customers report that CTV ads helped them discover new products/3, underscoring the power of placing premium content in front of high-intent shoppers. Successful advertiser CTV campaigns via Walmart Connect delivered a median viewing of 44% percent/4 for brands such as Cafe Bustelo (whose campaign drove 98% incremental household reach beyond linear TV) demonstrate a clear, direct linkage between premium storytelling and brand resonance.
Walmart and VIZIO are not simply participating in the evolution of connected TV, they are redefining it. Connected commerce at scale has arrived.
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1/ VIZIO Inscape ACR data, Q4 2025.
2/ Walmart annual report papers, March 14, 2025
3/ Walmart Connect Creative Video Survey, December 2024, Partner Connect
4/ Walmart first-party data, Feb 1, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026; offsite CTV campaigns during Feb 1, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026; median reflects the 50th percentile (midpoint) of a given distribution; new-to-brand is defined as a customer who purchases a product of advertised itemset from Walmart site and app as a result of an ad campaign, after not having purchased any itemset product on Walmart site and app for the previous 12 months.
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About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (Nasdaq: WMT) is a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer helping people save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately 280 million customers and members visit more than 10,900 stores and numerous eCommerce websites in 19 countries. With fiscal year 2026 revenue of $713 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy, and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart, on X (formerly known as Twitter) at twitter.com/walmart, and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/walmart.
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Original text here: https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/03/23/walmart-and-vizio-scale-content-to-commerce-at-newfronts
[Category: BizConsumer Services]
Scholastic Corporation Announces Cash Tender Offer to Purchase Up to $200 Million of Its Common Stock
NEW YORK, March 24 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Scholastic Corporation Announces Cash Tender Offer to Purchase Up to $200 Million of its Common Stock
Scholastic Corporation (the "Company" or "Scholastic") (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, announced today the commencement of a modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer to purchase up to $200 million of its common stock at a price not less than $36.00 per share or more than $40.00 per share to the seller in
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NEW YORK, March 24 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Scholastic Corporation Announces Cash Tender Offer to Purchase Up to $200 Million of its Common Stock
Scholastic Corporation (the "Company" or "Scholastic") (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, announced today the commencement of a modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer to purchase up to $200 million of its common stock at a price not less than $36.00 per share or more than $40.00 per share to the seller incash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. The number of shares proposed to be purchased in the tender offer (at a minimum purchase price of $36.00 per share) represents approximately 25% of Scholastic's currently outstanding common stock. The closing price per share of Scholastic's common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday, March 20, 2026, the last full trading day prior to the commencement of the tender offer, was $37.25 per share. The tender offer is being made in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions described in the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and other related tender offer materials, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
The tender offer will expire on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, unless the tender offer is extended or earlier terminated by the Company. Tenders of shares must be made prior to the expiration of the tender offer and may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration of the tender offer, in each case in accordance with the procedures described in the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and other related tender offer materials that are being distributed to shareholders.
On the terms and subject to the conditions of the tender offer, Scholastic shareholders will have the opportunity to tender some or all of their shares of common stock at a price or any number of prices contained within the price range established by Scholastic. Based on the number of shares duly tendered and the prices specified by the tendering shareholders, Scholastic will determine the lowest price per share within the range that will enable it to buy up to $200 million of its common stock or a lower amount if the offer is not fully subscribed. If shareholders properly tender shares greater than $200 million in value at the price determined, Scholastic will purchase shares of common stock tendered by those shareholders on a pro rata basis, subject to the "odd lot" and conditional tender offer provisions described in the offer to purchase. In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company also reserves the right to purchase up to an additional 2% of its shares of common stock outstanding pursuant to and without amending or extending the tender offer.
All shares accepted for payment will be purchased at the same purchase price, regardless of whether any shareholder tendered such shares at a lower price within the range. Shareholders will receive the purchase price in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest, for shares properly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) promptly after the expiration of the tender offer. All shares tendered at prices above the purchase price will not be purchased and will be returned promptly to the tendering shareholders. The tender offer is not contingent on any minimum number of shares being tendered and it is not subject to a financing condition. However, the tender offer is subject to a number of other conditions specified in the offer to purchase.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC will serve as the dealer manager for the tender offer. Questions concerning the tender offer may be directed to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 1 (877) 371-5947. Georgeson LLC will serve as information agent for the tender offer and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will serve as depositary for the tender offer. For more information about the tender offer, please contact Georgeson Inc. at (866) 529-9980.
Neither Scholastic Corporation nor any member of its board of directors, nor the dealer manager, the information agent or the depositary is making any recommendation to shareholders as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering their shares into the tender offer or as to the price or prices at which shareholders may choose to tender their shares. Shareholders must make their own decisions as to how many shares they will tender, if any, and the price within the stated range at which they will tender their shares for purchase by Scholastic. Shareholders should consult their financial and tax advisors in making this decision.
SCHOLASTIC'S DIRECTORS HAVE INFORMED SCHOLASTIC THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO TENDER COMMON SHARES IN THE TENDER OFFER. IN ADDITION, THE SPECIAL SCHOLASTIC EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF M. RICHARD ROBINSON, JR. AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF SCHOLASTIC, HAVE ALSO INFORMED SCHOLASTIC THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO TENDER COMMON SHARES IN THE TENDER OFFER.
THIS PRESS RELEASE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL SHARES OF SCHOLASTIC COMMON STOCK. THE TENDER OFFER IS BEING MADE ONLY PURSUANT TO THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND RELATED MATERIALS THAT SCHOLASTIC WILL BE DISTRIBUTING TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS AND FILING WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. SHAREHOLDERS AND INVESTORS SHOULD READ CAREFULLY THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND RELATED MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS TERMS OF, AND CONDITIONS TO, THE TENDER OFFER. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THESE MATERIALS PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER.
Holders of common stock will be able to obtain the tender offer materials free of charge on the Company's website at investor.scholastic.com or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, holders of common stock may request copies of the Tender Offer Statement, the Offer to Purchase, related Letter of Transmittal and other filed tender offer documents free of charge by contacting Georgeson LLC, the Information Agent for the Offer, by telephone toll-free at (866) 529-9980 or in writing to 51 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10019.
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About Scholastic
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are - at school, at home and in their communities - by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to future periods. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the conditions of the children's book and educational materials markets generally and acceptance of the Company's products within those markets, and other risks and factors identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated.
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Original text here: https://www.scholastic.com/newsroom/all-news/press-release/-scholastic-corporation-announces-cash-tender-offer-to-purchase-.html
[Category: BizMedia]
Gartner Survey Reveals Acquiring and Developing AI and Digital Talent Is CFOs' Top Near-Term Challenge
STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 24 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release:
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Gartner Survey Reveals Acquiring and Developing AI and Digital Talent Is CFOs' Top Near-Term Challenge
Attendees at the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo 2026 in Sydney Are Exploring Ways to Meet Top Finance Function Challenges
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Harnessing rapidly evolving AI technologies while keeping enterprises and their staff on track amidst a turbulent, high-change environment are the biggest CFO challenges in the next six months, according to Gartner, Inc.,
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STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 24 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release:
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Gartner Survey Reveals Acquiring and Developing AI and Digital Talent Is CFOs' Top Near-Term Challenge
Attendees at the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo 2026 in Sydney Are Exploring Ways to Meet Top Finance Function Challenges
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Harnessing rapidly evolving AI technologies while keeping enterprises and their staff on track amidst a turbulent, high-change environment are the biggest CFO challenges in the next six months, according to Gartner, Inc.,a business and technology insights company.
"CFOs are having to manage through levels of change and volatility that just seem to be accelerating each year: whether it's technology, society, geopolitics or macroeconomics - it's hard to find stability," said Mallory Bulman, Senior Director Analyst in the Gartner Finance practice.
Mallory Bulman, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, is exploring AI in the finance function with CFOs in Sydney, Australia this week at the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo 2026.
"CFOs will find hiring AI and digital talent to meet their top challenge is not easy and it's expensive. In the near term, they should focus on upskilling their existing workforce to close digital capability gaps and drive more value from the tools they already own," said Bulman. "That means making technology feel practical and accessible for employees and establishing a role-specific AI literacy strategy that builds skills across AI foundations, value, engineering, and governance."
According to the Gartner survey of 100 CFOs, taken from January through February 2026, respondents identified building AI talent in the function and responding effectively to unpredictable market conditions and events as their two most challenging priorities in the next six months (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Biggest CFO Challenges for Q2/Q3
"After this survey was taken, global disruption has further accelerated with events in the Middle East," said Bulman. "CFOs and their teams have to actively work on handling volatility and shocks because on multiple fronts this is the operating environment organizations are facing today."
At the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo 2026 taking place in Sydney today and tomorrow, attendees are exploring ways to manage these five top challenges:
Acquiring and developing skilled digital and AI talent
Gartner analysts advise that by 2030 leading finance organizations will be reshaped by AI and automation, with finance teams shifting from traditional control and business-partnering roles toward digitally skilled "catalysts" who build tools, manage AI-driven workflows, and deliver insight at scale.
In the conference session, Finance 2030: The Finance Workforce at Breakaway Firms, Gartner analysts said CFOs should start now on four workforce shifts--guardians to catalysts, partners to tool builders, manual to machine-driven, and linear to iterative--so finance can operate with smaller, more technical, product-oriented teams.
Responding to unpredictable market conditions
Traditional scenario planning is no longer effective in today's volatile environment because it relies on static assumptions, over weights internal drivers, and responds too slowly to external shocks.
CFOs should instead Navigate Economic Uncertainty With Adaptive Scenario Planning. That means building driver-based models that combine internal and external factors, using technology to automate and simulate scenarios, and defining trigger-based contingency actions so finance can respond quickly as conditions change.
Driving cross functional execution against enterprise and business model strategy
In the session, Use Outcome-Driven Metrics to Measure Technology's Impact on Strategic Priorities, Gartner analysts said CFOs and finance leaders should move away from judging technology investments only through traditional financial ROI, and instead they should use outcome-driven metrics that connect technology to a broader set of business outcomes, including financial, intangible, and innovation returns.
Sustaining workforce performance in a high change environment
In the session, When Change Never Stops, Use Always On Change Management, Gartner analysts explained that CFOs should make change management a continuous operating discipline by maintaining a live transformation calendar, adapting narratives to stakeholder personality and context, and activating change agents across finance to sustain momentum and reduce resistance
Unifying finance function technology and AI strategy
While most finance functions are experimenting with AI, impact is often limited because of piecemeal experimentation with isolated tools instead of following a disciplined, structured finance AI roadmap.
In the session, The CFO's Guide to Building a Finance AI Roadmap, attendees learned that a a clear AI vision and target maturity is key to define a modular roadmap across culture, governance, skills, and data. This in turn enables finance to identify, prioritize, pilot, and scale a focused portfolio of AI use cases.
This press release was adapted from several sessions at the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo taking place in Sydney today. Gartner clients can read more in the report CFO Top Insights 1Q26, and nonclients can read The CFO Report (https://www.gartner.com/en/finance/cfo-report).
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Gartner is the World Authority on AI
Gartner is an indispensable partner to C-Level executives and technology providers as they implement AI strategies to achieve their mission-critical priorities. The independence and objectivity of Gartner insights provide clients with the confidence to make informed decisions and unlock the full potential of AI. Clients across the C-Level are using Gartner's proprietary AskGartner AI tool to determine how to leverage AI in their business. With more than 2,500 business and technology experts, 6,000 written insights, as well as more than 1,000 AI use cases and case studies, Gartner is the world authority on AI. More information can be found here.
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About the Finance Symposium/Xpo 2026
Attendees of the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo 2026, taking place March 23-24 in Sydney, May 27-29 in National Harbor and June 8-9 in London, will join Gartner experts to explore how to test where AI is driving value, build leaner operating models without added complexity, lead capital and growth decisions through volatility, and build a culture of innovation and opportunity in Finance. CFOs and finance leaders will learn what it really takes to build the kind of finance organization where insights lead to faster decisions, automation supports more of the close and forecast, and finance teams engage with the business without becoming a bottleneck. Follow news and updates from the conferences on X and LinkedIn using the hashtag #GartnerFinance.
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About Gartner for Finance Leaders
The Gartner Finance practice helps senior finance executives meet their top priorities. Gartner offers a unique breadth and depth of content to support clients' individual success and deliver on key initiatives that cut across finance functions to drive business impact. Learn more at https://www.gartner.com/en/finance/finance-leaders. Follow Gartner for Finance on LinkedIn and X using #GartnerFinance to stay ahead of the latest expert insights and key trends shaping the finance function. Visit the Gartner Finance Newsroom for more information and insights
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Original text here: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-03-23-gartner-survey-reveals-acquiring-and-developing-ai-and-digital-talent-is-cfos-top-near-term-challenge
[Category: BizConsulting]
Experian Introduces the Next Evolution of Its "BFF" Campaign
COSTA MESA, California, March 24 -- Experian, an information services company, posted the following news release:
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Experian Introduces the Next Evolution of Its "BFF" Campaign
Actor Sam Richardson returns as consumers' transcendent Big Financial Friend in a new spot bringing humor, wisdom, and support to the moments when finances take over everything else
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When financial stress takes over, it drowns out everything that truly matters in life. Experian knows this reality all too well and that's why the company has evolved its award-winning "Big Financial Friend" (BFF) campaign to deliver
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COSTA MESA, California, March 24 -- Experian, an information services company, posted the following news release:
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Experian Introduces the Next Evolution of Its "BFF" Campaign
Actor Sam Richardson returns as consumers' transcendent Big Financial Friend in a new spot bringing humor, wisdom, and support to the moments when finances take over everything else
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When financial stress takes over, it drowns out everything that truly matters in life. Experian knows this reality all too well and that's why the company has evolved its award-winning "Big Financial Friend" (BFF) campaign to delivereven more powerful, relatable support. Launching this week, the next bold chapter reintroduces the 12-foot-tall BFF--brought to life once again by the brilliantly deadpan actor Sam Richardson--as consumers' unwavering financial companion.
Your BFF Has Words of Wisdom
In the previous rounds of ads, the silent, gentle giant connected through warmth and visual charm but now has a voice. With Richardson's signature wit and grounded wisdom, he cuts through the chaos, offering sharp, practical guidance that puts the consumer back in control.
"Money has a way of pulling people out of the moment and taking over everything else," said Dacy Yee, President of Experian Consumer Services. "With this next chapter of BFF, we're turning that noise into clarity--bringing personalized guidance to life so people can take control with confidence. It's how we use our data and technology to deliver support that's truly tailored to each person's financial situation."
To view the ad, click here.
A Demolition Derby, a Distracted Driver, and One Very Helpful BFF
The first new spot, "Derby Buddies," drops viewers into a chaotic demolition derby, but the main character remains completely calm because she's deep in her budgeting and bill planning. Even as cars collide around her, she stays focused thanks to the clarity and confidence she gets from the Experian app. With Experian's tools at her fingertips, she can stay grounded and in control no matter what life throws her way.
Steve Hartmann, Vice President of Marketing at Experian Consumer Services, explains, "With 'Derby Buddies,' we took the feeling of financial stress and turned it into full-on chaos. By placing BFF in the middle of that moment, we show how Experian helps people cut through the noise and stay in control through a character who's approachable, reassuring and there with you every step of the way."
"I'm excited to be able to bring a sense of comedy and warmth to the BFF character. Giving him a voice helps makes it feel more relatable and supported," said Sam Richardson.
The BFF Is Just Getting Started
"Derby Buddies" marks the first release in an expanded creative rollout set to continue throughout the year. Additional spots will explore how financial stress can creep into everyday life and how Experian's suite of tools empowers consumers to make smarter decisions, feel more confident, and worry a lot less.
"People see themselves in these moments," Hartmann said. "The BFF shows that even when life feels overwhelming, Experian is right there with you -- supportive, dependable, and always available to help."
That reassurance comes to life through the many tools available to Experian members, including the ability to check their Experian credit report, potentially save money, shop for auto insurance, or receive personalized information from the AI-powered Experian Virtual Assistant, and more by enrolling in a membership at www.experian.com.
The campaign will debut during March Madness and will be featured in the upcoming professional basketball playoffs on ABC and Amazon, during Formula 1(R) coverage on AppleTV, and across most streaming platforms.
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About Experian
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them to save time and money.
We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments.
We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and to innovate. A FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 25,200 people across 33 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.
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Experian and the Experian marks used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Experian and its affiliates. Other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Original text here: https://www.experianplc.com/newsroom/press-releases/2026/experian-introduces-the-next-evolution-of-its--bff--campaign
[Category: BizFinancial Services]
CrowdStrike Unveils Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Advancing Open Security Architecture
AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on March 23, 2026:
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CrowdStrike Unveils Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Advancing Open Security Architecture
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM ingests Microsoft endpoint telemetry with no Falcon sensor required, as new innovations accelerate legacy SIEM transformation across heterogeneous environments
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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced that Falcon(R) Next-Gen SIEM now ingests
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on March 23, 2026:
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CrowdStrike Unveils Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Advancing Open Security Architecture
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM ingests Microsoft endpoint telemetry with no Falcon sensor required, as new innovations accelerate legacy SIEM transformation across heterogeneous environments
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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced that Falcon(R) Next-Gen SIEM now ingestsand correlates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint telemetry, enabling Microsoft endpoint customers to modernize security operations without deploying additional sensors.
CrowdStrike also unveiled native Falcon(R) Onum real-time data pipelines, federated search across third-party data stores, third-party intelligence integration, and its Query Translation Agent. Together, these innovations accelerate legacy SIEM transformation by eliminating migration friction, reducing ingestion and storage costs, and delivering real-time threat detection across heterogeneous environments.
"Strategic alignment and disciplined execution between industry leaders is what drives meaningful innovation and stronger security outcomes for customers," said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike. "Our integration with Microsoft accelerates legacy SIEM transformation without the operational burden of deploying additional sensors. By advancing our open, data-agnostic architecture, we are giving organizations the flexibility, performance, and data economics to modernize security operations across any technology stack - meeting customers where they are to unlock the protection outcomes and value from Falcon."
"It is great to see Microsoft Defender telemetry being leveraged within Falcon Next-Gen SIEM," said Rob Lefferts, corporate vice president for threat protection at Microsoft. "Defender operates at a global scale, and integrations like this reinforce the importance of an open ecosystem where leading platforms interoperate to help customers improve security outcomes."
The Operating System of Cybersecurity
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM has proven itself a scaled market disruptor, with performance and cost advantages that set it apart from legacy SIEMs. Growing 75 percent year-over-year,/1 the business is accelerating adoption of the Falcon(R) platform as the operating system of cybersecurity.
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM for Defender
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM for Defender accelerates SOC modernization for organizations standardized on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint protection. Organizations can ingest and correlate Defender telemetry with Falcon's log data, threat intelligence, cross-domain context, and AI-driven analytics in real time, augmenting native detections without deploying a new endpoint sensor.
Agentic SOC Transformation
To accelerate the transition to the agentic SOC, CrowdStrike is delivering new innovations that eliminate architectural barriers to modern SIEM adoption, simplifying data onboarding, reducing cost, and increasing operational speed.
* Native Falcon Onum Integration: Eliminates onboarding friction and transforms data economics, delivering up to 5X faster streaming, 50 percent lower storage costs, 70 percent faster incident response, and 40 percent less ingestion overhead through intelligent filtering and real-time, in-pipeline detection.
* Federated Search Across Distributed Data Stores: Extends fast, flexible access to external data sources, including Falcon LogScale and ExtraHop. Analysts can query data where it lives, eliminating costly duplication and re-ingestion while maintaining unified visibility.
* Third-Party Indicator Management: Enables ingestion and operationalization of external indicators of compromise (IOCs), enriching Falcon detections with curated, high-confidence threat correlation across first- and third-party data.
* Query Translation Agent: Expanding CrowdStrike's Agentic Security Workforce, this intelligent agent automatically converts legacy SIEM queries, including Splunk searches, into CrowdStrike Query Language (CQL), accelerating migration, preserving analyst workflows, and eliminating retraining friction.
To learn more about Falcon Next-Gen SIEM:
* Visit booth #N-5845 at RSA
* Read our blog (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/falcon-next-gen-siem-supports-third-party-edr-tools-starting-with-microsoft-defender/)
* Visit our website (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/platform/next-gen-siem/next-gen-siem-for-third-party-edr/)
Future Products Disclaimer
This press release may include discussion of unreleased services or features. Any unreleased services or features referenced here are still in development and subject to change. Customers should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.
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About CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.
Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon(R) platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft, and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting, and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.
Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity, and immediate time-to-value.
CrowdStrike: We stop breaches.
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Cahill Files Answering Brief in Ninth Circuit on Behalf of Leading Social Media Platform
NEW YORK, March 24 -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, issued the following news on March 23, 2026:
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Cahill Files Answering Brief in Ninth Circuit on Behalf of Leading Social Media Platform
On March 11, 2026, Cahill filed an answering brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a leading social media platform challenging AB 2655, a California statute that would force covered social media platforms to remove or label certain AI-generated political speech about elections--so-called "deep fake" content--that the State of California deems false or misleading.
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NEW YORK, March 24 -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, issued the following news on March 23, 2026:
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Cahill Files Answering Brief in Ninth Circuit on Behalf of Leading Social Media Platform
On March 11, 2026, Cahill filed an answering brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a leading social media platform challenging AB 2655, a California statute that would force covered social media platforms to remove or label certain AI-generated political speech about elections--so-called "deep fake" content--that the State of California deems false or misleading.The answering brief asserts that AB 2655 is preempted by the immunity afforded to interactive computer service providers under Section 230(c)(1) and Section 230(c)(2)(B) of the federal Communications Decency Act.
In August 2025, Cahill prevailed on summary judgment in the Eastern District of California, successfully arguing that AB 2655 treats covered platforms as publishers of third-party content and impermissibly substitutes the State's judgments about what content is permissible on covered platforms for those of the platforms. The district court permanently enjoined AB 2655's enforcement and California appealed to the Ninth Circuit. On appeal, Cahill argues that the statute impermissibly encroaches on the quintessential editorial activities of covered platforms, in direct contravention of Section 230. Eleven amicus briefs have been filed in the Ninth Circuit in support of the Appellees' challenge to AB 2655.
To read the full brief, click below.
25-6138 - X Corp. Answering Brief (https://static.cahill.com/docs/25-6138%20-%20Main%20Document%20Brief.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.cahill.com/news/firm-news/2026-03-23-cahill-files-answering-brief-in-ninth-circuit-on-behalf-of-leading-social-media-platform
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