Software investors have long been on edge over fears that AI tools capable of automating routine work could pose an existential threat to the industry. Tuesday's announcement showed that even the boom in spending on servers, chips and networking gear for AI was eating into software budgets.

July 14 : IBM's preliminary second-quarter revenue forecast came below Wall Street estimate on Tuesday, as customers prioritized spending on AI infrastructure, including servers,…

July 14 : IBM sparked a market rout on Tuesday after forecasting second-quarter revenue below estimates and signaling that businesses were favoring spending on data-center…

July 14 : IBM said it had "faltered" in keeping pace with a shift in corporate spending from software to data-center infrastructure and forecast second-quarter earnings below…

IBM shares plunged over 20% on Tuesday and the company led a massive market rout after forecasting second-quarter revenue below estimates and signaling...

Empresa de software enfrentou forte desvalorização após anunciar resultados do segundo trimestre

Software investors have long been on edge over fears that AI tools capable of automating routine work could pose an existential threat to the industry. Tuesday's announcement…

IBM warns AI infrastructure spending is hurting software budgets as revenue misses estimates, sending IBM shares and software stocks sharply lower.

CEO Krishna: Customers blew their Z budgets on servers and storage before prices spike, Q2 financials 'disappointing'

CEO Krishna: Customers blew their Z budgets on servers and storage before prices spike, Q2 financials 'disappointing'

IBM shares plunged more than 23 per cent on Tuesday after the tech giant warned that customers were diverting spending

"This redirection of budgets towards AI has been a topic that Karl Keirstead/team have been articulating as a potential risk for some time..."

Software and IT service stocks are under pressure as investors fret the proliferation of AI will reduce demand for their services. Read more

The sector-wide rout was ignited by IBM releasing its preliminary second-quarter results ahead of schedule

IBM's second-quarter results missed expectations, impacted by customer spending shifts, triggering one of the worst crashes in its stock. CEO Arvind Krishna said clients…

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna wrote a letter to shareholders about a revenue miss. It's renewing months-old fears about a SaaSpocalypse.

IBM's warning shows how AI infrastructure and cybersecurity spending are reshaping technology budgets.

IBM startled investors Tuesday with an acknowledgment that shifting priorities in the AI economy are bludgeoning its core business.

CEO Arvind Krishna admitted the tech giant ‘did not adapt quickly enough’.

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