IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said customers paused large capex deals after Anthropic's Mythos while software remained unaffected by AI.

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

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

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

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said customers paused large capex deals after Anthropic's Mythos while software remained unaffected by AI.