What McKinsey & Company found about Gen AI in M&A January 14, 2026 Value is already showing up in real-deal work, not just pilots. In McKinsey’s survey, respondents using gen AI in M&A reported an average ~20% cost reduction, and 40% said gen AI enabled ~30–50% faster deal cycles. Adoption is still shallow. Even with the hype, McKinsey found that only ~30% of respondents engage with gen AI at moderate to high levels, and many still rely on generic chatbots rather than proprietary,...

In July 2025, a targeted cyberattack on Microsoft’s SharePoint Server shocked IT departments and federal agencies. The breach exploited a...