AI is rapidly reshaping the skills employers want most from workers, increasing the emphasis on human skills such as judgement, creativity and leadership, according to PwC’s 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer.
Luxembourg tops the ranking for retail purchasing power in Europe.
The European Commission published the fourth State of the Digital Decade report, showing that Europe has made progress on its 2030 digital transformation targets, such as secure and sustainable digital infrastructures and the digitalization of public services.
A new study by Juniper Research projects that the total number of monthly active direct-to-cell (D2C) users will rise from 17.4 million in 2026 to 133 million in 2031.
There is one uncomfortable truth that Brussels is reluctant to say out loud: you can't prescribe what you haven't built.
80% of CEOs expect AI to force a high to medium degree of change to their operational capabilities, shifting the focus from digital business to autonomous business, according to a survey from Gartner.
An AI-driven upgrade cycle is expected to fuel 8% growth in the global telecom sector in 2026, according to NIQ.
The global smartphone market has entered its deepest period of contraction on record, according to Counterpoint Research.
A new study by Juniper Research projects that the first 6G connections will arrive in 2029, with the global number of 6G connections reaching 4.1 million that same year.
AI platform disruptions recorded a sharp growth in early 2026 as growing enterprise adoption and heavier workloads exposed reliability issues across the full infrastructure stack.
Electricity consumption for data centers worldwide is projected to grow 26% in 2026, according to Gartner.
The cybersecurity report, produced by the Cyber Security Foundation and TIM, highlights that AI accelerates cybersecurity threats.
Global DRAM revenue surged 80% sequentially in 1Q26 to reach an all-time high, driven by unprecedented demand and further boosted by memory pricing that also reached record levels during the quarter, according to Counterpoint Research.
A new study from Juniper Research has found that there will be 66 million corporate payment cards in use globally by 2030.
A new IBM Institute for Business Value study reveals that as AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, two-thirds of surveyed CIOs and CTOs report being held accountable for AI systems they do not fully control, while governance struggles to keep pace at scale.
Global connected TV (CTV) advertising revenue will surge from $44 billion in 2025 to $81 billion by 2030, according to Omdia.
Research company Sensor Tower estimates that OpenAI’s ChatGPT crossed 1 billion monthly active users (MAUs) on its app in May 2026.
A new study by Juniper Research has found that the value of cross-border payments will reach $62.9 trillion globally by 2030, up from $50.8 trillion in 2026.
Organizations that report successful AI initiatives invest up to four times more (as a percentage of revenue) in foundational areas, such as data quality, governance, AI-ready people, and change management, compared to those that experience poor outcomes from AI, according to Gartner.
Global TV shipments increased 6% year-on-year (YoY) to 50.3 million units in 1Q26, as retailers increased inventory ahead of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to Omdia.
