Global semiconductor revenue is projected to reach $1.6 trillion in 2026, representing a massive 92% increase from the $809 billion revenue recorded in 2025, according to the latest data from Gartner.

The proportion of private consumption allocated to retail continues to see a downward trend across the European Union as consumers prioritize spending on services, leisure, and other non-retail sectors.

The European smartphone market saw a further downturn in the second quarter of 2026, with shipments dropping 10% year-on-year to 35 million units.

According to the latest survey from PwC, which talked to hundreds of leaders across more than 50 countries, confidence is surprisingly steady.

The conversation around AI-driven commerce is shifting as concrete examples demonstrate real transaction volume, the NielsenIQ report stated.

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total value of POS transactions across payment card terminals is expected to grow from $30 trillion in 2026 to $41 trillion in 2031.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming foundational to predictive maintenance (PdM) across the power industry, according to a report by GlobalData.

Germany enters the second half of the decade with a fixed broadband market in transition, according to Ookla.

Omdia has raised its 2026 semiconductor revenue forecast to 94.1% year-over-year (YoY), driven by exceptional growth in DRAM and NAND as AI demand continues to outpace global supply.

Agentic AI is set to disrupt enterprise software revenue models, with up to $234 billion of enterprise application spending exposed to agentic arbitrage between now and 2030, according to Gartner.

A new study by Juniper Research revealed that the number of passengers adopting digital travel credentials (DTC) globally is set to surpass 1.2 billion by 2035.

Biometric verification will be the fastest-growing modality of digital identity verification, according to Juniper Research.

Global wearable band shipments fell 2% year over year in 2Q26, but the headline decline masks a growing divide in consumer demand, according to Omdia.

By 2028, AI coding costs will overtake the average developer’s salary due to rising large language model token consumption and the shift to consumption-based licensing models, according to Gartner.

A new study by Juniper Research has revealed that the number of network-tokenised transactions worldwide will increase by a compound annual growth rate of 18.1% over the next five years.

Global premium smartphone market (wholesale average selling price $600 and above) remained resilient in 1H26, according to Counterpoint Research.

By 2030, neocloud providers will capture 20% of the $267 billion AI cloud market, according to Gartner.

Samsung claimed the top spot in the DRAM market in 2Q26 with its share widening to 39%, levels last seen in 2024, according to Counterpoint Research.

Fashion remains one of the largest and most resilient categories in Western European e-commerce, accounting for approximately 20% of online consumer spending across key markets, according to a NIQ report.