84% of Senior Leaders Expect Cyber Budgets to Rise
Organizations are intensifying their cybersecurity investments in response to rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, according to PwC’s 2027 Global Digital Trust Insights Survey.

Organizations are intensifying their cybersecurity investments in response to rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, according to PwC’s 2027 Global Digital Trust Insights Survey.
Ad-supported Connected TV (CTV) video services have the potential to generate an average of $0.21 per hour of viewing (HOV) if all available advertising slots are fully utilized, according to Omdia.
Apple’s iPhone 17 was the world's best-selling smartphone in the second quarter of 2026, capturing 6% of global unit sales, according to research from Counterpoint Research.
Expansion within the conversational artificial intelligence sector is being propelled by rich media platforms, including Rich Communication Services (RCS) and Over-the-Top (OTT) applications like WhatsApp, according to a recent analysis by Juniper Research.
Global shipments of hardcopy peripherals continued to contract, experiencing a 7.0% year-over-year decrease to 17.2 million units in the second quarter of 2026, according to IDC.
Shipments of large-area OLED panels are projected to increase by 18.8% year-over-year, reaching 38.8 million units in 2026, according to Omdia.
GSMA Intelligence has projected that global 6G connections will reach 2.4 billion by 2035.
No enterprise-grade AI workload will operate at scale on quantum hardware by 2028, and classical accelerated AI is projected to dominate every production benchmark, according to Gartner.
The global server market shattered records in 2Q26, with vendor revenue skyrocketing to an unprecedented $166.3 billion.
Global shipments of artificial intelligence eyewear, encompassing both display-less and AR-integrated models, escalated by 263% year-over-year in the first half of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research.
The volume of chargeback requests initiated by cardholders is projected to reach 616 million by 2031, representing an increase of over 50%, according to findings from Juniper Research.
Infobip forecasts more than 7.3 billion customer interactions during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period in 2026, as AI and conversational platforms reshape how consumers discover products, receive promotions, and access support.
European expenditure on artificial intelligence is projected to reach approximately $470 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.0% during the 2025–2030 forecast period, according to IDC.
The global humanoid robotics industry has reached a pivotal juncture for large-scale commercial implementation, according to Counterpoint Research.
Evolving AI privacy risks are compelling Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to move beyond traditional data protection toward comprehensive inference governance.
The global smartphone market is projected to contract by 14.3% year-on-year in 2026, according to a forecast by Counterpoint Research.
Artificial intelligence agents are poised to become a significant "invisible" network user category by the end of the decade, according to new research from Ericsson ConsumerLab.
The GSMA has issued a warning that escalating smartphone component costs, fueled by the massive demand for AI infrastructure, risk widening the global digital divide and making mobile internet increasingly unaffordable in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Global semiconductor revenue reached a new record of $425 billion in the second quarter of 2026, marking an unprecedented 31.4% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) growth rate, according to Omdia.
The convergence of massive AI infrastructure investment and the deep embedding of AI into software services is driving global spending to unprecedented levels, according to Gartner.