PC Shipments Decline 4.9 Percent in 2Q26
Worldwide PC shipments fell 4.9% year over year in 2Q26 to 68.2 million units, according to IDC.

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4.9% year over year in 2Q26 to 68.2 million units, according to IDC.
Global drone revenue, including consumer and commercial segments, is expected to grow at a 14% CAGR to reach $77 billion by 2035 from 2025, according to Counterpoint Research.
Netflix is forecast to reach nearly 400 million subscribers worldwide by the end of 2031, reinforcing its position as the world’s leading subscription streaming platform despite growing consolidation across the industry.
More than one in 10 enterprises will be AI-first by 2030, outperforming competitors in the adoption of AI agents, semantics and converged data and analytics (D&A) platforms, according to Gartner.
New research from Infobip reveals a growing surge in AI-powered fraud and enterprise defenses.
A study from Juniper Research has found that the value of transactions lost to friendly fraud, also known as first-party fraud, will reach nearly $16 billion in 2031.
AI coding is revolutionizing software engineering by integrating AI and agentic workflows throughout the development lifecycle.
Applying uniform governance to all AI agents, regardless of their autonomy level and scope, can lead to enterprise AI agent failure, according to Gartner.
Global shipments of XR headwear will decline by 12% to 6.2 million units in 2026, according to Omdia.
AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of company building, according to AWS Startups' independent global study of more than 3,400 startup founders and senior leaders across 20 countries in four continents.
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A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of person-to-person (P2P) stablecoin remittances is expected to grow from $860 million in 2026 to $155 billion by 2035.
The global Foundry 2.0 market revenue climbed 23% YoY in 1Q26 to reach $86 billion, according to Counterpoint Research.
Global online video subscriptions reached 2.24 billion at the end of 2025, up 17.6% year on year from 1.9 billion in 2024, according to Omdia.
As geopolitical tensions mount and AI reshapes the digital landscape, governments worldwide face an urgent new reality: true national sovereignty now depends as much on controlling digital infrastructure as it does on physical borders, according to GlobalData.
A new study by Juniper Research expects that the conversational AI market will show substantial growth over the next five years, climbing over 250% from $2.4 billion in 2026 to $8.5 billion in service revenue by 2030.
Nearly one in three consumers in Western markets now purchase products they first discover on social platforms, according to NIQ.
The global entertainment and media (E&M) industry will hit $4.2 trillion in revenues in 2030, growing at a CAGR of 3.4%, as AI-powered advertising and in-person, live experiences power growth in the industry, according to PwC.
Global TV shipments increased 8% YoY in April 2026, according to Counterpoint Research.
Neglecting semantics will cause AI agents to be inaccurate and inefficient, exposing organizations to wasted spending and increased vulnerabilities in data and AI governance, according to Gartner.