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• [New] South Korea's Financial Services Commission has approved changes to insurance business supervisory regulations that will gradually extend the payout period for insurance sales commissions to as long as seven years and link a larger share of remuneration to policy maintenance. Insurance Business
• [New] Industry leaders forecast that a significant share of digital commerce will soon be agent-assisted: McKinsey projects that by 2030, agentic commerce could see between $3 trillion and $5 trillion in global retail value. FinExtra
• [New] Educators can share Learning Zone content anywhere through Microsoft Teams, with learning management system integration expected later in 2026. Microsoft Education Blog
• [New] A growing share of executives expect their networks to become more localized and multi-regional by 2030, instead of being dominated by one global hub. MTA (MoveToAsia)
• [New] Grayscale provided several major investment themes, including the continued expansion of stablecoins in payment boundaries, especially under regulatory pushes like the GENIUS Act, where asset tokenization is at a turning point and will gradually increase its share in global finance. RootData
• [New] A US Department of Energy-funded report cited in Nature estimates that data centers currently consume about 4.4% of US electricity and could double or even triple that share by 2028. Carolina Journal
• [New] Importantly, profitability is being structurally enhanced by rising productivity, with a recent Goldman Sachs survey indicating that the share of firms using AI in regular production is expected to increase from 37% today to 74% over the next three years. Middlefield
• [New] Connected TV and premium digital channels will capture a growing share of global ad spend while digital audio will see significant increases in spend. Communicate online
• [New] Global IP traffic will reach 4.8 zettabytes per year by 2027, with a growing share crossing international borders. The Economy
• [New] For years, Vietnam's strength lay in assembly, testing, and packaging, a role it is projected to dominate, with its share of global ATP capacity expected to climb from 1% in 2022 to 8% -9% by 2032. Ainvest
• [New] Kazakhstan aims to increase the share of renewable energy in electricity production to 50% by 2050. Caspianpost.com
• [New] In 2019, Uzbekistan adopted a Green Economy Strategy for 2019-2030, aiming to increase the share of renewable energy sources in its energy mix to 40%, up from 13% in 2022. Caspianpost.com
• [New] Because foreign investors hold about one-third of total US debt, a growing share of US income will flow abroad. IDNFinancials
• [New] Like other Western countries, the UK's total pipeline of projects and programmes requiring capital investment between now and 2040 has increased, driven primarily by plans to raise UK defence spending as a share of GDP to 3% and 5% by early 2030s and 2035 respectively. EY
• [New] In the sterile corridors of hospitals worldwide, millions of patients depend on technologies that share an invisible vulnerability. Rare Earth Exchanges
• [New] Cutting off internet access means it will be harder for Iranians to share footage of the reportedly violent government response to protests. The Register
• [New] Devs say 42% of their code includes significant assistance from AI models, a share they expect will reach 65% by 2027, up from just 6% in 2023. The Register
• [New] In 2026, a meaningful share of customer interactions will happen agent-to-agent. TechRound
• [New] The Visa-Mastercard class action settlement provides a significant opportunity for eligible U.S. businesses to claim a share of $5.54 billion in refunds. seaplanesandais.com
• [New] Broadcasters and streamers will increasingly cross traditional competitive lines to share content and technology. NewscastStudio
• [New] Global business systems and public services now share cloud platforms, software providers, and communication backbones, which turns isolated technical faults into systemic risks. Hack Diversity
• [New] APQC predicts that by 2026 we will have hybrid, AI-assisted networks where people share tacit knowledge, and AI becomes another community member to help surface insights. KM Insider

Last updated: 19 January 2026