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WHAT'S NEW?: Moves away from traditional, hierarchical, full-time structures towards a gig and shared economy continue apace. New models of virtual working and work anywhere, anytime for anybody are likely to grow dramatically in the coming years.

• [New] S&P 500 earnings growth is projected near 20% year-over-year in the next two quarters, with the AI productivity buildout spreading beyond the hyperscalers and semiconductor companies into utilities, communications, industrials, and energy. investing.com
• [New] Through a substantial dataset, 2026's DBIR demonstrates how critical it is for organizations to understand how threat actors are capitalising on points of weakness with AI as a critical weapon in their arsenals. Verdict
• [New] By integrating Symmetry Systems' access graph with its Zero Trust Exchange platform, organizations will be able to monitor and regulate AI agent access, trace data interactions, and respond automatically to anomalies. Verdict
• [New] AI Performance Insights, a tool Google claims will help merchants better understand how their brand shows up in AI search results in comparison to competitors. Digiday
• [New] Globally, HR decision-makers are optimistic about AI's overall impact on hiring volumes, with a net +13% expecting workforce growth by the end of 2026. theHRDIRECTOR
• [New] While markets such as India, South-East Asia and Australia are anticipating strong AI-driven job growth in 2026, UK businesses are more likely to expect hiring volumes to decline due to AI. theHRDIRECTOR
• [New] As AI continues to reshape the workforce, UK HR leaders with more progressive attitudes towards AI are more likely to experience its full potential in supporting key HR functions, such as talent acquisition, HR administration and workforce management. theHRDIRECTOR
• [New] Frontier AI models are changing how organizations approach vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation. Campus Technology
• [New] The future of telesurgery in Brazil will depend on moving away from the notion that it can be implemented by a single surgeon in partnership with a technology company, or that its purpose is to increase competition and replace physicians. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Within the broader trend, we see strong buyer demand for solutions that enable higher quality worker training, such as the AR/VR solutions for the US military created by Corum client Envision Innovative Solutions, acquired by PD Systems. Corum Group
• [New] Digital economic transformation in Laos has been guided by broader government strategies, including the National Digital Economy Strategy (2021-2030), which has gained momentum up until present. The Fintech Times
• [New] Global supply chains are being reshaped by inflation, technology, sustainability regulation, workforce constraints, geopolitical fragmentation, cybersecurity threats, and critical resource competition. Professor Richard Wilding OBE - The Supply Chain & Logi
• [New] In Germany and France, government-led growth initiatives range from state-led large-scale infrastructural investment through to instruments to co-risk businesses' advancements in critical 4.0 technologies. Taylor & Francis
• [New] SpaceX's faster-than-anticipated move towards an IPO is primarily driven by the rapid growth of its high-speed satellite internet service, Starlink, coupled with the smooth progress of its fully reusable Starship rocket program. tradingkey.com
• [New] More deals and more construction will make AI data centers and Cursor enterprise AI business the main business for SpaceX until AI data centers in space take over in 2028-2029. NextBigFuture.com
• [New] In the upcoming years, SpaceX's Starlink business is expected to steadily grow and should cross over 10 million users in 2026. investing.com
• [New] Organizations in the United States face the highest breach costs globally, at $9.44 million per incident, due to stringent regulatory penalties and class-action litigation risks. Ordr
• [New] The pharmaceutical companies segment held a 18% share in 2025 and is expected to register a significant growth of 25.5% CAGR during 2026 and 2035, owing to the growing complexity of drug development processes and pharmacovigilance workflows. Precedence Research
• [New] By 2026, the primary risk for decision-makers is no longer AI replacing humans, but the talent gap - a situation where an organization has advanced technology but lacks a workforce capable of managing it. Emerline
• [New] In markets like Singapore where the food scene is diverse, there is both a need and untapped business opportunities to create appropriate texture-modified foods. FoodNavigator-Asia.com
• [New] Publicis Groupe is making a strategic bet on AI transformation as a growth opportunity beyond its legacy marketing and advertising business. Forrester
• [New] Global AI adoption presents communication service providers (CSPs) with a rare opportunity to transform and unlock new growth. Forrester
• [New] The organizations that integrate AI dubbing into their content pipelines now will build the operational muscle, establish loyal global audiences and perfect their brand consistency. RWS

Last updated: 25 May 2026