Worldwide data center power demand is expected to rise 27% in 2026 and reach 132 gigawatts (GW), up from 104GW in 2025. It is estimated to attain 290GW by 2030, which reflects the unprecedented scale and pace of GenAI boosting demand.

AI-optimized servers continue to fuel the increase in data center power consumption. Gartner estimates AI-optimized server adoption will account for 31% of data center power consumption in 2026, and that by 2027 their power consumption will surpass that of conventional servers.

Global TV shipments increased 6% year-on-year (YoY) to 50.3 million units in 1Q26, as retailers increased inventory ahead of the upcoming 2026 World Cup, according to data from Omdia’s latest TV Sets (Emerging Technologies) Market Tracker: History – 1Q26. All regions grew YoY except for Mainland China, which continues to face weak local demand following domestic stimulus measures in 2025.

Gartner analyzed more than 35 million job postings between the 1Q23 and 1Q26, including almost 600,000 roles in supply chain. Analysts found that demand for supply chains jobs requiring AI skills are growing faster than the growth rate for all job postings requiring AI skills across industries.

The global tablet market remained flat in Q1 2026, with shipments rising just 0.1% year on year to reach 37 million units, according to the latest research from Omdia. While tablet shipments declined sequentially, in line with typical seasonal patterns, regional performance was led by Latin America, followed by the Middle East and Africa. However, this growth was largely driven by inventory build-up rather than underlying end-user demand, pointing to a weaker demand outlook.

The worldwide external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market delivered a sharp acceleration in the first quarter of 2026, reaching $9.2 billion in vendor revenue, a 22.7% year-over-year increase, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker. The result represents an important acceleration from the 3.9% full-year 2025 growth rate and the 5.5% expansion recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting the convergence of deferred infrastructure refresh spending, component price inflation, and AI-driven storage demand.

The global entertainment and media (E&M) industry will hit US$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’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2026-30, released today. The outlook, which charts global growth across 12 E&M sectors and 53 countries and territories, finds the expansion will see $600 billion in new revenues in 2030, overwhelmingly driven by digital ecosystems.

Chief information security officers (CISOs) must rethink how they lead security, identity, and innovation as AI accelerates both opportunity and disruption, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.

To stay ahead, security leaders should focus on three priorities: modernizing identity as foundational infrastructure, redefining cybersecurity success around resilience rather than prevention, and lowering the barriers to innovation so teams can safely experiment, scale automation, and apply AI where it delivers immediate, measurable value.

Omdia’s latest TV & Video market data shows 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. However, growth is expected to slow to single digits in 2026 as the market enters a more mature phase. Meanwhile, global pay-TV subscriptions continued their gradual decline, falling 1.8% year on year to 1.03 billion. The balance of the global TV and video market continues to shift toward streaming, with online video accounting for 68.4% of the combined 3.3 billion subscriptions worldwide.

The worldwide server market reached $122.6 billion in vendor revenue in the first quarter of 2026 — a 30.4% year-over-year increase — according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. The result reflects AI-driven infrastructure investment that has moved from cyclical to durable, even as component supply constraints moderated sequential growth from the record pace set in the second half of 2025.

Two distinct dynamics are shaping the market. First, AI infrastructure investment from hyperscalers and large cloud providers is running at a scale that shows no sign of plateauing. Second, the non-accelerated segment faces a supply-constrained environment where demand remains robust but component availability — particularly DRAM and NAND flash — is limiting near-term shipment volumes. Leading vendors confirm order pipelines are strong. According to IDC, supply — not demand — is the primary ceiling on near-term server market growth.

The Barometer, which analysed more than one billion job ads across six continents, also finds that AI is driving a ‘two-track’ global labour market in which ‘professionalised’ roles – in which AI automates routine tasks so human judgement and expertise are emphasized – are growing faster than roles ‘democratised’ by AI – in which AI makes the role itself easier for non-experts to perform.

AI application compromise is in the critical threat section as attackers target the growing number of production-ready public-facing and internal enterprise AI tools. The attack surface has grown to include custom-built agents, third-party integrations and employee-only applications, often exposing sensitive data or credentials when controls are weak.

The world’s largest fintechs are now more profitable than at any point in the sector’s history, with 74% of the biggest public players turning a profit and average EBITDA margins rising 400 basis points to 20% in 2025. The sector attracted $58 billion in equity funding, up 53% year over year, while global fintech revenues surpassed half a trillion dollars, growing 22% and more than four times faster than incumbent financial institutions.

For years, enterprise conversations around quantum computing have revolved around a look to a distant horizon. The prevailing assumption held that organizations would need to wait for massive, highly specialized systems operating under extreme environmental conditions before quantum computing would be in a position to deliver practical business value. Quantum Computing Inc. CEO and co-founder Yuping Huang believes that this is a false assumption.

Small-sized automotive AMOLED display shipments (under 5 inches) are expected to reach 1.5 million units by 2030, growing 541% versus 2025, according to new research from Omdia. As vehicle electronic architectures evolve, traditional small control screens are being gradually replaced by centralized large displays, while demand for small-sized screens is shifting toward emotional value, intelligent interaction, and differentiated cockpit aesthetics.

In a recent BizTechReports executive vidcast interview, John Watson of i2 Group discussed how investigative methodologies traditionally associated with intelligence agencies and law enforcement organizations are finding a growing role in commercial banking environments. He explained why many mid-market financial institutions are rethinking how they approach fraud, anti-money laundering, identity verification, and risk management in response to these sophisticated threats.

In a recent BizTechReports executive vidcast interview, Quantum Computing Inc. President, CEO, and Co-Founder Yuping Huang described a near-term future in which quantum systems augment rather than replace conventional enterprise infrastructure. The company is developing compact photonics-based quantum appliances that are designed to coexist with current CPU and GPU investments to address highly specialized workloads tied to optimization, AI acceleration, cybersecurity, and dynamic decision-making.

The 2026 ISG Provider Lens Digital Engineering Services (DES) Midsize Providers report for the U.S. finds that organizations are replacing fragmented technology deployments with cohesive architectures that connect R&D, operations and customer functions, enabling real-time visibility and measurable performance improvements across the value chain. Midsize service providers play a critical role in this shift, contributing domain expertise and agility to help enterprises implement tailored solutions without the complexity of large-scale delivery models.

Agentic AI is reshaping the supply chain planning landscape, but hype and “agent washing” are creating real risks for organizations under pressure to deliver results, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.

Supply chain planning (SCP) leaders who focus on proven use cases, strengthen data and governance foundations, and follow a deliberate adoption sequence can improve near-term productivity while preparing for more advanced agentic capabilities over time, attendees learned at Gartner in Barcelona.

Mid-market banks are confronting the same organized fraud networks that once primarily targeted the largest financial institutions. According to Javelin Strategy & Research's 2026 Identity Fraud Study, identity fraud generated approximately $27.3 billion in losses during 2025 and affected 18 million victims. New-account fraud victims increased 31% year over year, while account takeover victims increased 18%, reflecting the growing sophistication and reach of modern fraud operations.

Artificial intelligence is no longer simply boosting productivity and saving time at work, it is fundamentally reshaping the nature of work, leadership, and employee experience, according to new survey data from Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of respondents now say AI has already considerably changed skills expectations in their roles, and nearly half (47%) report spending more time managing and directing AI than doing the work itself. Two-thirds (67%) of regular AI users say it has improved job satisfaction even as four in ten (41%) report increased cognitive load, creating an “joy paradox” where AI makes work better and harder at the same time.