The ISG State of the Agentic AI Market report says enterprises must overcome two foundational constraints to enterprise-wide AI value realization: data that is unfit for dynamic decisioning, and operating models that were not designed for the decision velocity of an AI-driven enterprise. Organizations need to redesign critical processes, rethink how tasks are done and change the way data is incorporated into workflows.

Cloud Adoption Trends in Asia/Pacific — Industry View, shows enterprises across Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail, and Healthcare accelerating cloud adoption to meet business, technology, and regulatory demands.

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025 according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company. "The forecast assumes continued investment in AI infrastructure expansion, as major hyperscalers continue to increase investments in data centers with AI-optimized hardware and GPUs to scale their services,” said John-David Lovelock, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner.

The global smart vacuum market recorded shipments of 6.17 million units in the second quarter of 2025, reflecting a 20.5% year-over-year increase, according to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker.

The 2025 ISG Provider LensPrivate/Hybrid Cloud — Data Center Services report for France finds that growing enterprise investment in AI-ready infrastructure is reshaping the country’s hybrid cloud market. Companies are adopting sovereign cloud solutions and high-performance data centers to comply with regulations, optimize AI operations and become more sustainable.

Cloud security investments continue to be prioritized as Asia/Pacific enterprises ramp up migrating workloads and data on multiple cloud environments. Organizations are investing in solutions that support business continuity and digital resilience strategies, implementing security tools, such as disaster recovery solutions, data security, governance, and incident response to minimize downtime and faster response and recovery from potential cyber threats.

Fifty-three percent of consumers distrust or have a lack of confidence in the reliability and impartiality of AI search and summaries, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. This concern is reflected in user frustration, with 41% of consumers reporting that generative AI overviews make the search process more frustrating than traditional search methods.

PwC’s alliance with Harvey is exclusive among the Big Four and combines its deep domain expertise in M&A, tax and legal with Harvey’s advanced AI capabilities to deliver a platform that streamlines document review and analysis, and optimises workflows by collecting, processing and interpreting large and complex datasets to produce recommendations, predictions and data-backed insights.

The report draws on BCG's proprietary Global Payments Model and includes forecasts and market dynamics across more than 60 economies accounting for more than 90% of global GDP. It identifies five structural forces reshaping the payments landscape: the rise of agentic AI, digital currencies such as stablecoins, fintech disruption, real-time account-to-account (A2A) systems, and the enduring importance of cost transformation.

India’s tablet market shipped 2.15 million units in the first half of 2025 , marking a 32.2% year-over-year (YoY) decline, according to International Data Corporation‘s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. While the detachable tablet segment grew by 18.9% YoY, the slate tablet category declined sharply by 44.4% YoY, pulling down overall volumes.

The 2025 ISG Provider Lens Cybersecurity — Services and Solutions report for France finds that enterprises are adapting to a complex security landscape influenced by new regulations, cloud adoption and a shortage of skilled professionals. They are adopting integrated services that improve their confidence and visibility by reducing reliance on individual tools. Enterprises are seeking providers that can help their security teams overcome the challenges of merging operations and technologies.

Datacenter semiconductors remain the primary growth driver for 2025. Demand for AI infrastructure and accelerated computing as well as datacenter networking is fueling significant semiconductor revenue expansion. Other sector, including clients experienced a pull-in of demand ahead of tariff uncertainty, resulting in a stronger first half of 2025.

Worldwide end-user spending on generative AI (GenAI) smartphones is projected to total $298.2 billion by the end of 2025, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company. It will represent 20% of total AI end-user spending in 2025.

The battle lines against criminal cartels are shifting. No longer treated solely as criminal syndicates, these organizations have been formally designated foreign terrorist groups by executive order in early 2025 — elevating their activities to matters of national security. The move reflects a stark reality: cartels now operate with capabilities once reserved for nation-states, from drones and armored vehicles to sophisticated financial and cyber networks.

SAS, a global leader in data and AI, today unveiled new research that explores the use, impact and trustworthiness of AI. The IDC Data and AI Impact Report: The Trust Imperative, commissioned by SAS, found that IT and business leaders report having greater trust in generative AI than any other form of AI.

The United States has entered a new phase in its fight against transnational organized crime. When the federal government formally designated criminal cartels as foreign terrorist organizations by an executive order in early 2025, the move signaled that drug trafficking groups are no longer seen solely as law-enforcement targets. They are being recognized as highly capable non-state actors with advanced military-style operations.

The operating environment for global organizations is undergoing a structural shift. Disruptions once seen as isolated anomalies are now recurring features of doing business — and their impact is compounded by interconnected markets, complex supply chains, and heightened regulatory scrutiny. As the cadence and complexity of these disruptions grow, the ability to detect, assess, and respond to critical events is emerging as an enterprise‑wide competency, not just an operational function.

In 2025, enterprise resilience has shifted from a defensive posture to a core strategic capability. A convergence of threats — from geopolitical instability and extreme weather to cyber incidents and shifting compliance mandates — is redefining what it takes to keep people, assets, and operations safe. Critical event management (CEM), once a niche operational discipline, is now emerging as a board‑level priority.

In today’s digital commerce landscape, every transaction matters. Merchants spend heavily to attract and convert customers — yet many lose legitimate sales at the final stage because a payment is wrongly declined. These false declines frustrate customers, damage loyalty, and drain revenue.

Digital payment systems are undergoing a significant transformation as artificial intelligence reshapes how merchants manage risk, recover revenue and improve the customer experience. For years, online commerce has been constrained by a significant occurrence of false declines, when legitimate transactions are mistakenly or inappropriately rejected by payment processors.