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WHAT'S NEXT?: There will be an increased demand for software and services that deliver intelligence, personalization, and specialization. Artificial intelligence could become a $15+ bn opportunity by 2025. Combining human and machine cognition for engagement decisions could yield the precision and reliability of automation without sacrificing the robustness and flexibility that humans bring. The first effect of machine intelligence will be to lower the cost of goods and services that rely on prediction.

• [New] AI Coding Disruption: Monitor the adoption rates of Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; any acceleration in automated COBOL modernization directly hits IBM's high-margin consulting moat. Bingx Exchange
• [New] Generative AI could inject $4.4 trillion annually into the global economy, optimizing diverse operations ranging from software engineering to tailored customer interactions. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Asia-Pacific is projected to register the fastest growth during the forecast period, driven by rapid digitalization, a large technology-savvy population, expanding e-commerce ecosystems, and increasing investments in AI, IoT, and smart city initiatives. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Dominant Platform Components: AI analytics engines are set to command around 28% of the revenue share in 2026, while automation modules are likely to grow the fastest through 2033, driven by rising demand for self-healing and autonomous IT operations. Persistence Market Research
• [New] One year ago, the consensus among serious AI scientists placed AGI - Artificial General Intelligence, meaning AI that matches or exceeds human-level reasoning across all domains, somewhere between 2030 and 2032. Gradion
• [New] Conversational AI deployments in contact centers will reduce agent labour costs by $80 billion in 2026, and that partial containment alone, such as capturing a caller's name, account number, and reason for calling, can remove up to a third of the interaction time a human would otherwise spend. Avaya
• [New] The most optimistic scenario for the AI business sees SpaceX overcoming engineering constraints and rapidly scaling orbital data centers to capture 20% of forecast AI computing capacity by 2040. ST
• [New] AI, if used responsibly, could bring transformational benefits to people across the world, but there are also fears the revolutionary technology is creating new dangers; And while it continues to evolve at a lightning pace, the safeguards needed to regulate it are struggling to keep up. UN News
• [New] The global data center sector is expected to attract US$ 3 trillion in investments over the next five years, driven by the expansion of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Just Climate
• [New] As the fraction of AI R&D performed by AI systems increases, the productivity boost over human-only R&D could increase ten-fold, then a hundred-fold, then a thousand-fold. The Sydney Morning Herald
• [New] There is a 60% chance that, by the end of 2028, an AI system will be capable of creating its own successor with no human involvement at all. The Sydney Morning Herald
• [New] Falling AI costs could create new demand for workers amid an AI-driven productivity boom. Mimir's Well
• [New] The US government has allowed Anthropic to release its powerful Mythos AI model to select companies and organizations, revising license requirements after ordering an export block earlier this month in the wake of national security fears. Mimir's Well
• [New] The large language models and AI workloads driving data center memory consumption are projected to keep growing through 2027 and beyond. Innova Retail
• [New] The Canadian government's Digital Border Strategy targets full automation of border operations by 2030, including the implementation of AI-driven eGates with multilingual support at major airports, such as Toronto Pearson and Vancouver, representing a strategic infrastructure modernization. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Ninety-two million jobs may be displaced by AI by 2030. Insurance Asia
• [New] Tech giants are outpacing global economic growth, and the first trillionaire will likely emerge from Big Tech or AI. LiteFinance
• [New] By mid-2026, expect a wave of AI PCs, smart home devices, and wearables that run powerful small language models entirely on-device. Intellectual Clouds
• [New] The integration of generative AI into industry-standard creative software (like Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Canva) will reach deep maturity. Intellectual Clouds
• [New] Gartner identified AI supercomputing as a top foundational trend for 2026, predicting it will be central to the intelligence supercycle. igmGuru
• [New] By 2030, 80% of large software engineering organizations will evolve into smaller, AI-augmented teams - fundamentally reshaping software development workforce structures. igmGuru
• [New] Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Intelligent Transportation Society Singapore implemented the Smart Mobility 2030 plan, integrating AI and IoT to optimize traffic flow. Persistence Market Research

Last updated: 07 July 2026