Global Scans · Software · Weekly Summary

• [New] OpenAI was testing GPT-5.6 Sol and a more powerful unreleased model using ExploitGym, a benchmark that challenges AI systems to find and exploit software vulnerabilities. Live Science
• [New] Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach $6.31 trillion in 2026, up 13.5% from 2025, with data center systems growing 55.8% and software spending up 15.1%. FE International
• [New] Human software engineers will still be needed if for no other reason than the cost of AI. The Guardian
• [New] As AI changes how software is developed - Google says 75% of its code is now written by AI - it's altering the profession much faster than the rank-and-file anticipated. The Guardian
• [New] Microsoft is preparing Project Perception, an AI cybersecurity platform that finds and fixes software vulnerabilities using models from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic together, positioned as a lower-cost alternative to Anthropic's Mythos-class security offering. Build Fast with AI
• [New] Gartner's forecast cuts both ways: it expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be canceled by the end of 2027, but also expects agentic AI to appear in 33% of enterprise software by 2028 and handle 15% of daily business decisions. MEV, LLC
• [New] Gartner expects task-specific agents to spread across enterprise software by the end of 2026 while also predicting that more than 40% of agentic projects will be cancelled by 2027, mostly over integration failures. Tommaso Maria Ricci
• [New] Services are projected to expand at a 36.24% CAGR through 2031, which shows that more buyers now recognize that value comes from execution quality as much as from software capability. Mordor Intelligence
• [New] Gartner expects task-specific AI agents to appear in a large share of enterprise software by the end of 2026, and also predicts that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2027, with integration into existing systems as the main failure point. Tommaso Maria Ricci
• [New] Gartner projects AI agent software spending alone will reach $207 billion in 2026, up 139% from the prior year. Forbes
• [New] Forrester warns that customers should brace for bigger software bills in 2027 as software and AI vendors raise prices and pile on usage charges. theregister
• [New] The enterprise SaaS model faced a direct threat as Starbucks began building internal AI software to replace Microsoft applications. Kersai
• [New] Over the next several years, the most significant evolution in enterprise software will be the transition from applications designed primarily for human interaction toward systems designed for both humans and AI agents. Manoj Gopanapalli
• [New] Within the next three years, large enterprises will begin establishing formal governance frameworks for AI-generated software. Manoj Gopanapalli
• [New] At least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI by 2028 - up from 0% in 2024 - and that 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI by 2028, up from less than 1% in 2024. Digital Applied
• [New] Software is forecast to represent 42.1% share in 2026 because regulated teams need persistent control over quality events and records. FactMr
• [New] Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier in 2026 that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world. KSL NewsRadio
• [New] In the 2026 Sembi Software Quality Pulse Report, AI is the single biggest area where teams plan to increase QA and security investment over 2027, cited by 35.7% of respondents, well ahead of every other category. Ranorex
• [New] Beyond hardware, Nvidia's pure software offerings will play a key role in its AI commercialization process. tradingkey.com
• Goldman said it expects US software and accessories inflation to peak before the end of 2026, with prices growing at a 30% year-over-year pace in November. Business Insider
• Gartner expects agent-software spending to rise sharply and predicts autonomous business will become a net job creator by 2028 or 2029. MarketingProfs
• Broadcom expects both its non-AI chip revenue and infrastructure software growth to accelerate significantly next quarter. investing.com

Last updated: 27 July 2026