Research & Forecasts


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Gartner: Worldwide IT Spending Estimated at $6.31T for 2026

According to a Gartner forecast, worldwide IT spending will total $6.31 trillion in 2026, a 13.5% increase from 2025. Sectors experiencing the largest growth include data center systems, software, and IT services.

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Education's Top 5 Technology Priorities and the Challenges Standing in the Way

Cybersecurity ranks as the No. 1 priority for education technology leaders in the United States, according to the latest State of Ed Tech report from CoSN, yet insufficient cybersecurity staffing and the lack of a dedicated budget are key barriers.

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80% of Teachers Are Using AI Tools in the Classroom

In a recent survey by PreK-12 marketplace TPT, 80% of educators reported using generative AI tools in their classrooms. The majority (58%) said they use AI regularly or occasionally, while 22% have tried it once or twice.

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Report Finds AI Will Reshape Work More than Replace It, but Global Impact Is Uneven

Richer countries face greater exposure to AI-driven changes than developing countries, which are less exposed to AI but risk being left behind, according to a joint report from the International Labour Organization and World Bank.

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Report: AI Adoption Forces Trade-Off Between Speed and Identity Security

AI adoption is forcing enterprises to trade security for speed — and identity controls are the first casualty, according to a new report from Delinea, a provider of identity security solutions for both human and AI agent identities.

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Report Finds Attackers Now Focus on Credential Theft to Access Systems

Hackers are shifting their focus from "breaking in" to "logging in," according to Cloudflare's 2026 Threat Report.

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Report Explores How AI Is Reshaping Foundational Workforce Skills

The Burning Glass Institute and the AI Education Project (aiEDU) have released a new analysis of how generative AI is transforming the skills students need to succeed in the workforce and beyond.

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No Foolproof Method Exists for Detecting AI-Generated Media, Report Finds

A new research report from Microsoft has found that no single technology can reliably distinguish AI-generated content from authentic media, and that deepening reliance on any one method risks misleading the public.

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Teacher Workload and Staff Vacancies Remain Top Challenges for Schools

Cloud-based education software provider PowerSchool recently released its 2026 K-12 EdTech Pulse report, a national survey of more than 1,300 educators and administrators conducted in collaboration with Project Tomorrow.

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Report: AI Adoption Surging, while Infrastructure and Language Gaps Persist

Artificial intelligence may be spreading faster than previous waves of consumer tech, but a recent report from Microsoft's AI Economy Institute suggests its benefits are concentrating in a relatively small set of countries, with infrastructure and language emerging as major dividing lines.