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• [New] PwC expects 90% of supply chains to be AI-augmented by 2030. Area Development
• AI is already influencing growth at an economy-wide level: Barron's estimates AI investment drove nearly 60% of U.S. GDP growth in Q4 2025, while PwC expects AI to account for up to 15 percentage points to global GDP through 2035. JD Supra
• PwC leaders expect clear benchmarks for agentic AI, Responsible AI embedded into daily operations, sustainability-driven value creation, a reshaped generalist-plus-strategist workforce, and orchestration layers that turn experimentation into production. VMblog
• AI has advanced from hype to deployment and will move closer to achieving a headline impact of $15.7 trillion in global economic value over the medium term, forecasts PwC. Technology Record | The best of enterprise solutions fr
• IT downtime alone costs an average of $5,600 per minute (Gartner), and 32% of customers will leave a brand after a single bad experience (PwC). Sangoma Technologies
• PwC projects VR and AR technologies will deliver a $1.5 trillion boost to global GDP by 2030. SQ Magazine
• Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC), infer that blockchain could become a force anywhere trading occurs, trust is at a premium, and people need protection from identity theft. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Australian partner numbers across Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC are down 500, to almost 2900 partners, since the 2023 peak. Australian Financial Review

Last updated: 22 June 2026