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• [New] The software segment is projected to register the fastest growth at a CAGR of 19.8% during 2026-2034, supported by increasing adoption of artificial intelligence, autonomous mission management, advanced analytics, and cloud-based satellite operations. Straits Research
• [New] By the end of 2026, AI copilots will be embedded in 80% of workplace software. Seed & Society
• [New] China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference that China's annual humanoid robot production volume is expected to exceed 100,000 units in 2026. Tech Times
• [New] Software-defined systems, AI, autonomous systems, advanced sensors, cyber security, and resilient space infrastructure will be among the most critical capabilities. Consultancy Europe
• [New] Ultium Cells will deliver the ESS LFP battery cells to LG Energy Solution Vertech, the U.S. energy storage division of LG Energy Solution which offers vertically integrated ESS including proprietary software, lifecycle services, and advanced warranties. Ultium Cells LLC
• The contract extension, awarded to BAE Systems, will support more than 4,500 workers across the UK in developing advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, advanced software, and augmented reality. UKAuthority
• The best predictive maintenance software for manufacturers in 2026 pulls signal directly from PLCs and IoT sensors, uses AI to separate noise from real risk, prescribes the next action, and opens a work order in the CMMS or EAM automatically. Decisyon
• South Korea's K-Robot Economy Plan targets 1 million robot installations by 2030, while the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act is channeling capital into highly automated semiconductor fabs. Persistence Market Research
• Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have developed PyRET, an open-source software tool that helps scientists understand and predict how energy is transferred between tiny defects in solid materials. AZOM
• Apptronik unveiled the Apollo 2 humanoid robot and also announced the opening of Robot Park, which it will use for data collection and robot training in Texas. Robotics 24/7
• 2026 has not been a quiet year for enterprise software vulnerabilities. Tech Insider
• 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
• AI agents will eventually rival the capabilities of human traders, while OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to build increasingly autonomous systems that can navigate software and complete complex tasks on their own. CoinDesk
• AMD is betting Helios can grow its data center GPU share from 4.5% to 20-25%, targeting tens of billions in AI revenue starting in 2027 - but closing Nvidia's massive CUDA software ecosystem lead remains the critical hurdle. The Brief - Superculture
• NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw blueprints. GlobeNewswire
• We build an Interactive World Simulator: a learned, action-conditioned video prediction model that, given the current image and a sequence of robot actions, predicts the next frames purely in pixel space, with no physics engine inside. Robohub
• 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
• Tesla plans to unveil the third generation of its Optimus humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2026. Grokipedia

Last updated: 10 August 2026