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  • [New] By matching industrial software developers with manufacturing companies, Beijing hopes to create a virtuous cycle in which more centralized demand drives advances in software, which boosts factory performance, creating more demand for better software. Merics
  • [New] PE firms will continue to move away from healthcare investments that are susceptible to reimbursement or regulatory pressure, and instead to software and services that support care delivery. Healthcare Dive
  • [New] AI agents are disrupting traditional SaaS models by autonomously handling complex workflows, potentially capturing 60% of software economics by 2030 through efficiency gains and cost reductions. WebProNews
  • [New] Data software company Databricks, TikTok parent ByteDance and fintech Stripe are rumored to be exploring IPOs in 2026. Investopedia
  • [New] Non-Functional Testing segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR from 2026-2033 owing to increasing focus on performance, security, scalability, and usability of software. Yahoo Finance
  • [New] Software-developer roles are projected to grow 17% through 2033, reinforcing the value of core programming skills. Quartz
  • [New] Global vulnerability disclosures are expected to reach 31,000-34,000 CVEs in 2026, marking the highest yearly count ever recorded and reflecting a 21% YoY surge driven by cloud, API, and software supply chain complexity. Indusface
  • [New] By 2030, most software companies are expected to shift towards SaaS-based applications to reap the benefits of cost efficiency, scalability, and flexibility. CC Creative
  • [New] 90% of enterprise software engineers will be using AI code assistants. Itidol
  • [New] 2026's big software update is supposed to introduce a new pairing system for AirPods. Currently, by AT&T
  • [New] Agentic AI could drive around 30% of enterprise application software revenue by 2035, surpassing $450 billion, up from 2% in 2025. The Register
  • [New] Looking ahead, a recent software breakthrough by researchers at EPCC, the UK's National Supercomputing Centre at the University of Edinburgh, could enable future AI models to process information ten times faster than existing systems. Verdict
  • [New] IDC said it now expects software spending to increase by 14% in the year ahead, with AI deployments adding to investments in security, optimization and analytics. IT Pro
  • [New] AI agents, software that shops, compares, and purchases autonomously on your behalf, could influence $1 trillion in U.S. retail spending by 2030. Google Business
  • [New] The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) moves from theory to operational reality, forcing manufacturers and software vendors targeting the EU to maintain Software Bill of Materials, run continuous vulnerability management, and report exploitable flaws within tight timelines. Security Boulevard
  • [New] Global costs of software supply chain attacks alone are estimated at $60 billion in 2025, and they are expected to reach a whopping $138 billion by 2031. Cybercrime Magazine
  • [New] In 2025, the threat landscape is evolving rapidly with the rise of AI-generated vulnerabilities and software supply chain attacks. RSI Security
  • PPG has announced that its VisualizID colour-matching software will be available for Delfleet Evolution commercial vehicle coatings in the United States and Canada, expanding the digital platform to the commercial repair sector. Automotive World
  • Cloudflare's software is used by hundreds of thousands of companies globally, acting as a buffer between their websites and end users and working to protect their sites from attacks that might overload them with traffic. Insurance Journal
  • Importance for marketers: Nvidia's growing influence across the AI hardware and software stack could reinforce its position as the default infrastructure layer. MarketingProfs
  • By 2025, around 45% of the worldwide organizations will have faced attacks on their software supply chains. https://www.uscsinstitute.org/cybersecurity-insights/bl

Last updated: 22 December 2025



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