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Global IT Spending Approaches $5 Trillion

As AI reshapes enterprise priorities, global IT spending is set to reach $4.96 trillion in 2026, according to the HG Insights 2026 Global IT Spend Report. The forecast includes $4.5 trillion in enterprise investment and $460.5 billion in SMB spending – this is the first time HG has quantified SMB spend at this scale – signaling broad-based acceleration in technology investment.

As AI Becomes Ubiquitous, Education Is Crucial To Reducing Risk

The most popular way we evaluate LLMs is to measure likability, not accuracy. This has created a problem of sycophancy, where AI flatters users to improve their rankings. Organizations need AI education frameworks that teach employees when to trust AI and when to question it, much as we train people to recognize cybersecurity threats.