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EMEA – September 12, 2026 -- Applications per hire in EMEA have doubled over the past five years, yet recruiters in the region have kept Time to Hire steady at 37-43 days since 2021, according to Ashby's EMEA Recruiter Productivity report.

Technical hiring shows the widest regional application gap

Business roles in EMEA draw a volume of applications comparable to the Americas, at 170 per hire versus 229 in AMER. Technical roles diverge sharply, with AMER positions receiving 610 applications per hire against just 254 in EMEA. The sharpest rise in application volume occurred between 2022 and 2023.

Amanda Johnson, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at DeepL, said inbound volume has doubled since she joined the AI company in 2024. She attributed part of the surge to candidates shifting from traditional SaaS firms toward AI companies, while noting rising competition from new AI entrants in London.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Artificial intelligence will put $4.7 trillion of global corporate profits at stake by 2035, more than tripling the $1.4 trillion profit shift triggered by the Internet over two decades, according to a new analysis from Bain & Company.

AI reshapes 71% of sectors versus 41% for the Internet

Bain's study of 92 individual sectors finds AI will structurally transform 71% of industries, compared with 41% during the Internet era, extending into physical production and knowledge work the earlier technology wave never reached, including industrial manufacturing, healthcare delivery and pharmaceutical R&D.

Salt Lake City – September 11, 2026 -- A decade-long study by ARUP Laboratories found that 50% of pregnancies with atypical prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening results carried at least one clinically significant abnormality confirmed by follow-up testing, reshaping how providers should respond to inconclusive genetic screens.

ARUP analyzed over 200 atypical cfDNA cases spanning more than 10 years

Researchers reviewed more than 10 years of data and over 200 cases where atypical cfDNA screening results were followed by additional prenatal, postnatal, or maternal testing. The findings, published in Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), represent what ARUP describes as the largest study of its kind on atypical cfDNA findings.

Chicago – September 11, 2026 -- High-control last-mile delivery operators in the U.S. hit 95% on-time performance, while speed-first competitors report a 24% median cost inflation, according to new research from FarEye.

Speed-first operators pay a steep cost penalty despite equal investment levels

The 'Eye on the Last Mile America 2026' report, based on over 500 U.S. delivery operators and more than 3,000 data points, found that companies prioritizing the fastest possible delivery achieve only 76% on-time performance. Low-control operators lag further behind at 65.5% on-time performance, even though they invest at the same median level as high-control peers.

Arlington, Va. – September 09, 2026 -- Routine IT operations and maintenance now consume 82.6% of IT spend and 66% of IT teams' time and effort, according to new benchmarking data from Info-Tech Research Group, leaving only a fraction of capacity for innovation and transformation work.

Info-Tech publishes blueprint targeting AI-driven reduction of KTLO burden

Info-Tech Research Group has released a new blueprint, "Harness AI to Reduce the Cost and Effort of KTLO in IT Operations," designed to help CIOs identify AI-enabled opportunities to cut the cost and effort of keeping the lights on (KTLO). The resource guides organizations through quantifying potential value, assessing readiness and risk, and building a portfolio of AI initiatives for launch.

Ottawa, ON – September 07, 2026 -- Enterprises that embed real-time data into their workflows are more than three times as likely to see measurable results across the majority of their AI projects, according to a new IDC InfoBrief sponsored by Solace. The study, based on a survey of 623 senior technology decision-makers at companies with over $1 billion in revenue across eight countries, found that organizations classified as real-time data leaders report roughly 23% average annual gains in speed to market, risk reduction, and responsiveness to change.

CARY, N.C. – September 05, 2026 -- Organizations that embed trustworthy AI practices are 15 times more likely to report strong or high ROI from AI projects than those that don't, according to a new report from SAS with research insights by IDC.

Governance leaders report 62% strong ROI versus 4% for laggards

The second annual Data and AI Impact Report: The New Economics of Trust surveyed 2,699 decision-makers across 28 countries and four industries -- banking, insurance, life sciences and the public sector. Organizations with the strongest governance, data quality and auditability practices reported at least double the ROI of peers, while fewer than one in 20 'laggard' organizations achieved comparable results. AI leaders with trustworthy practices realize 1.85 times greater gains across 13 business outcomes, including revenue growth, cost savings and customer experience, and 85% of these leaders are increasing investment by more than 10% this year.

Arlington – September 04, 2026 -- Some 72.5% of organizations are currently invested in data management solutions and plan to increase that spending, yet many governance programs remain fragmented and produce activity without measurable impact, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

Governance priority tops both AI and non-AI data agendas

Info-Tech's Future of IT 2026 Survey found that improving data governance ranked as the leading data priority for supporting AI goals, cited by 30% of respondents, and outside AI, cited by 40%. The research group says this points to a disconnect between heavy investment in management solutions and unresolved governance decisions needed to guide them.