From July 2024 to July 2025, the U.S. population grew by just 0.5%, adding 1.8 million people. This slowdown is primarily due to a historic decline in net international migration, which fell from 2.7 million to 1.3 million during this period.

As of July 2025, the New Orleans metropolitan area had 970,849 residents across seven parishes, reflecting a continued population decline. Economic development organization GNO Inc. is developing a strategic plan to increase the region's population by 5% by 2032 to counteract this trend.

HookPhish released its Ransomware Landscape Report for the first half of 2026, analyzing 4,472 organizations named on ransomware leak sites between January and June 2026. This equates to an average of 24.7 victims per day across 104 active groups.

A new report from Comparitech shows that healthcare organizations have faced 410 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2026, a 14% increase compared to the second half of 2025. Healthcare organizations faced an average of 2.3 ransomware attacks per day.

Getty Images announced a 20% increase in digital content licensing revenue for the second quarter of 2026, compared to Q2 2025.

An analysis of the economic benefits and costs associated with the use of energy-efficient building materials in construction projects.

By February 19, 2026, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has evolved into a comprehensive data platform integrating AI and digital twins, enhancing design, construction, and facility operations.

Since 2023, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have collectively invested over $1.1 trillion in AI infrastructure, including data centers and high-performance chips. An additional $745 billion in capital expenditures is expected in 2026 alone.

Gartner projects global data center electricity consumption to reach 565 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2026, up 26% from 447 TWh in 2025. AI-optimized servers are expected to account for 31% of data center power consumption in 2026, surpassing conventional servers by 2027.

Okta has announced a new framework called the 'secure agentic enterprise' aimed at improving the management and security of AI agents within organizations.

Large Action Models (LAMs) are revolutionizing customer experience by transitioning AI from passive conversational tools to proactive, autonomous systems capable of executing multi-step processes.

As of July 26, 2026, 171 European AI companies secured a combined €7.8 billion across 179 funding rounds, with the UK leading in capital raised and Y Combinator being the most active investor.

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