Business-to-Business (B2B) Continuing Education Report 2026: A $10+ Billion Market by 2030, Driven by Rising Demand for Online Learning, AI Personalization, and Reskilling Programs

Business-to-Business (B2B) Continuing Education Report 2026: A $10+ Billion Market by 2030, Driven by Rising Demand for Online Learning, AI Personalization, and Reskilling Programs

Company Logo Opportunities in the B2B continuing education market include rising demand for online learning, AI-driven personalization, and reskilling programs, with growing integrations in enterprise systems. Key regions are North America and Asia-Pacific, focusing on cloud computing and AI skills training, led by companies like Microsoft and Adobe. Business-to-Business (B2B) Continuing Education Market Business-to-Business (B2B)…

Oracle: Strong Generative AI Demand Supports Data Center Buildout

Oracle: Strong Generative AI Demand Supports Data Center Buildout

Securities in This Article Key Morningstar Metrics for Oracle Oracle ORCL shares rose more than 10% on Feb. 9, posting its biggest daily gain since last September, after a sell-side competitor issued a more favorable rating. Despite the rally, Oracle stock was still down 19% year-to-date, underperforming enterprise-software peers such as SAP and Microsoft. Why…

Financial advisors weigh AI upside against demand for human advice

Financial advisors weigh AI upside against demand for human advice

Morningstar research shows more advisors turning to generative AI for efficiency while clients demand deeper guidance, context, and emotional support. Financial advisors are leaning into generative AI to handle routine work but remain cautious about how the technology fits alongside their role as relationship managers and behavioral coaches, according to data from Morningstar. Drawn from…

Demand for AI skills surged by over 100% in 2025, Upwork finds – here’s how it could affect your job search

Demand for AI skills surged by over 100% in 2025, Upwork finds – here’s how it could affect your job search

EyeEm Mobile GmbH/iStock / Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Demand for AI skills skyrocketed in 2025, according to Upwork. AI is reshaping jobs more than it is replacing them. Employers could soon place a higher premium on freelancers. The proliferation of advanced AI tools…

Air cargo demand up 3.4% in 2025 driven by e-commerce and supply chain shifts

Air cargo demand up 3.4% in 2025 driven by e-commerce and supply chain shifts

E-commerce drove global air cargo demand growth in 2025, although the rise was not as high as the previous year and growth is expected to moderate again this year. Full-year demand for 2025, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased 3.4% compared to 2024. Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTK), increased by 3.7% year on…

ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand, the company reported Wednesday as it also announced plans to slash its workforce by about 1,700, about 4% of its workforce. The…

Demand for AI-related skills in Singapore more than doubled from 2022 to 2025: SkillsFuture analysis

Demand for AI-related skills in Singapore more than doubled from 2022 to 2025: SkillsFuture analysis

SINGAPORE – Demand for AI-related skills has more than doubled across sectors in Singapore from 2022 to 2025, driven by fastest growth in demand for generative AI skills. These are among the findings of SkillsFuture Singapore’s (SSG) latest jobs-skills analysis, said Senior Minister of State for Education David Neo on Jan 27. Another SSG study…

China’s AI scene explodes as DeepSeek adoption and job demand hit record highs

China’s AI scene explodes as DeepSeek adoption and job demand hit record highs

BEIJING, Jan 21 — Before DeepSeek shook up the tech world and put Chinese artificial intelligence on the map, Wu Chenglin’s own startup had nearly folded three times—but in the past year it has raised $30 million. The January 2025 release of a low-cost generative AI model from DeepSeek that performed at a similar level to…

Demand Gen Report 2026 Trends: LunarLinks’ Kris Flank

Demand Gen Report 2026 Trends: LunarLinks’ Kris Flank

For decades, marketers in the United States treated the funnel like a sacred relic. Awareness at the top. Conversion at the bottom. Predictable. Orderly. Comforting — like mac and cheese for the data-driven soul. But 2026 consumers behave less like a funnel and more like a caffeinated squirrel with Wi-Fi. They bounce between TikTok, Google,…

Demand Gen Report 2026 Trends: Pipeline360’s Tony Uphoff

Demand Gen Report 2026 Trends: Pipeline360’s Tony Uphoff

As we head into 2026, B2B marketing is due for an honest reckoning. Massive shifts in buyer behavior and demographics are resetting how demand gets created. Budgets keep tightening, ROI expectations keep rising, and the gap between marketing and sales is widening. Economic uncertainty and geopolitical volatility are causing hesitancy. Layered on top of all…