Gartner assured that the industry will lose sales of almost US$ 30 billion compared to this year. There are two factors at play: oversupply and its flip side, sluggish demand, and a global economy affected by inflation, rising interest rates and an incipient recession. TSMC will reduce its capital expenditure by 10% in 2022.

The consulting firm Gartner has drastically changed its forecast for the global semiconductor industry's revenue growth for 2023. Last July, it went from predicting a very slight growth of less than 1% compared to 2022, to forecasting a drop of 3.6%.

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Veeam revenue in Latin America grew around 38% in first half of 2026

This was stated to Convergencia by Mauricio González, the company’s vice president for the region. Veeam released its “Data and AI Trust Gap” report, which shows that 88% of organizations are already using AI agents or running pilot programs, but only 7% consider themselves truly prepared for them.

Costa Rica · Software and Applications · E-Government19/08/2026

How improvements implemented after the 2022 crisis helped contain a cyberattack on the Legislative Assembly

A recent cyberattack on Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly was quickly contained by the various bodies and protocols established following the traumatic events of four years ago. Investigations are ongoing to determine the source of the latest incident and the access points used.

Globales · Software and Applications04/08/2026

Big Tech burns free cash flow on AI investments

The combined spending by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta exceeded the cash generated by their core operations by US$100 billion. A situation that is worsening.

Argentina · Software and Applications · Operators03/08/2026

Automation in Personal’s mobile access network: initial impacts on site acceptance, balancing and diagnostics

Convergencia identified how AI is being applied in five areas: 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G integration; mobile site acceptance; RAN Sharing; refarming and overlay; and vendor license management.

Globales · Smartphones & Devices31/07/2026

Smartphone shipments enter increasingly pronounced ups and downs

After strong smartphone sales in the first quarter, the second quarter saw a sharp 6% year-over-year decline, according to Omdia. Samsung benefited from being a memory manufacturer.

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Veeam revenue in Latin America grew around 38% in first half of 2026

How improvements implemented after the 2022 crisis helped contain a cyberattack on the Legislative Assembly

A recent cyberattack on Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly was quickly contained by the various bodies and protocols established following the traumatic events of four years ago. Investigations are ongoing to determine the source of the latest incident and the access points used.

Big Tech burns free cash flow on AI investments

The combined spending by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta exceeded the cash generated by their core operations by US$100 billion. A situation that is worsening.

Automation in Personal’s mobile access network: initial impacts on site acceptance, balancing and diagnostics

Convergencia identified how AI is being applied in five areas: 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G integration; mobile site acceptance; RAN Sharing; refarming and overlay; and vendor license management.

Smartphone shipments enter increasingly pronounced ups and downs

After strong smartphone sales in the first quarter, the second quarter saw a sharp 6% year-over-year decline, according to Omdia. Samsung benefited from being a memory manufacturer.

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