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• IBM reports that firms across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) are struggling with a lack of visibility into their AI deployments. • This visibility gap persists despite a regional push for digital sovereignty and the rapid proliferation of AI models and agents. • The issue is driven by the ease with which developers can now create and deploy new AI tools, leading to "shadow AI" within organizations.

• BofA analyst Wamsi Mohan raised the price target for International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) from $300 to $315 on June 8. • The analyst maintained a "Buy" rating for the company's shares despite the target increase. • This optimistic outlook is driven by a massive projected wave of investment in an ecosystem of AI innovators expected to reshape the global economy.

• IBM reports that AI spending is projected to surge from under 15% of total IT budgets in 2025 to nearly 25% by 2027. • Security and compliance concerns are the primary obstacles to scaling, with nearly 59% of respondents identifying these as top barriers. • The study highlights operational instability, noting that surveyed organizations experienced an average of 54 AI agent incidents requiring human intervention over the past year.

• Banco Santander launched the Santander X Global Challenge | The Quantum AI Leap on May 11, 2026, seeking innovative companies with top solutions in quantum computing and AI. • The challenge partners with IBM, Bluzec, and Oxentia Foundation to identify breakthroughs addressing real-world applications in finance and beyond. • Open to global participants, it underscores growing corporate investment in quantum-AI hybrids to solve complex computational problems faster than classical systems.

• IBM announced IBM Autonomous Security on April 15, 2026, deploying coordinated AI agents to detect and contain threats at machine speed without human intervention. • The service addresses a critical gap: attackers now achieve full network lateral movement in as little as 27 seconds, compared to an average of 29 minutes in 2024—a 65% speed improvement driving urgent demand for AI-powered defenses. • AI-enabled attacks surged 89% year-over-year in 2025, with a 44% increase in assaults exploiting public-facing applications, prompting major security vendors to adopt autonomous AI defense strategies.

• IBM launched IBM Autonomous Security on April 17, 2026, a multi-agent AI service automating detection, policy enforcement, and remediation against frontier AI-driven attacks in hybrid environments. • The solution addresses emerging 'agentic attacks' where adversaries use advanced AI models, with nearly 80% of global IT leaders citing AI as a major security risk. • IBM also released an enterprise cybersecurity assessment tool focused on threats from large language models and generative AI.