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MBZUAI's IFM and Inception42 released Jais 3, six open Arabic models from 900M to 375B parameters, plus a speech model covering dialects from 19 countries.

NPCI has deferred the 0.4% UPI merchant discount rate on payments above ₹2,000, due on 15 October 2026, until after Diwali. A new date is still to come.

Google's September 2026 spam update ran from 24 September to 8 October across all languages. Here is how to tell whether a traffic drop is linked to it.

MeitY will issue a consultation paper on AI regulation, with deepfakes, safety and industry responsibility in focus. It will shape the rules that follow.

C-DAC is empanelling providers for up to 10,000 AI compute units under the IndiaAI Mission, with a first tender for 5,000 GPUs and India-only data rules.

The 57th GST Council meeting on 8 October 2026 cut penalties, simplified registration and refunds, and widened e-invoicing. Nothing applies until notified.

Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 output for prompts up to 100K, against $1 and $5 for Haiku 4.5. What it means for AI features.

On 7 October 2026 the RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% and moved to calibrated tightening. Rate cuts are off the table for now.

From 1 October 2026, Meta charges for WhatsApp Business Platform service messages beyond 1,000 a month per number, and for utility replies in open chats.

Amended UAE VAT Executive Regulation took effect on 1 October 2026, tightening input tax recovery on employee benefits and setting up a block on cash buys.

At DevDay on 29 September 2026, OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Sol at $2/$10 per million tokens and added computer use to its Agents API. What small teams can build.

India has raised the EPF wage ceiling for mandatory coverage from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month, effective 17 September 2026. Employers must update payroll.