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Monday, 5 October 2026

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1News
DigitalOcean caps PostgreSQL and MySQL Standard Edition at 4 GiB RAM and drops standby nodes: 15 October for new accounts, 30 November 2026 for all
DigitalOcean is removing plans above 4 GiB RAM and standby and read-only nodes from managed PostgreSQL and MySQL Standard Edition. New database accounts from 15 October 2026, all accounts from 30 November. Existing clusters are not affected.
2News
Spain: Red.es opens a 40 million euro call for AI use cases aimed at SMEs and startups, open until about 10 November 2026
Red.es has invited associations and technology centres to build AI use cases that SMEs and startups can reuse. Budget EUR 40 million, up to EUR 12 million per agreement, closing two months after publication.
3News
Windows 10 Extended Security Updates year two: commercial price doubles to $122 per device from mid-October 2026
Microsoft prices Windows 10 ESU at $61 per device for year one and says the price doubles each year, so the second year for commercial customers is $122. The first ESU year ends this month.
4News
Vercel CDN stops caching responses with Vary: Cookie, and Speed Insights stops recording First Input Delay on 1 November 2026
Vercel's CDN no longer stores origin responses whose Vary header includes Cookie (served as a cache MISS). Separately, Speed Insights stops recording First Input Delay on 1 November 2026; the score already uses Interaction to Next Paint.
5News
Google Cloud Backup and DR deprecates the legacy appliance management console: new backups end 30 September 2027, restores 31 March 2028
Google Cloud has deprecated backup and restore of user-managed workloads through the legacy Backup and DR appliance console. New backups stop after 30 September 2027; standard restores end 31 March 2028. First-party services are not affected.
6News
AI API retirements: Claude Sonnet 4.5 retires on 30 November 2026; three OpenAI models leave the API on 1 April 2027
Anthropic retires Claude Sonnet 4.5 from its API on 30 November 2026. OpenAI will remove GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.4-Nano on 1 April 2027, and some text-to-speech models on 6 January 2027. Each names a replacement.
7Business news
Schneider Electric agrees to acquire PTC for $205 a share, with closing expected by Q3 2027
PTC and Schneider Electric signed a merger agreement on 4 October and announced it on 5 October: $205 in cash per share, about $22.6bn for the equity, closing anticipated by Q3 2027 subject to shareholder, HSR and CFIUS approval.
8News
Europe: funding calls and deadlines closing soon (week of 5 October 2026)
Funding calls for software, AI, cybersecurity and deep-tech firms closing in the next six weeks across Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Finland, Spain and EU programmes, with deadlines, eligibility and amounts as each funder states them.
9News
UAE e-invoicing: businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more must appoint an accredited provider by 30 October 2026
The UAE Federal Tax Authority says businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more must appoint an Accredited e-Invoicing Service Provider by 30 October 2026 and go live by 1 January 2027; smaller ones by 31 March and 1 July 2027.
10News
Philippines: BIR circular requires covered taxpayers to issue e-invoices by 31 December 2026; no e-invoicing providers accredited yet
The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue's RMC 98-2026 requires covered taxpayers, except micro taxpayers, to issue structured e-invoices by 31 December 2026, with a permit and certification. The BIR says it has accredited no service providers.
11News
Poland adopts a tax package: 22% CIT for companies above €50 million revenue, flat-rate limit cut to €250,000, robotisation relief extended
Poland's government adopted draft tax laws adding a 22% CIT rate for firms with revenue over €50 million, cutting the ryczałt flat-rate revenue limit from €2 million to €250,000 and extending the robotisation relief for 10 years.
12News
Chile: SII's new requirements for dispatch guides and invoices covering the transport of goods apply from 1 November 2026
Chile's tax service moved the start of Resolution 154 of 2025, which sets new requirements for invoices and electronic dispatch guides covering the transport of goods, to 1 November 2026. Logistics, retail and ERP systems must be ready.
13News
Kenya's central bank consults on revised prudential and risk management guidelines, including outsourcing and cyber risk; comments by 7 November 2026
The Central Bank of Kenya invites comments by 7 November 2026 on draft revised Prudential Guidelines, Risk Management Guidelines, guidance notes and a framework for systemically important banks. The drafts cover cyber and third-party risk.
14Business news
Swiss sovereign-cloud provider Infomaniak lists on SIX Swiss Exchange
Infomaniak, the Geneva-based cloud and collaboration provider, started trading on SIX Swiss Exchange on 1 October 2026 through a reverse takeover of Perrot Duval Holding, with a market value of about CHF 262 million at the opening price.
15News
Cloudflare Artifacts, versioned Git-style storage for AI agents, starts billing on 15 October 2026
Cloudflare says it will begin billing for Artifacts, its Git-compatible versioned storage for AI agents in open beta on the Workers Paid plan, on 15 October 2026. Pricing is based on repository operations and data stored.
16News
Malaysia JPDP consults on an AI and Personal Data Protection Framework under Act 709, comments close 23 October 2026
Malaysia's data protection department opened Consultation Paper 1/2026 on 5 October: a draft framework on personal data in AI systems, covering vendor due diligence, cross-border transfers and records. Comments are due by 23 October.
17News
South Africa: green ID book production ends on 31 March 2027 and the book stops being valid ID on 31 March 2028
South Africa's home affairs minister says green ID book production ends on 31 March 2027 and the book ceases to be valid identification on 31 March 2028. Banks, fintechs and HR platforms that accept it in KYC flows need a plan.
18News
Brazil: integration tests for the tax reform's split-payment platform start on 15 October 2026; other payment providers register from 16 November
Brazil's tax authorities start integration tests with payment service providers on the public split-payment platform for IBS and CBS on 15 October 2026. No real transactions or penalties; further providers can register from 16 November.
19News
Brazil: the option window for Simples Nacional in 2027 now closes on 15 October 2026; the IBS/CBS regular-regime choice runs to 30 October
Brazil extended the 2027 Simples Nacional option window to 15 October 2026, with debts regularisable to 30 October. Firms already in Simples can choose the regular IBS/CBS regime until 30 October. Both choices take effect on 1 January 2027.
20Business news
NEOPAY agrees to acquire a 65 percent controlling stake in noon payments, adding Saudi Arabia and Egypt, subject to approvals
UAE payments company NEOPAY signed a definitive agreement on 5 October 2026 to buy 65 percent of noon payments, which operates in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Completion needs regulatory and antitrust approval; no price was given.
21News
Nigeria: NITDA National AI Innovation Challenge for N-ATLAS builders closes applications on 12 October 2026
Nigeria's digital economy ministry, through NITDA's NCAIR, takes applications until 12 October 2026 for working solutions built on the N-ATLAS language model, with an enterprise track and a procurement pathway review for winners.
22Business news
BT Group buys TalkTalk and PlatformX out of administration; DCMS issues a public interest notice and a regulatory review follows
BT says it acquired TalkTalk Telecommunications and PlatformX Communications debt-free on 5 October, covering 1.5 million retail and 1 million wholesale customers. The UK government has intervened under the Enterprise Act while the CMA reviews the deal.
23News
Google Cloud's legacy Monitoring and Logging agents reached end of support on 28 September 2026: migrate to the Ops Agent
Google Cloud's legacy Monitoring and Logging agents reached end of support on 28 September 2026: no new versions and no standard maintenance or bug fixes. Google points users to the Ops Agent or its OpenTelemetry Collector.
24News
Atlassian removes legacy Jira Forge dashboard modules on 17 May 2027: app makers must migrate to the new dashboards modules
Atlassian has deprecated the Forge modules jira:dashboardGadget and jira:dashboardBackgroundScript, to be removed on 17 May 2027. Apps must move to the new dashboards:widget and dashboards:backgroundScript modules.
25News
Cloudflare opens Logpush to Free, Pro and Business plans with usage-based pricing: 25 GB included, then $0.03 to $0.10 per GB
Cloudflare Logpush is now available on all plans with usage-based charges: 25 GB a month of internal or external exports included, then $0.03 or $0.10 per GB. Existing Enterprise contracts keep current pricing through renewal.
26News
Australia orders federal agencies to stocktake legacy technology and produce risk plans by the end of March 2027
Australia's Home Affairs has directed all non-corporate Commonwealth entities to complete a legacy-technology stocktake and risk management plan by the end of March 2027, after an AI agent reached non-public data on an old government portal.
27News
France's 2027 budget bill keeps the research tax credit and adds a temporary deduction for investment in AI, robotics and 3D printing
France presented its 2027 budget bill on 1 October 2026: the research tax credit is kept, the large-company corporate tax surtax cut by 30%, and a new exceptional deduction proposed for investment in robotics, 3D printing and generative AI.
28News
Nigeria's NCC brings its telecom identity risk system for recycled and reassigned numbers live in October 2026
Nigeria's communications regulator says its Telecommunications Identity Risk Management System, which governs mobile numbers that are reassigned or recycled, goes live in October 2026. Services using phone numbers for login or KYC should check.
29News
South Africa ICASA withdraws its OTT services and telecoms affordability inquiry notices, to be republished for comment
ICASA withdrew the Government Gazette notices for its OTT services inquiry and affordability inquiry on 30 September to 1 October 2026. Both are to be republished, and earlier comments can be resubmitted. No new dates yet.
30News
Singapore PDPC accepts an undertaking after an AI-written e-mail script exposed 95,364 members' addresses
Singapore's data protection regulator published a voluntary undertaking by retailer Bee Cheng Hiang after a bulk e-mail sent with a script written using a generative AI tool showed 95,364 members' addresses to every recipient.
31HR News
Japan tightens permanent-residency guidelines: income, pension and language tests, mostly from April 2027
Japan revised its permanent-residency guidelines on 1 October 2026, adding household-income, pension and Japanese-language tests and longer requirements for spouses. Most criteria apply from April 2027; the income test reaches back to April 2026.
32News
Brazil ANPD opens a complaints page for platforms that breach the new Marco Civil decrees 12.975 and 12.976 of 2026
Brazil's data protection authority launched an online channel on 5 October for reports that digital platforms breach duties under Decrees 12.975/2026 and 12.976/2026: local representative, notice channels, removal deadlines and fraud-ad controls.
33News
Outlook attachments now enforce Conditional Access: non-compliant users blocked from downloading, previewing and uploading (MC1472591)
Microsoft says Outlook on the web and the new Outlook now handle attachments as a separate application, so existing Conditional Access policies apply to attachment download, preview and upload, and non-compliant users are blocked.
34News
Korea splits its AI model push: the sovereign foundation model project continues and a new frontier-model programme is planned for 2027
South Korea's science ministry said on 2 October that its sovereign AI foundation model project continues, with SK Telecom, LG AI Research and Upstage competing for two places, while a new frontier-model programme is proposed in the 2027 budget.

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