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Friday, 16 October 2026

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1News
Pakistan's FBR moves the 2026 tax return deadline to 31 October
The second extension this season follows requests from trade bodies and tax bar associations after IRIS portal problems. Filers already moved from 30 September to 15 October get another 16 days.
2News
CMA proposes special status for Microsoft in UK business software
Comments close at 5pm on 13 November and the final decision is due by 13 February 2027. Copilot, security bundling and where Microsoft licences can run are first on the roadmap.
3HR News
Hong Kong starts MPF Full Portability for newer staff on 21 December
Employees hired on or after 1 May 2025 can move their employer mandatory MPF contributions to a scheme of their choice. Phase Two, for everyone else, needs a bill due by mid-2027.
4Business news
Proofpoint agrees to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash
The Thoma Bravo-owned email security firm adds Varonis's data security platform. Varonis tells customers nothing changes before the deal closes, expected in the first half of 2027.
5News
Norway fines Microsoft-owned Xandr €8.6m over Grindr ad data
NOK 92 million is the highest fine the Norwegian authority has issued. It rejected Xandr's defence that consent was Grindr's job, and Xandr has three weeks to appeal.
6News
Austria now blocks business SMS from unregistered sender names
More than 8,500 sender names are on the RTR register, operators must check it before delivery and are liable for breaches, and direct alphanumeric SMS from abroad is to be banned.
7News
Leap seconds end as UTC becomes continuous on 20 May 2027
The 28th General Conference on Weights and Measures brought the change forward from 2035, citing a 30% chance of a first negative leap second by then and the cost of preparing for one.
8News
Microsoft Edge will switch off built-in XSLT from mid-December
Edge 159 disables the XSLTProcessor API and XSL stylesheet instructions by default. A temporary XSLTEnabled policy buys time until Edge 176 in summer 2027.

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