Azure East US 3 region in Atlanta, due early 2027: zones, DR and pricing
East US 3 is due in Atlanta in early 2027 with availability zones. What Microsoft has confirmed, what early price meters show, and how to plan US and India Azure regions.
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Azure OpenAI GPT-5 retirement on 9 February 2027: upgrade checklist
Microsoft's schedule retires gpt-5 and gpt-5-nano on 9 February 2027 with no replacement named. Target mapping, auto-upgrade rules, Batch and PTU gaps, and an IT admin checklist.
CCPA ADMT regulations 2027: California's rules for AI hiring and lending tools
California's ADMT rules apply from 1 January 2027 to AI that makes hiring, lending, housing, education or healthcare decisions. Dates, exceptions, risk assessments and a checklist.
California AB 1043 age signal rules for app developers: 1 Jan 2027 checklist
AB 1043 takes effect on 1 January 2027, as amended by AB 1856 in September 2026. What app developers must request, store and never share, and how Apple's and Google's APIs fit.
California Opt Me Out Act (AB 566): browser opt-out signals from 1 Jan 2027
AB 566 puts an opt-out signal in browsers from 1 January 2027. Sites must already honour it under the CCPA. How to wire GPC into Tag Manager, consent mode, Meta and server tags.
Chrome HTTP warning is now default: 2027 HTTPS audit for site owners
Since Chrome 154, Always Use Secure Connections is on by default and Chrome asks before opening public HTTP pages. A checklist for redirects, mixed content, HSTS and SEO.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 retirement date: Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 in February 2027
Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 have February 2027 retirement floors on the Claude API, earlier firm dates on Foundry and no end-of-life date on Bedrock. What to move to and what breaks.
CMS-0057-F API deadline 2027: payer FHIR build plan for 1 January
CMS-0057-F requires Patient Access, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer and Prior Authorization APIs from 1 January 2027. Dates by payer type, current versions and a build plan.
DPDP consent for GA4, cookies, ad pixels and CRM in India: May 2027
What India's DPDP Rules mean for GA4, Google Ads and Meta pixels, server-side tagging, CRM and email from 13 May 2027, with a tag-by-tag audit table.
DPDP Rules compliance deadline 13 May 2027: the final checklist
What switches on when the 18-month DPDP clock ends on 13 May 2027, what changed in 2026, and the evidence a compliance lead should hold for each rule.
European Health Data Space implementing acts 2027: what EHR vendors must build
The EHDS acts that decide EHR vendor work are due by 26 March 2027 and still unpublished. Here is the status, plus the EEHRxF, access logging, testing and CE marking build list.
EU Machinery Regulation 2027: cybersecurity and AI rules from 20 January
Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies on 20 January 2027. What sections 1.1.9 and 1.2.1 demand, when AI safety functions need a notified body, and checklists for OEMs and suppliers.
EU Battery Regulation Article 11: replaceable batteries by 18 February 2027
Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 applies from 18 February 2027. What readily removable means, the eight derogations, the software rules and the proposed delay.
Geneva AI Summit 2027 on 21 and 22 June: what Indian AI firms should watch
Switzerland hosts the next AI summit on 21 and 22 June 2027 at Palexpo. What New Delhi produced, which promises fall due by Geneva, and the dates Indian firms should track.
Germany e-invoicing 2027: the 1 January B2B mandate and your ERP checklist
Germany's B2B e-invoice mandate starts on 1 January 2027 for firms above €800,000 turnover. Dates, the 15 October 2026 BMF letter, the year-end trap, formats and an ERP checklist.
EnEfG 100% renewable data centre rule: 1 Jan 2027 stands, 2030 delay pending
Section 11(5) EnEfG still says 100% renewable electricity from 1 January 2027. A pending bill moves it to 2030 and eases PUE. Where it stands and what to do.
Google Ads channel prioritisation and budget allocation: Feb 2027 Display fix
Google Ads retires the backend 50% Display Expansion split in Search campaigns from February 2027. How the new controls work, what to set, and the traps in shared and Target Impression Share setups.
Opt out of AI Overviews page by page: Google's 3 March 2027 UK deadline
The CMA requires a page-level opt-out from AI Overviews and AI Mode grounding by 3 March 2027. What works today, which pages to exclude, the trade-offs and how to monitor the switch.
Google AMP cache change, 1 July 2026: keep, redirect or retire AMP in 2027
Google stopped routing Search clicks through its AMP viewer and cache on 1 July 2026. What changed, what did not, and a 2027 plan to keep, redirect or retire AMP pages safely.
Google call-only ads deprecated: move to call assets before Feb 2027
Existing Google call-only ads stop receiving impressions in February 2027. A step-by-step move to responsive search ads with call assets, plus call tracking, API and India reporting notes.
Google DMA fine for self-preferencing search: €460m and EU SERPs in 2027
The Commission's €460 million DMA decision, Google's 8 September 2026 EEA aggregator and supplier units, the October appeal, and what comparison sites, hotels and retailers should do in 2027.
Dynamic Search Ads AI Max upgrade in February 2027: your migration plan
From February 2027 Google upgrades remaining Dynamic Search Ads campaigns to AI Max. What carries over, what turns read-only, and how to upgrade and test on your own terms first.
AIPREF robots.txt AI preferences: what to deploy before March 2027
There is still no ratified AI rule for robots.txt. Where the IETF AIPREF drafts stand, the shared training token four AI firms now back, and a checked robots.txt to deploy.
IndiaAI GPU empanelment by C-DAC: up to 10,000 GPUs and what buyers get in 2027
What C-DAC's RFE for up to 10,000 AI compute units requires, why bids now close on 13 November, how the IndiaAI portal prices GPUs today, and how it compares with E2E, Yotta and AWS.