Blog archive
Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 applies from 11 December 2027. A dated to-do list for software and connected-product makers: classification, standards status, SBOM, support periods, CE marking.
Manu Shukla 
Django 6.2 is scheduled for 6 April 2027 and is the last release with an LTS label. Support dates, the Python and database matrix, what breaks after 5.2 and a step-by-step runbook.
Manu Shukla 
Providers of GPAI models placed on the EU market before 2 August 2025 must comply by 2 August 2027. What to document, publish and sign, and what the Digital Omnibus changed.
Manu Shukla 
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 moved Annex III high-risk duties to 2 December 2027. What hiring and credit AI agent builders and deployers must implement, article by article.
Manu Shukla 
Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 applies from 10 July 2027. What changes for KYC, beneficial ownership, monitoring and records, what it means for CASPs and fintechs, and AMLA's RTS timeline.
Manu Shukla 
Operators of EU data centres with at least 500 kW of installed IT power must file 2026 energy and water data by 15 May 2027. Who reports, what to measure and how the labels work.
Manu Shukla 
Brussels plans binding minimum performance standards for data centres in Q2 2027. What the Commission has said, what is already law, and how operators and colocation buyers should prepare.
Manu Shukla 
The EU Pay Transparency Directive's first gender pay gap reports fall due 7 June 2027, but national laws now range into 2028. What Article 9 needs from your HRMS and payroll data.
Manu Shukla 
Article 5f eIDAS makes regulated EU firms accept the EUDI Wallet by 24 December 2027 (calculated). How to register, which protocols the 2026 rules fix, and where age checks and SCA fit.
Manu Shukla 
Apps that hard-code gemini-3.5-flash face a 404 on Agent Platform from 19 May 2027 and silent rerouting on the Developer API today. A model, App Check and release-train plan.
Manu Shukla 
French SMEs and micro-enterprises must issue B2B e-invoices and file e-reporting data from 1 September 2027. Platform choice, formats, fines and a ten-month ERP plan.
Manu Shukla 
Gartner's 2024 forecast of a 25% fall in search volume by 2026 is due. We check it against Google, Datos, Semrush, Statcounter and Ahrefs data and set out a 2027 plan.
Manu Shukla 
From 1 July 2027 the EnEfG requires an annual-average PUE of 1.5 at German data centres opened before July 2026. Bill 21/8027 would allow 1.6 on the same dates. Scope, metering, fines and steps.
Manu Shukla 
Judge Brinkema kept AdX with Google but ordered Prebid integrations, bid-data export and a six-year monitor. Filing status, disputed deadlines, EU and India context, and an ad ops plan.
Manu Shukla 
Google has said API 37 becomes Play's floor in August 2027, but the Play Help page still shows only API 36. What is confirmed, why the day is still open, form-factor floors and a dated plan.
Manu Shukla 
Google's search appeal goes to argument in January 2027 while the Final Judgment is already in force. What is settled, what the D.C. Circuit could change and what it means for SEO and ads.
Manu Shukla 
Oracle and Google say TPUs arrive on OCI in calendar 2027. What is confirmed, what is not, current TPU and GPU prices, and when TPUs beat GPUs for inference.
Manu Shukla 
UCP checkout lets shoppers buy inside AI Mode and Gemini while you stay merchant of record. What Google requires before its Merchant Center hub reaches Australia and Canada in 2027.
Manu Shukla 
What SK hynix, Samsung and Micron have actually said about HBM4E, which claims are targets and which are shipments, and how 2027 memory pricing flows into GPU and cloud costs.
Manu Shukla 
The Delhi High Court declined to stay the Hindware keyword-ads decree and Google's four appeals are pending. What is settled, what is open and a brand-bidding plan for 2027.
Manu Shukla 
The 2047 cloud tax holiday is enacted. What serial number 13C says after the August 2026 amendment, who it affects, which rules are still missing, and a 31 March 2027 checklist.
Manu Shukla 
MPMS pays on sales above a moving baseline, not total sales. The TS1 window opened on 15 October 2026. What year one, ending 31 March 2027, means for brands and EMS firms.
Manu Shukla 
India has 12 approved chip projects and five in commercial production. A plant-by-plant 2027 calendar for Assam, Jewar, Dholera and the rest, with every date labelled by its source.
Manu Shukla 
Diamond Rapids is sampling for a 2027 ramp; EPYC 9006 Venice launched in July. What each vendor has confirmed, how per-core licences change the maths, and when to refresh.
Manu Shukla 