UK's Ryft raises largest UK payments Series B of 2026 at GBP 20M
Manchester payments-infrastructure fintech Ryft closed a GBP 20 million Series B on Sept 17, 2026, led by Gresham House Ventures, to fund expansion into Europe and the US. Ryft now…
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IndiaAI Mission puts 38,000+ subsidised GPUs within reach of DPIIT startups
MeitY's official update (page last updated 16 September 2026) confirms that more than 38,000 GPUs for the common compute facility have been onboarded through the AI Compute Portal…
Anthropic merges Cowork into one Claude, adds Claude Docs and Slides in beta
On September 16, 2026, Anthropic folded its Cowork agent and Claude chat into a single 'one Claude' experience where the model picks the tool automatically, and launched Claude Doc…
Stuut raises $67.6M to automate accounts-receivable work with AI
Stuut, an AI platform that automates accounts-receivable work for companies, disclosed $67.6M in new funding on September 16, 2026 across eleven investors, bringing total funding t…
Ridgeline raises $250M Series E at $1.425B for AI-native investment platform
Ridgeline, founded by Workday and PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield, raised a $250M Series E on Sept 16, 2026 at a $1.425 billion valuation, with participation from Motley Fool Vent…
Japan's CADDi raises ~$121M Series D for manufacturing procurement AI
Tokyo-based CADDi announced a Series D of about 17.7 billion yen (roughly $121M) on September 15, 2026, with backers including Salesforce Ventures, Moore Strategic Ventures, and Wo…
China orders big firms to pay SME suppliers in cash within 60 days
A circular from the General Office of the State Council (reported Sept 15, 2026) sets 10 measures to end delayed payments to SMEs: industry leaders are urged to pay suppliers in ca…
Salesforce Dreamforce 2026 runs Sept 15 to 17 in San Francisco
Dreamforce 2026, Salesforce's flagship conference, runs September 15 to 17, 2026 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, drawing an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 in-person attendees. This…
Brussels' Chift raises EUR 10.5M for a unified API to 120+ business finance systems
Chift raised a EUR 10.5 million Series A led by BlackFin Capital Partners, announced September 14, 2026. Its unified API connects business software to more than 120 financial syste…
Cornelis Networks raises $205M for AI networking to rival Nvidia
Cornelis Networks raised $205 million led by IAG Capital Partners, announced Sept 14, 2026, alongside its new Active Compute Fabric and a collaboration with Qualcomm. The Intel Omn…
Hong Kong's Qupital secures $300M to fund e-commerce sellers with AI underwriting
Qupital announced roughly $300 million in combined equity and asset-backed financing on September 13, 2026, with M Capital leading and MUFG and Quester Capital participating. It pr…
Salesforce ships 7 named job-ready Agentforce AI agents for sales and service
On September 11, 2026 Salesforce launched seven named Agentforce agents (Casey, Paige, Carter, Hunter, Marshall, Piper and Fin) preconfigured for jobs across service, sales, commer…
Fleet-management platform Motive lands $1.3B in growth financing
Motive, a fleet management and logistics operations platform, raised $1.3 billion in private-equity growth financing led by General Catalyst, per Crunchbase's week-ending September…
AIDIN Robotics lands KRW 16B from HD Hyundai and Samsung
South Korea's AIDIN Robotics closed a KRW 16 billion strategic round on September 11, 2026, backed by HD Hyundai Robotics and Samsung Venture Investment. The financing pairs the ro…
Suniva raises $835M growth round to scale US solar cell manufacturing
US solar cell maker Suniva raised $835 million in a growth round from Electron Capital Partners, OIC, and Rubric Capital, disclosed in Crunchbase's week-ending September 11, 2026 r…
Anthropic adds auto permission mode to Claude Managed Agents
On September 10, 2026 Anthropic shipped an 'auto' permission policy for Claude Managed Agents that lets the server evaluate each agent or MCP tool call and run it, deny it, or paus…
Inspiren raises $70M Series C to run AI in senior living
Inspiren announced a $70 million Series C on September 10, 2026, with NewView Capital and Insight Partners among the backers. Its platform applies AI to operations inside senior-li…
India's Swish raises $24M Series B for 10-minute food delivery
Swish, an India-based startup delivering prepared food in about ten minutes, raised a $24 million Series B on September 10, 2026, backed by Bertelsmann India Investments. The round…
Wyre AI raises $5M to automate construction preconstruction analysis
Washington, DC-based Wyre AI raised $5 million on September 10, 2026, led by Ironspring Ventures with DPR Construction's WND Ventures and Virginia's VIPC. Its platform reads drawin…
Bending Spoons agrees to buy collaboration workspace Miro for $1.355B
On September 10, 2026 Bending Spoons entered a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Miro at an enterprise value of $1.355 billion (about EUR 1.7 billion), an all-cash dea…
EU unveils Public Procurement Act to simplify bids and widen SME access
The European Commission published its Public Procurement Act on September 9, 2026, replacing the three 2014 procurement directives with one directly applicable Regulation for publi…
Singapore launches AI-powered BizSG portal to simplify grant and government access
Singapore's whole-of-government BizSG portal, unveiled by Senior Minister of State Low Yen Ling at the SME Centre Conference on 9 Sep 2026, launches on 30 Sep 2026 as a single entr…
Buildcheck raises $12M Series A for vision AI that reviews construction drawings
Stanford-founded Buildcheck raised a $12 million Series A led by Telescope Partners, with DPR Construction's venture arm WND Ventures joining, bringing total funding to $18 million…
Cybersecurity startup Cylake raises $245M for operational resilience
Cylake disclosed a $245 million convertible-note raise on September 9, 2026, led by Lightspeed with Picture Capital and Redpoint. The company builds a cybersecurity platform focuse…
Perry Weather raises $110M Series C for safety operations software
Perry Weather closed a $110 million Series C on September 9, 2026, led by Silversmith Capital and Arthur Ventures. The company sells weather monitoring and safety-operations softwa…
UK's CloudNC raises $20M for AI-driven CNC machining
UK-based CloudNC raised $20 million on September 9, 2026, from Nimble Ventures, Calculus VC and LM Ventures. Its software uses AI to automate programming for CNC precision-machinin…
OpenHands 1.0 ships production self-hosted coding agent at 68% SWE-bench Verified
The open-source autonomous coding agent OpenHands reached its 1.0 release on September 8, 2026, adding Docker sandboxing, built-in security policies, resource limits and a plugin s…
US data-center land deals jump 79% as powered sites draw ~$6B
Reported September 8, 2026, US data-center land deals rose 79% in the first half of 2026, with investors spending nearly $6 billion on future data-center sites. Premium powered lan…
Meta launches Muse, a US only personal AI agent that books travel and sends email
Meta debuted Muse on September 8, 2026, a personal AI agent for users 18+ that opens a browser, fills forms and executes multi step tasks like booking travel or drafting a business…
Nairobi's ARC Ride raises $33.3M Series A for battery-swap electric mobility
Kenya-based ARC Ride raised a $33.3 million Series A announced September 8, 2026, co-led by Norrsken22 and Novastar Ventures with IFC, British International Investment and Proparco…
AI health startup Forus raises $150M at $3B value to automate drug access
Forus (formerly Tandem) raised a $150 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation announced September 8, 2026, led by Bain Capital Ventures with Accel, Thrive Capital, General Catal…
BrainChild Bio raises $116M Series A for pediatric brain-cancer therapy
BrainChild Bio announced a $116 million Series A on September 8, 2026, backed by an undisclosed private family fund and foundation, Seattle Children's and WRF Capital. The capital…
Region Stockholm affarsutvecklingscheckar open Sept 7 to 27, 2026: up to SEK 200,000
Region Stockholm's 2026 business development checks (affarsutvecklingscheckar) are open for applications from 7 to 27 September 2026. SMEs can apply for SEK 50,000 to SEK 200,000,…
Jet Zero closes A$30M with Qantas, Airbus and POSCO for sustainable aviation fuel
On September 7, 2026, Australian clean-energy startup Jet Zero completed an A$30 million financing backed by Qantas, Airbus, and new strategic investor POSCO International, taking…
GitHub Copilot adds parallel agent sessions and a unified Copilot experience
In its September 4, 2026 changelog, GitHub added parallel agent sessions to the Copilot app, letting multiple AI tasks run independently in separate Git worktrees, and introduced a…
China's MIIT launches AI SME plan, targets 10,000+ new AI startups by 2028
On 4 September 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the 'AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026-2028),' structured as 4 areas and 15 key…
GitHub ships Project HydraFusion, a multi model coding preview in Copilot CLI
GitHub launched Project HydraFusion as a research preview in the Copilot CLI on September 4, 2026, dynamically orchestrating multiple AI models and picking one of three execution p…
African fintech Moment raises $22M Series A for pan-African payment rails
Ghana-based Moment raised a $22M Series A on September 4, 2026, led by Speedinvest and QED Investors, with Global Founders Capital and FJ Labs participating. The three-year-old com…
Singapore's Hivebotics raises $6M Series A for robotic restroom cleaning
Hivebotics raised a $6M Series A on September 4, 2026, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with Fareast Land Development and Rigel participating. The company builds arti…
Belgian cleantech Octave.energy raises EUR 10M to scale battery storage in Europe
Mechelen-based Octave.energy raised a EUR 10M Series A (equity plus flexible debt) on September 4, 2026, led by SPDG Growth, with imec.istart, BNP Paribas Fortis, and KBC participa…
Google DeepMind launches WeatherNext 3 with hourly 5km AI forecasts and API
Google DeepMind and Google Research launched WeatherNext 3 on September 3, 2026, generating 15-day probabilistic forecasts initialized hourly at up to 5km resolution across 64 ense…
Crusoe raises over $3B at a $30B valuation for AI data centers
AI infrastructure and cloud provider Crusoe raised more than $3 billion on Sept 3, 2026 at a roughly $30 billion valuation, co-led by Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners…
Google adds Gemini voice 'Live' features to Gmail, Docs and Keep
On September 3, 2026 Google rolled out Gmail Live, Docs Live and Keep Live, letting users query their inbox, draft documents (pulling from Gmail, Drive, Chat and the web) and take…
Munich's Zeit AI raises EUR 5M seed for autonomous data engineering
Zeit AI, based in Munich, raised a EUR 5 million seed round on Sept 3, 2026 with backing from Y Combinator, Oxford Seed Fund, a Sequoia Capital scout fund, ACE Ventures, and Hasso…
Belgium's Backbone raises EUR 4M pre-seed for food-industry compliance
Brussels-based Backbone announced a EUR 4 million pre-seed on Sept 3, 2026, backed by Pitchdrive, PROfounders Capital, Passion Capital, 100IN, Agristo, and Darta. The platform cons…
Anthropic ships Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, cutting agent costs ~45%
On September 2, 2026 Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1 (broadly available) and Mythos 5.1 (restricted to vetted organizations), citing about 45% lower costs for agentic workloads…
Receita Federal sets Sept-Dec 2026 grace period to fix tax-benefit irregularities
Instrucao Normativa RFB no 2.341 (dated Aug 31, 2026, effective Sept 1, 2026, published Sept 2) amends IN RFB no 2.332/2026 on monitoring companies' use of tax benefits. It creates…
Perplexity adds hybrid compute to its Computer agent, splitting cloud and local Macs
On September 2, 2026 Perplexity launched a hybrid-compute capability for its Computer agent that divides a single AI task between cloud models and models running locally on Apple s…
CrowdStrike launches SafeMind dual-model agentic security system at Fal.Con 2026
At Fal.Con 2026 on September 2, 2026 CrowdStrike introduced SafeMind, pairing an offensive model, Red Tempest, trained on 15 years of incident-response data to probe for attack pat…
Wonderful raises $550M at $5B valuation for its enterprise AI agent OS
Wonderful raised a $550 million Series C led by Insight Partners at a $5 billion valuation, more than doubling its value in under six months. Its AI operating system coordinates ag…
AIR Security launches with $50M to firewall the AI agents enterprises deploy
AIR Security emerged from stealth in early September 2026 with $50 million raised across two rounds in six months (Sequoia led a $10M, Greenoaks led a $40M). Its inline firewall sc…
John Ternus becomes Apple CEO as Tim Cook moves to executive chairman
John Ternus, 50, officially became Apple CEO on Sept 1, 2026, ending Tim Cook's roughly 15-year run; Cook becomes executive chairman focused on policy and board matters. Ternus, wh…
Singapore S Pass minimum salary rises to S$3,300 (S$3,800 finance) from 1 Sept 2026
From 1 September 2026, Singapore's S Pass qualifying salary rose to S$3,300 a month for most sectors (up from S$3,150) and S$3,800 for financial services, both increasing progressi…
Brazil requires national NFS-e emitter for Simples Nacional firms from Sept 1, 2026
Under CGSN Resolution No. 189/2026 (published in the Official Gazette on April 28, 2026), all microenterprises and small businesses in Simples Nacional must issue their service inv…
Gridsight raises $26M to expose grid capacity for data-center siting
On 1 September 2026 Gridsight announced a $26 million Series B led by Insight Partners for software that reveals available utility grid capacity to help site data centers and other…
Light raises $46M Series A to embed branded electricity services
Austin-based Light raised a $46 million Series A on Sept 1, 2026, led by Matrix with Activate Capital, Spark Capital, Mischief, Gigascale, MCJ, and BoxGroup. Light applies an embed…
EuroHPC signs 387.8M euro contract for LUMI-AI supercomputer in Finland
On Aug 31, 2026 the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking signed a 387.8M euro contract with Bull to build LUMI-AI, powered by AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs and 6th-gen EPYC CPUs at CSC in Kajaani,…
IRAS EIS guide adds 400% tax deduction on AI spend for YA 2027 and 2028
IRAS published its updated Enterprise Innovation Scheme e-Tax Guide on 31 Aug 2026, formalising a Budget 2026 change that grants a 400% tax deduction on up to S$50,000 of qualifyin…
NZ R&D Career Grant reopens: up to NZ$35k to hire a PhD or Masters grad
New Zealand's R&D Career Grant, administered by MBIE Innovation Services, reopened for applications at 9am on Monday 31 August 2026. It funds six months of full-time salary (minimu…
US office vacancy holds at 17.7% as listing rents hit $33.58 per sq ft
The national office vacancy rate was 17.7% in July 2026, down 130 basis points year-over-year, per Yardi Matrix data in the monthly national office report. Average listing rates re…
NZ R&D Career Grant reopens: up to NZ$35,000 to hire a masters or PhD grad
The R&D Career Grant, now run by Innovation Services (MBIE) after Callaghan Innovation's disestablishment, reopened for its 2026/27 round on 31 August 2026. It funds a NZ business…
Huawei Cloud opens CodeArts Agent coding platform to international users
On Aug 28, 2026 Huawei Cloud moved CodeArts Agent from public beta to general availability across Asia Pacific, launching commercially in Singapore. The platform orchestrates 16 sp…
NVIDIA ships TensorRT Model Connect: Hugging Face checkpoint to C++ in two commands
On Aug 28, 2026, NVIDIA released TensorRT Model Connect, an open collection of reference implementations that turns a Hugging Face or local checkpoint into native C++ inference wit…
Alibaba Cloud opens two Brazil data centers, expanding to 106 zones across 31 regions
On Aug 28, 2026 Alibaba launched two data centers in Brazil, expanding its cloud footprint to 106 availability zones across 31 regions worldwide. The move deepens low-latency cloud…
Lambda closes $1B credit facility to buy Nvidia GPUs for Microsoft deal
On Aug 28, 2026, Nvidia-backed AI cloud provider Lambda closed about $1B in senior secured private debt, arranged by JPMorgan, to fund chips tied to its Microsoft collaboration. La…
CivilGrid raises $26M Series A led by Spark Capital for infrastructure mapping
On Aug 27, 2026 CivilGrid raised a $26M Series A led by Spark Capital. The company builds underground-utility mapping and infrastructure-planning software, part of an investor tilt…
North America data center vacancy stuck at 1.4% with 80% of new capacity preleased
CBRE reported H1 2026 North American data center vacancy held at 1.4%, leaving under 1,500 MW available across primary markets, roughly six months of supply. Over 80% of the record…
China adds 1-point interest subsidy on new small-business working-capital loans
On Aug 27, 2026, Xinhua reported that China's six major state-owned banks plus roughly 400 total institutions (21 nationwide banks and qualified local lenders) began implementing a…
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and 100+ firms urge joint defense against AI cyberattacks
On Aug 27, 2026 more than 100 companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Okta and Fortinet signed an open letter warning that AI-enabled cyberattacks wi…
Workforce-screening startup Yardstik raises $30M Series B
Yardstik raised a $30 million Series B on Aug 27, 2026, led by Harbert Growth Partners with Rally Ventures, MissionOG, Crosslink Capital and others, bringing total funding to $65 m…
US apartment rents post first positive August since 2022, median $1,390
The national median apartment rent rose 0.1% from July to August 2026, the first positive August reading since 2022, reaching $1,390, per Apartment List (reported by CNBC on Aug 27…
Kioxia and SanDisk to invest over $31B in Japanese flash-memory plants
On Aug 27, 2026, Kioxia and SanDisk announced plans to invest more than $31B (about 5 trillion yen) through 2032 in their Yokkaichi and Kitakami NAND plants, subject to government…
Z.ai ships GLM-5.3-Flash: 1M-context multimodal coding model at ~1/10 the price
On Aug 26, 2026 China's Z.ai released GLM-5.3-Flash, a 320B-parameter (18B active) mixture-of-experts model with a 1M-token context and native image/video input, under an MIT licen…
Amazon to shut down Mechanical Turk on Sept 30, 2026
Amazon confirmed it will close Mechanical Turk (MTurk) on September 30, 2026, and is also closing SageMaker Ground Truth and Amazon Augmented AI (A2I) to new users. The moves retir…
Ottawa invests nearly $15M for Black entrepreneurs across southern Ontario
On August 26, 2026, FedDev Ontario announced nearly $15 million in non-repayable funding for nine organizations supporting Black entrepreneurs across southern Ontario, with funding…
Australia makes the $20,000 instant asset write-off permanent from 1 July 2026
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 26 August 2026, permanently setting the small-business instant asset write-off at $20,000 per asset…
Salesforce and Anthropic launch Claudeforce, embedding Claude across the CRM
On Aug 26, 2026 Salesforce and Anthropic announced Claudeforce, making Claude a default reasoning model across Agentforce, Slack and developer tools. It ships with a 'Salesforce in…
DHS proposes a $103,265 fee on every cap-subject H-1B petition
On August 25, 2026 DHS published a proposed rule adding a $103,265 fee to every cap-subject H-1B petition, on top of existing fees. It excludes cap-exempt filings, extensions, amen…
BDC expands Pivot to Grow loan for tariff-hit SMEs: financing from $250K, revenue floor cut to $1M
On August 25, 2026, BDC announced an expansion of its Pivot to Grow loan to help small businesses absorb cash-flow pressure from new U.S. tariffs imposed August 22, 2026. Eligible…
Canada boosts Regional Tariff Response by $1.5B; SME cap rises to $3M
In its August 25, 2026 $7.5-billion tariff-support package, the federal government added $1.5 billion to the Regional Tariff Response Initiative delivered by Canada's seven Regiona…
Canada launches $2B Strong Diversification Fund for tariff-hit firms
On August 25, 2026, the federal government announced a new $2 billion Canada Strong Diversification Fund as part of a $7.5B tariff-relief package. It backs shovel-ready capital-mai…
BDC expands Pivot to Grow loan with $500M stream for tariff-hit firms
On 25 August 2026 Ottawa and BDC expanded the Pivot to Grow loan, adding a $500-million liquidity stream with financing starting at $250,000 and up to $5 million per borrower. Elig…
Ottawa adds $1.5B to Regional Tariff Response for SME liquidity in $7.5B package
On August 25, 2026, the federal government announced a $7.5 billion package of new and enhanced measures for tariff-hit workers and businesses. It includes a $1.5 billion boost to…
Apple opens Mac Mini M6 pre-orders at $899 with on-device AI focus
Apple opened pre-orders on Aug 25, 2026 for a new Mac Mini with the 2nm M6 chip starting at $899 (16GB/256GB), plus an M5 Pro option at $1,699, shipping Sept 22. Apple highlights a…
Autonomous middle-mile trucking startup Gatik raises $200M Series D
On Aug 25, 2026 Gatik, which operates driverless box trucks for retailers' middle-mile routes, raised a $200 million Series D. The round adds capital as autonomous freight and logi…
XPeng's humanoid-robot unit raises $900M+ at a $6.3B valuation
XPeng's humanoid-robotics business raised over $900M in its first external round at a $6.3B+ valuation, announced Aug 24, 2026, led by IDG Capital and Gaorong Ventures with strateg…
VC portfolio-ops startup Standard Metrics raises $20M Series B
Standard Metrics, which makes portfolio reporting, valuation and benchmarking software for VC and PE firms, raised a $20M Series B led by 8VC with Salesforce Ventures and Spark Cap…
Anthropic makes Claude Enterprise Admin API GA, adds agent site limits
Around Aug 19-22, 2026 Anthropic moved its Claude Enterprise Admin API (members, invites, groups and custom roles) out of beta, dropping the required beta headers, and let organiza…
China lifts SME loan interest-subsidy cap to 75M yuan, quadruples participating banks
In a notice issued August 21, 2026 (effective August 1, 2026), China's Ministry of Finance, PBOC and National Financial Regulatory Administration raised the per-borrower loan cap u…
NZ launches Institute for Advanced Technology at Auckland's GridAKL
On 21 August 2026 the Government launched the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology (NZIAT), the country's fourth Public Research Organisation, based at GridAKL in Auckland…
China raises SME subsidized loan cap to 75 million yuan, widens interest subsidy
On August 21, 2026 the Ministry of Finance, PBOC, and National Financial Regulatory Administration expanded the fiscal interest-subsidy program, effective August 1, 2026. The per-b…
SBA proposes biggest size-standards overhaul in decades, expanding 'small' status
On August 20, 2026, the SBA published two proposed rules that would consolidate nearly 1,000 industry size standards into 338 and raise thresholds, newly classifying roughly 110,00…
SBA proposes size-standard overhaul that would add 110,000+ eligible small businesses
On Aug 20, 2026 the SBA proposed simplifying its size standards from ~1,000 NAICS codes into 338 broader categories and raising many thresholds (e.g., semiconductor makers 1,250 to…
Ontario cuts small business corporate tax rate to 2.2% as of July 1, 2026
Effective July 1, 2026, Ontario dropped its small business corporate income tax rate from 3.2% to 2.2% on the first $500,000 of active business income for qualifying CCPCs, lowerin…
SBA proposes biggest small-business size-standard overhaul in decades
On Aug 20, 2026 the SBA published two proposed rules that would consolidate size standards from roughly 1,000 categories to 338 at the 4-5 digit NAICS level, raise most thresholds,…
US office vacancy falls to 17.7%, 130 bps lower year over year
The US national office vacancy rate was 17.7% in July 2026, down 130 basis points year over year, with the average listing rate at $33.58 per square foot. Vacancy fell in 19 of the…
$20,000 instant asset write-off made permanent from 1 July 2026
Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026 in August 2026, permanently extending the $20,000 instant asset write-off from 1 July 2026. Up to 4.1 mil…
Simples Nacional 2027 opt-in moves to September 2026, not January
Receita Federal confirmed (news published 19 August 2026) that under Resolution CGSN No. 186 any company wanting to be taxed under Simples Nacional in 2027 must file its opt-in req…
India clears 31 more ECMS electronics projects worth Rs 7,877 cr; open to July 2027
On Aug 17, 2026, MeitY approved 31 new applications worth Rs 7,877 crore under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), taking cumulative approvals to 106 projects an…
US office vacancy falls to 17.7% in July 2026 as conversions trim supply
CommercialCafe's August 2026 national office report puts vacancy at 17.7%, down 130 basis points year-over-year, with average asking rents up 2.6% YoY to $33.58/sq ft. Office sales…
SBA rolls out 90% loan guarantee for energy-sector small businesses
On Aug 14, 2026 the SBA announced a new 90% Energy Guarantee (versus the standard 75%) through its International Trade Loan program under SOP 50 10 8.1. Eligible small businesses s…
SBA's SOP 50 10 8.1 takes effect Oct 1, tightening 7(a) acquisition loan rules
SBA issued SOP 50 10 8.1 on August 14, 2026, governing any 7(a) or 504 application that receives a loan number on or after October 1, 2026. Key changes: outside investors can fund…
Delaware opens free Business on Main Street Accelerator; apply by Aug 31, 2026
Announced Aug 13, 2026, Delaware's Division of Small Business and partner Launcher opened applications (deadline Aug 31, 2026) for the free 8-week Business on Main Street Accelerat…
Apartments.com raises US rent-growth forecast as multifamily vacancy falls to 4.3%
On Aug 12, 2026 Apartments.com raised its US apartment rent-growth forecast, now expecting 1.4% in Q3 2026, a 70-basis-point upward revision. CBRE pegged Q2 2026 multifamily vacanc…
CoStar raises 2026 US apartment rent-growth forecast; vacancy seen at 8.2%
In an Aug 12, 2026 update, Apartments.com/CoStar revised US multifamily rent growth upward—from 0.8% in Q2 to 1.4% in Q3 and 1.9% in Q4 2026—citing stronger employment and the abso…
FinCEN permanently ends beneficial-ownership (BOI) reporting for US companies
On Aug 11, 2026 FinCEN issued a final rule permanently removing the Corporate Transparency Act requirement for US companies and US persons to file beneficial-ownership information,…
US data-center vacancy stays at 1% with 66+ GW under construction, JLL reports
JLL's North America Data Center Report (Aug 11, 2026) pegs vacancy at 1% for the third straight year despite record building, with more than 66 GW under construction—an electricity…
IndiaAI Mission crosses 38,000 GPUs, offers subsidised AI compute to startups
In an official update dated August 11, 2026, MeitY confirmed the Rs 10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission has onboarded more than 38,000 GPUs for its common compute facility - over three ti…
SBA final rule ends automatic 'social disadvantage' presumption in 8(a) program
The SBA published a final rule on August 11, 2026 (effective September 10, 2026) removing the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned 8(a) Business Dev…
California's SB 253 climate emissions reports come due for large firms
California's SB 253 requires companies with over $1B in global revenue doing business in California to disclose Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions, with the first-year filing d…
Brazil excludes Simples Nacional firms from automatic IBS/CBS split-payment in 2027
Resolution CGSN No. 190/2026 (published 10 August 2026) and Decree No. 12,955/2026 confirm that when split payment begins in 2027 its first stage reaches only buyers under the regu…
$4,000 H-1B and $4,500 L-1 fee now hits extension petitions from Sept 9, 2026
A DHS final rule published in the Federal Register on August 10, 2026 expands the 9-11 Response and Biometric fee so covered employers, those with 50 or more US employees and more…
DPIIT signs 5 MoUs giving startups cloud credits, payments and mentorship
On August 8, 2026, DPIIT (Startup India) signed five strategic MoUs with Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Darwin Dynamics, Cars24 Services and the Council for Startup India to expan…
DPIIT signs 5 MoUs giving DPIIT-recognised startups payments, cloud and investment perks
On August 8, 2026, DPIIT signed five strategic MoUs with Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Cars24, Darwin Dynamics and the Council for Startup India. DPIIT-recognised startups get pr…
DPIIT signs 5 MoUs giving recognised startups cloud credits and payments perks
On 8 August 2026 India's DPIIT signed five strategic MoUs with Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Cars24, Darwin Dynamics and the Council for Startup India. DPIIT-recognised startups…
DPIIT signs 5 MoUs to give recognised startups payments, cloud and mentorship
On August 8, 2026, DPIIT signed strategic MoUs with five partners: Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Cars24, Darwin Dynamics and the Council for Startup India. DPIIT-recognised start…
DGFT opens 'Source from India' export platform to DPIIT startups with Start-Up Badge
Via Trade Notice No. 16 dated 6 August 2026, DGFT expanded the 'Source from India' service on the Trade Connect ePlatform to DPIIT-recognised startups, letting them build dedicated…
DGFT opens 'Source from India' export platform to DPIIT-recognised startups
Via Trade Notice No. 16 dated August 6, 2026, DGFT expanded its 'Source from India' feature on the Trade Connect ePlatform to DPIIT-recognised startups. Qualifying startups can bui…
IRS updates overtime-deduction rules: report qualified OT in W-2 Box 12 Code TT
On Aug 6, 2026 the IRS issued Fact Sheet FS-2026-13, replacing its January guidance on OBBBA's new deduction for qualified overtime compensation. Employers must now separately repo…
Global Talent visa opened to 100+ UK firms to sponsor researchers (6 Aug 2026)
On 6 August 2026 the UK government expanded the Global Talent visa so that, for the first time, over 100 approved research-intensive businesses (not just universities) can support…
UK opens Global Talent visa endorsement to 100+ R&D companies
On 6 August 2026 the UK government expanded the Global Talent visa so more than 100 innovative research businesses (including AstraZeneca and Jaguar Land Rover) can now endorse int…
Tax reform: startups must fill CBS/IBS fields on e-invoices from Aug 3, 2026
Under Brazil's consumption tax reform transition, completing the new CBS and IBS fields on electronic invoices (NF-e, NFC-e and transport documents) became mandatory on August 3, 2…
IRS expands Business Tax Account: digital notices, payments and account access online
On Aug 6, 2026 the IRS announced new and expanded features for its Business Tax Account (BTA), letting eligible businesses view digital notices, make payments, and access and manag…
Yardi Matrix: US apartment rents up just ~1% in H1 2026 as supply floods
Yardi Matrix's Aug 5, 2026 report shows US multifamily asking rents grew about 1% year-over-year through mid-2026 (0.7% in Q2), with a full-year 2026 forecast of just 1.4%—down fro…
USCIS can again deny incomplete petitions without an RFE or NOID
A USCIS policy alert effective Aug 5, 2026 lets officers deny a benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) when required…
IRS Notice 2026-28: permanent paid-leave credit adds a premium method for 2026
On Aug 5, 2026 Treasury and the IRS issued Notice 2026-28 implementing OBBBA's permanent Section 45S employer credit for paid family and medical leave. The credit runs 12.5% to 25%…
USCIS can now deny visa filings without an RFE, effective Aug 5, 2026
A USCIS policy alert effective August 5, 2026 restores officers' discretion to deny an immigration benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of I…
SBA opens up to $10M in E2G manufacturing-training grants for tribal & community colleges
On Aug 5, 2026 the SBA opened its Manufacturing in America Empower to Grow (E2G) initiative for Tribal Colleges and Universities, community colleges near tribal lands, and trade sc…
ASIC launches free Small Business Director Essentials hub for founders
In media release 26-181MR (August 2026), ASIC launched the Small Business Director Essentials hub, a free digital resource with a director roadmap, obligation guidance, and online…
Venture for Canada launches Solopreneurship program for independent founders
On 5 August 2026 national charity Venture for Canada launched Solopreneurship, a six-week hybrid program helping Canadians build a business around a single skill or service without…
SBA opens $10M Tribal-college Manufacturing E2G training grant
On Aug 5, 2026, the SBA opened its Manufacturing in America Empower to Grow (E2G) initiative, awarding up to five grants totaling up to $10 million to tribal colleges, community co…
SBA opens $10M Empower to Grow grants for hands-on manufacturing training
On Aug 5, 2026 the SBA opened its Manufacturing in America 'Empower to Grow' (E2G) initiative, awarding up to five grants totaling up to $10M to tribal colleges, community colleges…
CBRE: US office vacancy to fall to 18% as tech drives leasing
In its Aug 4, 2026 midyear outlook, CBRE projects the US office vacancy rate will decline to 18% by year-end, 10 bps better than its prior forecast. Technology firms drove 21% of f…
US office vacancy drops to 18.3% in Q2 2026, biggest fall since 2015
CBRE reports US office vacancy fell 30 basis points to 18.3% in Q2 2026 — the largest quarterly drop since 2015 — while leasing volume rose 16% year-over-year to 62.4 million sq ft…
IBS/CBS fields become mandatory on NF-e/NFC-e invoices from Aug 3, 2026
Under Nota Técnica 2025.002 (and 2026.002), from August 3, 2026 all companies outside Simples Nacional (Regime Normal / CRT 3) must fill the new IBS and CBS tax groups, plus cClass…
UK opens GBP 20m farm automation and robotics R&D fund, closes 30 Sep 2026
Defra and Innovate UK opened Round 2 of the Farming Futures Automation and Robotics competition on 3 August 2026, offering a share of up to GBP 20 million. Projects must be collabo…
From Aug 3, 2026 Brazilian e-invoices must carry new IBS/CBS tax fields or be rejected
Starting August 3, 2026, companies in the normal tax regime must include the new IBS and CBS tax reform fields (rates, 3-digit CST situation code, and cClassTrib classification cod…
State Dept makes visa bond pilot permanent for some B-1/B-2 applicants Aug 3
Effective Aug 3, 2026, the Department of State finalized regulations making the Visa Bond Pilot Program a permanent requirement for certain B-1 (business visitor) and B-2 (tourist)…
US industrial construction up 18%, hits 305M sq ft on data-center demand
More than 305 million square feet of U.S. industrial real estate was under construction in Q2 2026, 18% higher than a year earlier, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The growth is…
State Dept moves US visa services in 24 African posts to 20 regional hubs Aug 1
Effective Aug 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of State realigned routine visa services from 24 embassies/consulates (including Abuja, Harare, Lusaka, Maputo, Windhoek) to 20 regional…
US apartment rents keep creeping up; median hits $1,388 as vacancy finally dips
Apartment List's July 2026 report puts the national median rent at $1,388, up 0.2% month-over-month for a sixth straight monthly increase but still down about 1.1% year-over-year.…
AI transparency rules now enforced in Sweden: label chatbots and AI content
From 2 August 2026 the EU AI Act's transparency obligations (Article 50) are enforced and apply directly in Sweden: businesses must tell users when they are interacting with a chat…
China issues new Exit-Entry Administration rules, effective Sept 15, 2026
On July 31, 2026, China's State Council issued new Regulations on Exit and Entry Administration that take effect September 15, 2026. Foreign nationals who submit false materials in…
Hunan raises graduate startup guarantee loan cap to 500,000 yuan
On July 31, 2026, Hunan's Human Resources and Social Security Department, jointly with the Provincial Finance Department and PBOC Hunan Branch, issued a notice optimizing the entre…
New BCB Pix antifraud rules phase in Aug 10 and Sep 1, 2026; MED window jumps to 80 days
Via Instrução Normativa BCB nº 766, the Banco Central rolls out Pix security changes in two phases: layered fund tracing plus new infraction-notification and value-recovery procedu…
US industrial vacancy dips to 6.5% in Q2 2026, first drop since 2022
CBRE reports the US industrial and logistics vacancy rate fell 20 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 6.5% in Q2 2026, its first decline since Q2 2022. Net absorption of 85.1 mill…
Singapore raises EFS loan risk-share to 70% for SMEs from Sept 2026
On 29 July 2026, Singapore's MOF announced a second support package raising the government's risk-share from 50% to 70% on the Enterprise Financing Scheme SME Working Capital Loan…
Singapore lifts SME Working Capital Loan risk-share to 70% for Sept 2026-Mar 2027
On 29 July 2026, Singapore's Ministry of Finance announced that the Enterprise Financing Scheme - SME Working Capital Loan's government risk-share rises to 70% for all enterprises…
Singapore raises EFS Working Capital Loan risk-share to 70% from 1 Sep 2026
The Ministry of Finance announced on 29 July 2026 that the Enterprise Financing Scheme (EFS) SME Working Capital Loan and Project Loan will be enhanced from 1 September 2026 to 31…
New £2,000 grant for non-levy SMEs hiring 16-24 apprentices from Oct 2026
From 1 October 2026, non-levy-paying employers (those with a paybill under £3m) can claim up to £2,000 for hiring an apprentice aged 16-24, provided the apprentice's practical star…
China's NMPA cuts cosmetics registration burden, drops overseas-sales proof
In Announcement No. 70 of 2026, effective on its July 29, 2026 publication date, China's National Medical Products Administration lets brands launching first (or simultaneously) in…
Brazil Pix rule IN BCB 766: 80-day MED dispute window, layered fraud tracing
Instrucao Normativa BCB no 766 (published in the DOU on 29 July 2026) upgrades Pix fraud handling in phases. From 10 August 2026 a layered tracking system (a new transaction-depth…
US apartment rents up just 1.0% YoY in July 2026 as supply weighs
Apartments.com's July 2026 report shows national multifamily rent growth of +1.0% year-over-year (up from a revised +0.9% in June) with the average asking rent at $1,747, essential…
US office vacancy drops to 18.3% in Q2 2026 as rents rise fastest in 6 years
CBRE's Q2 2026 report shows US office vacancy fell 30 basis points to 18.3%, the largest quarterly decline since 2015, while average asking rent rose 2.6% year over year to $37.58…
Brazil launches 5th Eco Invest auction to fund green-tech innovation
On July 28, 2026, Brazil's Ministry of Finance published the operational manual for the 5th Eco Invest Brasil auction, financing technology innovation in strategic ecological-trans…
US office leasing hits a post-pandemic high as availability tightens
JLL's Q2 2026 US office report (July 27, 2026) shows leasing volume set a new post-pandemic high and is up 27% over the trailing 12 months versus the prior 5-year average, with ove…
MIIT issues 'Xiao-Kuai-Qing-Zhun' 2026 guide to curate cheap digital tools for SMEs
On July 27, 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) issued the 'Xiao-Kuai-Qing-Zhun' (小快轻准) Digital Products and Services Cultivation Guide (2026 Ed…
China cuts data-compliance load for small processors, effective Sept 1, 2026
The CAC and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Simplified Personal Information Protection Measures for Small-Scale Processors, published July 24, 2026 and effective Sep…
SBA opens $9M SCALE program: 20 supply-chain accelerator grants up to $500K
On July 23, 2026 the SBA launched the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) program, awarding 20 grants of up to $500,000 each ($9M total) over a two-year peri…
US industrial vacancy falls below 7% as Q2 2026 leasing hits strongest pace since 2022
Cushman & Wakefield's Q2 2026 US industrial report (released July 23, 2026) shows vacancy dropping below 7% with net absorption of 62.1M sq ft—the second quarter in three to top 60…
MTD for Income Tax now live: sole traders over £50k must file quarterly
From 6 April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is mandatory for around 864,000 sole traders and landlords with gross self-employment/property income over £50,000. The first q…
US coworking inventory hits 9,384 locations, up 248 in Q2 2026
US flex-office inventory reached 9,384 locations by the end of Q2 2026, a net gain of 248 spaces (up 2.7%) from 9,136 the prior quarter, per CoworkingCafe's national report publish…
Making Tax Digital live: 864k UK sole traders hit first quarterly deadline
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax became mandatory from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying self-employment or property income above £50,000. Over 864,000 p…
SBA launches $9M SCALE grants for supply-chain accelerators
On July 23, 2026 the SBA launched the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) program, offering 20 grants of up to $500,000 each ($9M total, two-year performance…
US coworking hits 9,384 locations; median membership now $219/month
CoworkingCafe's Q2 2026 report (published Jul 23, 2026) counts 9,384 US coworking spaces across 166.36M sq ft, up 2.7% in locations and 1.5% in square footage quarter-over-quarter,…
SBA launches $9M SCALE grants for small-business supply chains
On July 23, 2026, the SBA announced its new Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) program: about 20 grants of up to $500,000 each ($9M total) over a two-year p…
NIST opens ~$46.5M competition for 14 state MEP manufacturing centers
On July 22, 2026 NIST released a Notice of Funding Opportunity totaling roughly $46.5M to establish Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in 14 states and territories (…
China eases data-privacy compliance for small processors under 100,000 users
On 22 July 2026 the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Public Security released Simplified Measures for 'small processors' that handle the personal information…
EnterpriseSG, EDB & Endeavor open first Asia-Pacific Global Hub in Singapore
On 22 July 2026, EnterpriseSG, EDB and Endeavor launched Endeavor's first Asia-Pacific Global Hub in Singapore, alongside the inaugural 'Dare to Scale' programme for early-stage Si…
SBA opens $6M competition to modernize Women's Business Centers in 8 states
On July 21, 2026 the SBA announced a national competition for $6 million to fund a Women's Business Center Modernization Initiative, creating State Lead Centers and local Service C…
SBA opens $6M Women's Business Center modernization grant; Aug 10 deadline
The SBA announced on July 21, 2026 a $6M national competition to modernize Women's Business Centers, limited to eight states/territories where funding lagged fast-growing women-own…
MBIE refreshes Founder & Startup Support Programme with 14 providers from 1 July 2026
On 21 July 2026 MBIE announced a refreshed Founder & Startup Support Programme, appointing 14 providers under new contracts that began 1 July 2026 with an initial two-year term. It…
MBIE names 14 providers for refreshed Founder & Startup Support Programme
On 21 July 2026, MBIE announced a refreshed Founder & Startup Support Programme delivered by 14 appointed providers under contracts that began 1 July 2026 (two-year initial term wi…
NZ relaunches Founder & Startup Support Programme with 14 providers from 1 July 2026
MBIE has appointed a refreshed network of 14 providers to deliver the Founder & Startup Support Programme, with new contracts commencing 1 July 2026 for an initial two-year term. T…
NZ refreshes Founder & Startup Support Programme with 14 providers from 1 July 2026
On 21 July 2026 MBIE confirmed a refreshed Founder & Startup Support Programme (FSSP) with a network of 14 providers on new contracts that began 1 July 2026 for an initial two-year…
NZ launches refreshed Founder and Startup Support Programme with 14 providers
MBIE launched the refreshed Founder and Startup Support Programme (FSSP) on 21 July 2026, with new contracts that commenced 1 July 2026 for an initial two-year term. It appoints 14…
SBA opens $6M to modernize Women's Business Centers in 8 states
Announced July 21, 2026, the SBA's $6M Women's Business Center Modernization Initiative funds new State Lead and Service Centers delivering free counseling and training to women en…
US office vacancy falls to 17.7% in June 2026 as leasing recovers
The U.S. national office vacancy rate fell to 17.7% in June 2026, down 170 basis points year-over-year, while the average asking listing rate slipped 2.4% to $33.67 per square foot…
US retail vacancy holds at 6.0% in Q2 2026 as available space stays scarce
Cushman & Wakefield's Q2 2026 US retail report shows national vacancy at 6.0%—well below the 7.4% historical average—with asking rents at $24.79/sq ft, up 2.4% year over year. A th…
San Francisco office market rebounds on AI, with AI firms 80%+ of new leases
San Francisco office vacancy improved roughly 370 basis points year-over-year and net absorption hit nearly 800,000 sq ft in Q1 2026 — the strongest since 2019 — driven by AI tenan…
US office vacancy falls to 18.3% in Q2 2026, rents climb 2.6% YoY
CBRE's Q2 2026 U.S. Office report shows the overall office vacancy rate fell 30 basis points to 18.3%, the largest quarterly decline since 2015, while prime vacancy dropped to 12.3…
IRS raises business mileage rate to 76 cents from July 1, 2026
The IRS made a rare mid-year adjustment, raising the optional standard business mileage rate to 76 cents per mile for travel on or after July 1, 2026, up from 72.5 cents January 1…
Retail rents hit $24.79/sq ft in Q2 2026 as availability stays tight at 4.9%
CBRE's Q2 2026 U.S. Retail report shows average asking rent rose 2.4% year-over-year to $24.79 per sq. ft., with the availability rate unchanged at a tight 4.9% after four straight…
Ottawa commits $13.85M to 63 Quebec AI projects under Regional AI Initiative
On July 15, 2026, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) announced $13,852,374 through the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) for 63 Quebec organizati…
US office vacancy eases to 17.7% in June 2026 as conversions accelerate
CommercialCafe's national office report (July 2026) put the US office vacancy rate at 17.7% in June, down 170 basis points year-over-year, with average asking rent of $33.67/sq ft…
US office-to-apartment conversions hit a record in 2026
Office-to-residential conversion activity reached a record high in 2026, with Yardi Matrix tracking roughly 11.8 million square feet completed or under construction as elevated off…
August 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 and EB-5 India stay unavailable, EB-1 India near cutoff
The State Department's August 2026 Visa Bulletin keeps EB-2 India and EB-5 (unreserved) India 'Unavailable' for the rest of the fiscal year, with EB-1 India warned it may become un…
IRS raises business mileage rate to 76 cents/mile from July 1, 2026
The IRS (announced July 13, 2026) increased the standard business mileage rate to 76 cents per mile effective July 1, 2026, up from 72.5 cents at the start of the year; medical/mov…
NZ Health & Safety Amendment Act lets small firms (<20 workers) focus on critical risks
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 13 July 2026, with the main changes taking effect 1 April 2027. It creates a new 'small PCBU' category for…
UK expands Growth Guarantee Scheme: £6.5bn more SME lending, turnover cap up to £54m
On 12 July 2026 the Chancellor announced a major expansion of the British Business Bank's Growth Guarantee Scheme, unlocking a further £6.5bn of lending over four years and lifting…
Brazil phases in higher minimum capital for Pix payment institutions from July 2026
Under Joint Resolution 14 (National Monetary Council and Banco Central, Nov 2025), prepaid payment institutions offering Pix must hold R$17.4m in minimum capital (R$12.4m without P…
Payday Super now in effect: employers must pay super every payday from 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, Australian employers must pay the 12% super guarantee on the same day they pay wages, instead of quarterly, and contributions must reach each employee's fund with…
SBA doubles combined 7(a) and 504 loan cap to $10 million
Effective July 4, 2026, the SBA doubled the cumulative borrowing limit for businesses using both loan programs from $5 million to $10 million. Qualified borrowers can now access up…
SBA doubles combined 7(a)+504 loan ceiling to $10 million
Effective July 4, 2026, the SBA doubled the cumulative cap on its two flagship loan programs to $10 million—up to $5M in 7(a) and up to $5M in 504 held at the same time. Previously…
Austrade Landing Pads runs again in 2026-27: global market access for Aussie scaleups
On 7 July 2026, Austrade confirmed its Landing Pads program continues into FY2026-27, after supporting 327 Australian scaleups through 13 programs over the prior 12 months across f…
SBA doubles combined 7(a)+504 borrowing cap to $10 million from July 4
Effective July 4, 2026 (announced July 7), the SBA doubled the combined limit for businesses using both flagship loan programs: up to $5M through 7(a) and up to $5M through 504, fo…
Austrade opens 2026-27 Landing Pads calendar for Australian tech scaleups
On 7 July 2026 Austrade released its 2026-27 Landing Pads calendar, offering Australian tech scaleups government-backed international expansion support across five markets: Indones…
Canada launches Small Business Procurement Program to open $37B federal market to SMEs
On July 6, 2026, Public Services and Procurement Canada launched the Small Business Procurement Program (SBPP) to help small firms win a share of the government's $37 billion in an…
Uttar Pradesh approves Startup Policy 2026 with Rs 1,000 crore startup fund
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the Startup Policy 2026 on 6 July 2026, creating a Rs 1,000 crore startup fund. Eligible startups can get seed funding up to Rs 15 lakh (up to Rs…
Canada launches Small Business Procurement Program to open federal contracts to SMEs
On July 6, 2026, Public Services and Procurement Canada and ISED launched new Small Business Procurement Program (SBPP) measures, backed by $79.9M over five years for Innovative So…
China unveils draft E-Commerce Law overhaul: 20 articles, feedback open to Aug 4
On July 4, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Ministry of Commerce jointly released a 20-article draft amendment to China's E-Commerce Law for publ…
China extends jobless-insurance refunds and youth-hiring subsidies through end-2026
On July 2, 2026, China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and three other departments jointly issued a circular extending unemployment-insurance support through Dece…
IRS interest rate climbs to 7% for Q3 2026 underpayments and refunds
The IRS underpayment and overpayment interest rate for individuals rose to 7% for the quarter beginning July 1, 2026, up from 6% in Q2 2026. For corporations, the overpayment rate…
US data-center vacancy hits record-low ~1.4% as power caps supply
CBRE's Global Data Center Trends 2026 reports vacancy across primary US markets at a record-low ~1.4% — Northern Virginia just 0.3% and Atlanta ~1% — with the vast majority of unde…
AML/CTF 'Tranche 2' laws now cover lawyers, accountants, real estate; enrol by 29 Jul 2026
From 1 July 2026 Australia's expanded Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing regime captures ~100,000 previously-unregulated businesses, including lawyers, accountan…
SENAI opens R$190M innovation platform; Alianca Startups e PMEs grant for SMEs
On July 1, 2026, SENAI launched the 2026 cycle of its Plataforma Inovacao para a Industria with about R$190 million in R&D funding. The 'Alianca Startups e PMEs' call (R$7.7M total…
Victoria merges LaunchVic and Breakthrough Victoria into Innovation Victoria
From 1 July 2026, Victoria folded startup agency LaunchVic and the state's ~$2 billion Breakthrough Victoria investment fund into a single new body, Innovation Victoria, pitched as…
FTC drops nationwide noncompete ban; enforcement is now state-by-state
The FTC's 2024 rule to ban most noncompetes is not in effect (blocked by a court in Aug 2024), and in early 2026 the agency formally shifted to case-by-case enforcement instead of…
IRS bumps 2026 business mileage rate to 76 cents from July 1
The IRS raised the optional standard business mileage rate to 76 cents per mile effective July 1, 2026, up from 72.5 cents for the first half of the year. The medical and moving ra…
Singapore EP salary now S$5,600; COMPASS benchmarks hit renewals from 1 July 2026
Singapore's Employment Pass minimum qualifying salary is S$5,600/month for general sectors and S$6,200 for financial services in 2026, rising to S$6,000 and S$6,600 for new applica…
Ontario cuts small business corporate tax rate to 2.2%, effective July 1, 2026
Ontario's small business corporate income tax rate dropped from 3.2% to 2.2% on July 1, 2026, applying to Canadian-controlled private corporations on their first $500,000 of active…
NZ passes biggest health & safety overhaul in a decade; lighter duties for small PCBUs
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill passed its final reading on 1 July 2026, the largest overhaul of NZ's H&S system in a decade. It defines a 'small PCBU' with limited, p…
Award wages up 4.75%, national minimum wage now $26.44/hr from 1 July 2026
The Fair Work Commission's 2026 Annual Wage Review (handed down early June 2026) raised modern award minimum wages by 4.75% and set the National Minimum Wage at $26.44 per hour ($1…
Singapore Local Qualifying Salary rises to S$1,800/month from 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, Singapore's Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) rose from S$1,600 to S$1,800 per month for full-time local employees. The LQS is the minimum a local worker must be paid…
Sweden arms Skatteverket to deny or revoke VAT registration from July 1, 2026
Under Prop. 2025/26:128 (Atgarder mot mervardesskattebedragerier), rules in force since July 1, 2026 let Skatteverket run tighter checks at VAT registration, deny or deregister a c…
Sweden ends duty-free imports: EUR 3 per-item customs fee from July 1, 2026
From 1 July 2026 Sweden applies a customs fee to non-EU online orders even under EUR 150 (SEK 1,655.30), previously duty-exempt. The fee is EUR 3 per item type (one fee for multipl…
Payday Super now live: employers must pay super within 7 business days of payday
Australia's Payday Super regime commenced 1 July 2026, replacing the 30-year quarterly super system. Employers must now ensure the 12% superannuation guarantee reaches each worker'…
Govt mandates all CPSEs to settle MSME invoices via RBI's TReDS platforms
On June 30, 2026, the Ministry of MSME notified revised guidelines requiring all operating Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to onboard RBI-regulated TReDS platforms and se…
From July 1, 2026 Skatteverket gains new powers over VAT registration
From July 1, 2026, Sweden's Tax Agency (Skatteverket) gains expanded authority when a company registers for VAT (moms): it can require the owner to appear at a tax office to identi…
Sweden softens director tax liability: 2-month grace period from June 30, 2026
New rules on skatterättsligt företrädaransvar (tax representative liability) entered into force on June 30, 2026, after Riksdagen approved prop. 2025/26 on May 6, 2026. A company r…
China's revised Trademark Law adopted, takes effect Jan 1, 2027
China's National People's Congress adopted the revised Trademark Law on June 26, 2026, effective January 1, 2027. It cracks down on bad-faith and squatting filings: applications fi…
Australia reintroduces company loss carry back for years from 1 July 2026
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026, introduced to Parliament on 25 June 2026, lets companies with annual global income under $1 billion carry back a revenue t…
China caps electronic IOU maturity at 6 months to stop late payments to SMEs
Effective July 1, 2026, China caps the maturity of electronic IOUs (commercial bills / supply-chain payment instruments) at six months, barring large corporates and government bodi…
China's Network Data Security Risk Assessment Measures take effect Aug 20, 2026
China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC), MIIT and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Measures for Network Data Security Risk Assessment on June 18, 2026, effective Augu…
China's 7-agency plan makes big platforms open tech, data and compute to SMEs
On June 18, 2026, seven agencies led by MIIT (with CAC, NDRC, MOST, MOFCOM, SAMR and the National Data Administration) issued the Action Plan for Coordinated Development of Large,…
Sweden's overhauled competition rules take effect Aug 1, 2026; Konkurrensverket gains proactive powers
From 1 August 2026, Sweden's amended Competition Act and a new Public Sales Activities law (Lagen om offentlig säljverksamhet, LOS) take effect. Konkurrensverket can now open inves…
Sweden lifts work permit salary floor to SEK 34,470/month from June 2026
As of 16 June 2026 the Swedish Migration Agency set the national median salary at SEK 38,300, so a first-time work permit now requires a monthly salary of at least SEK 34,470 (90%…
NYC debt-collection SHIELD rule takes effect September 1, 2026
New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection amended debt-collection regulations, the SHIELD Rule, take effect September 1, 2026. They impose verification requireme…
Brazil requires IBS/CBS fields on all electronic invoices from August 3, 2026
Per the Comite Gestor do IBS (CGIBS), from August 3, 2026 regular-regime companies must populate the new IBS and CBS fields on electronic fiscal documents (NF-e) or the system auto…
~$875B commercial real estate 'maturity wall' comes due in 2026
The Mortgage Bankers Association estimates roughly $875 billion in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt matures in 2026, with some tallies topping $1.2 trillion once extended l…
NZ govt funds AI tools for small business: $400k AcceleratorNZ, $82k AI mentor
On 11 June 2026, Small Business Minister Cameron Brewer announced Government funding for AI-powered SME support: $400,000 to Business South to expand its AcceleratorNZ programme to…
Delaware's 2026 corporate-law amendments take effect August 1, 2026
Governor Matt Meyer signed the 2026 amendments to Delaware's General Corporation Law, LLC Act, and LP Act on June 10, 2026, effective August 1, 2026. Changes clarify the procedure…
UK Commercial Payments Bill: 60-day cap on payment terms for small suppliers
The government's Commercial Payments Bill, described as the largest late-payment crackdown in over 25 years, imposes a mandatory 60-day cap on the payment terms large firms can set…
Payday Super now law: super must be paid within 7 days of each payday from 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, Australian employers must pay employees' superannuation at the same time as wages instead of quarterly, with contributions generally needing to reach the employee…
Payday Super: employers must pay super with every pay run from 1 July 2026
From the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026, all Australian employers must pay employees' superannuation on each pay run, and contributions must reach the emplo…
SMS Sender ID Register now mandatory: register brand names or texts show 'Unverified'
From 1 July 2026 Australia's SMS Sender ID Register (run by ACMA) is mandatory: businesses must register the branded/alphanumeric sender IDs they use in texts via an ACMA-approved…
$100,000 H-1B fee still applies in 2026 despite court striking it down
A federal court ruled the $100,000 H-1B entry fee (from the Sept 2025 proclamation) unlawful on June 8, 2026, but the judge paused the decision and the government sought a First Ci…
Receita Federal publishes Split Payment technical manual; live from Jan 2027
In early June 2026, Receita Federal and the IBS Management Committee published the Split Payment Public Platform technical documentation (Integration Manual and Swagger) via Ato Co…
China's first Regulation on Outbound Investment takes effect July 1, 2026
On June 1, 2026 China's State Council issued the Regulation on Outbound Investment, signed by Premier Li Qiang, its first dedicated administrative regulation for overseas investmen…
China issues first State Council regulation on outbound investment, effective July 1, 2026
On June 1, 2026, China's State Council released the Regulation on Outbound Investment, signed by Premier Li Qiang and effective July 1, 2026. Its 34 articles establish a unified fr…
New Sweden work permit rules in force: 90% median salary floor for foreign hires
From 1 June 2026, first-time work permit applicants in Sweden must earn at least 90% of the national median salary (a minimum of about SEK 34,470/month), up from the previous 80% l…
China's first State Council Outbound Investment Regulation takes effect 1 July 2026
Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree (Order No. 837) issuing the Regulations on Outbound Investment, a 34-article rule approved 17 April 2026 and effective 1 July…
US data-center construction hits $50.7B rate, passing office building spend
New Census data show private data-center construction reached a $50.7 billion seasonally adjusted annual rate in April 2026, up roughly 27% year over year and surpassing general pr…
NZ Budget 2026: unpaid shareholder loans taxed as income after a company winds up
Under Budget 2026 (announced 28 May 2026 by Revenue Minister Simon Watts), six months after a company is liquidated or removed from the Companies Register, any outstanding loans it…
US coworking footprint hits 164M sq ft, up 16.5% YoY as flex space grows
The US coworking sector's total footprint expanded 16.5% year-over-year as of March 2026, reaching 164 million square feet nationally and 2.3% of total office inventory. Growth cam…
Delaware raises business filing fees under HB 400, effective Aug 1, 2026
Delaware HB 400 (signed May 21, 2026) raised Division of Corporations filing fees effective Aug 1, 2026: foreign corporation annual reports now $250, banking/preclearance $350, ele…
Connecticut will require wage range and benefits in job postings from Oct 1, 2026
Under Connecticut H.B. 5003, from Oct 1, 2026 employers must include the wage range and a general description of benefits in every internal and public job posting, shifting from th…
DOL restores pre-2024 overtime salary thresholds effective May 15, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor rescinded the 2024 overtime rule effective May 15, 2026, republishing the 2019 FLSA regulations. The salary threshold for exempt employees returns to $…
Colorado delays its AI Act to Jan 1, 2027 and scales back its requirements
Gov. Polis signed SB 189 on May 14, 2026, pushing the Colorado AI Act's effective date from June 30, 2026 to January 1, 2027 and significantly narrowing its duties on developers an…
$20k instant asset write-off made permanent for small business from 1 July 2026
In the 2026-27 Budget (announced 12 May 2026), the Government committed to permanently set the instant asset write-off at $20,000 for small businesses with aggregated turnover unde…
Australia reintroduces company loss carry-back from 2026-27: refund tax paid in prior 2 years
The 2026-27 Federal Budget (handed down 12 May 2026) reintroduces loss carry-back: from the 2026-27 income year, companies with turnover up to $1 billion that make a tax loss can c…
SBA rolls out 90% Made-in-America loan guarantee, waived fees for manufacturers
The SBA has introduced a 90% Made in America loan guarantee for small manufacturers and waived loan fees for manufacturing NAICS codes in FY2026, alongside a free 'Make Onshoring G…
Sweden scraps EUR 150 duty-free import limit; EUR 3-per-item duty from July 1, 2026
Under Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382, the EUR 150 (about SEK 1,655) customs duty-free threshold for goods imported into Sweden from outside the EU is abolished as of July 1, 2026…
SBA opens $50M Made in America manufacturing and workforce grant
The SBA announced a new $50M grant opportunity on May 6, 2026 to support Made in America manufacturing and workforce training, targeting small manufacturers who make up 98% of US m…
SBA opens $50M Empower to Grow grant to train small US manufacturers
The SBA announced a new funding opportunity of up to $50 million (announced May 6, 2026) for organizations to deliver training and technical assistance to small manufacturers throu…
SBA opens $50M grant to support Made-in-America manufacturing and training
On May 6, 2026 the SBA announced a new $50 million grant opportunity to support Made in America manufacturing and workforce training, part of a broader push that also includes a 90…
Sweden delays EU Pay Transparency Directive, missing June 7 2026 deadline
Sweden confirmed it will not transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive by the EU-wide deadline of June 7, 2026, and is instead pushing to postpone and renegotiate the text. Its i…
Sweden work permit pay floor rises to 90% of median wage from June 1 2026
From 1 June 2026 a first-time Swedish work permit requires a salary of at least 90% of the national median wage, up from the old 80% level (which was SEK 29,680/month); press pegs…
Singapore CALA 2025 in force: director-duty fines quadruple to S$20,000
Key provisions of Singapore's Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA) took effect on 6 May 2026. The maximum fine for directors who breach their duties rose from…
Virginia SB170 restricts noncompetes for terminated staff from July 1, 2026
Virginia's SB170, effective July 1, 2026, bars enforcing a noncompete against an employee fired without cause unless the employer pays severance or other monetary consideration tha…
SBIR/STTR non-dilutive R&D grant programs reauthorized through 2031
President Trump signed S.3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (Public Law 119-83), into law on April 13, 2026, reauthorizing the SBIR and STTR programs thr…
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax now mandatory over GBP 50,000 from April 2026
From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with qualifying self-employment or property income over GBP 50,000 must keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC using…
Sweden halves food VAT from 12% to 6%, in effect April 2026–Dec 2027
Sweden's Riksdag approved a temporary cut in the VAT rate on food and bottled water from 12% to 6%, effective 1 April 2026 through 31 December 2027. The reduction covers food for h…
FTC abandons national noncompete ban for case-by-case enforcement
The FTC's 2024 nationwide noncompete ban never took effect after a Texas court blocked it in Aug 2024, and in 2026 new FTC leadership dropped its appeals, leaving the rule dead. In…
Ottawa launches $1B BDC Growth VCCI to expand Canadian VC in 2026 to 27
Budget 2025's Venture and Growth Capital Catalyst Initiative (Growth VCCI) commits $1 billion on a cash basis, managed by BDC, starting in fiscal year 2026-27. It runs three stream…
Singapore raises Market Readiness Assistance grant to 70% for SMEs going overseas
From 1 April 2026 Enterprise Singapore enhanced Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) support for SMEs to up to 70% (from 50%), with the S$100,000 grant cap extended until 31 March 202…
Sweden cuts employer contributions for young hires to 20.81% for 2026 to 2027
From 1 April 2026 through 30 September 2027, Swedish employers pay a reduced payroll tax of 20.81% (vs the ordinary 31.42%) on wages up to SEK 25,000 per month for employees aged 1…
Australia bans card-payment surcharges for all merchants from 1 October 2026
On 31 March 2026 the RBA's Payments System Board concluded that surcharging on eftpos, Mastercard and Visa debit, prepaid and credit cards will be removed from 1 October 2026, with…
Washington raises small-business B&O tax credit to $375/month for services
Under SB 6346 (signed March 30, 2026; effective July 1, 2026), Washington's monthly small-business B&O tax credit rises to $375 for service businesses (about $4,500/year) and $125…
Singapore to merge EDG, PSG and MRA into single EDGE grant in H2 2026
EnterpriseSG is consolidating the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) into one unified EDGE scheme launchin…
NZ adds work-experience & trades pathways to Skilled Migrant residence, 24 Aug 2026
From 24 August 2026, Immigration NZ adds two new Skilled Migrant Category residence pathways alongside the existing points system. The Skilled Work Experience pathway needs 5 years…
JTC's LaunchPad masterplan adds Kampong AI, a live-work precinct for AI startups
On 2 March 2026 JTC unveiled a refreshed masterplan for LaunchPad @ one-north, headlined by Kampong AI — Singapore's first integrated startup community pairing ~14,500 sqm of busin…
Delaware C-corps must file the annual report and franchise tax by March 1, 2026
Every non-exempt Delaware domestic corporation must file its annual report and pay franchise tax by March 1 each year (March 1, 2026 for the 2025 report), whether or not it did bus…
H-1B lottery becomes wage-weighted for FY2027, favoring higher-paid roles
DHS's final rule (published Dec 29, 2025) replacing the random H-1B lottery with wage-weighted selection took effect Feb 27, 2026 and governed the FY2027 cap season (registration M…
Payday Super starts 1 July 2026: employers must pay super with every pay run
From 1 July 2026, Australian employers must remit Superannuation Guarantee contributions so they reach employees' funds within 7 business days of each payday, replacing the old qua…
Sweden cuts employer contributions for hiring 18 to 22 year olds from April 1, 2026
From 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027, Swedish employers pay a reduced social security contribution of about 20.81% instead of the standard 31.42% on monthly pay up to SEK 25,000…
Digital iXBRL annual reports become mandatory for all Swedish ABs from FY2026
For financial years starting after 31 December 2025, all Swedish limited companies (aktiebolag) must file their annual report digitally in iXBRL format via Bolagsverket; paper and…
Singapore merges PSG, EDG and MRA grants into one new EDGE scheme launching H2 2026
At Budget 2026 (announced 12 Feb 2026), Singapore confirmed it will consolidate the Productivity Solutions Grant, Enterprise Development Grant and Market Readiness Assistance into…
Singapore to launch EDGE grant in H2 2026, merging EDG, PSG and MRA
Announced in Budget 2026 (delivered 12 Feb 2026), EnterpriseSG will consolidate the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assi…
Singapore Employment Pass floor rises to S$6,000 (S$6,600 finance) from 1 Jan 2027
At Budget 2026 (delivered 12 February 2026), the government confirmed the Employment Pass qualifying salary floor will rise from S$5,600 to S$6,000/month for most sectors, and from…
SBA 7(a) Working Capital Pilot offers monitored credit lines up to $5M
The SBA's 7(a) Working Capital Pilot (WCP) provides government-backed monitored lines of credit up to $5,000,000, with interest charged only when the line is drawn. As of February…
NZ government must now pay eInvoices within 5 business days from Jan 2026
From January 2026, new rules require mandated government agencies (over 100 agencies) to pay 95% of eInvoices within 5 business days and other domestic trade invoices within 10 day…
CBRE: US data centers head for record 2026 leasing as power delivery becomes the limit
CBRE's 2026 US data center outlook projects another record leasing year with preleasing in the mid-70 percent range, far above the historical 40 to 50 percent norm, and vacancy at…
China's MOF launches 1.5-point loan interest subsidy for MSMEs, in effect for 2026
China's Ministry of Finance and partner departments rolled out a loan interest subsidy for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, announced 20 January 2026 and applying to newl…
2026: 100% bonus depreciation permanent, Section 179 cap $2.56M
For 2026, the Section 179 expensing limit is $2,560,000, with the phaseout beginning at $4,090,000 of qualifying property placed in service. Separately, the One Big Beautiful Bill…
Starting tax year 2026, employers must separately report tips and overtime on W-2
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, beginning with tax year 2026 employers must separately report qualified tips and qualified overtime on Form W-2 so employees can claim the new…
100% bonus depreciation is permanent for 2026; Section 179 cap now $2.5M
Under the OBBBA, 100% first-year bonus depreciation is permanent for qualified property placed in service on or after Jan 20, 2025, with IRS Notice 2026-11 (released Jan 14, 2026)…
IRS 1099 reporting threshold jumps from $600 to $2,000 for 2026 payments
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 for payments made in 2026, its first change since the 1950s, and…
1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold jumps from $600 to $2,000 for 2026
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 for payments made in 2026, with annual inflation adjustments beg…
Sweden's new 3:12 rules take effect: simpler dividend tax, SEK 322,400 standard amount
From 1 January 2026 Sweden's reformed 3:12 rules for owners of closely held companies (fåmansföretag) replace the old choice between the simplification rule and main rule with a si…
Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island consumer privacy laws now in force
As of January 1, 2026, comprehensive consumer privacy laws in Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island took effect, bringing 20 US states with active privacy statutes. They require clea…
Employer-provided meals become 100% nondeductible from January 1, 2026
Under new IRC Section 274(o), employer-convenience meals, including office snacks, coffee, overtime meals, and company cafeterias, are 100% disallowed starting January 1, 2026, dow…
19 states raised minimum wage on Jan 1, 2026, led by Hawaii's $2 jump
Nineteen states increased their minimum wage rates effective January 1, 2026, with Hawaii posting the largest jump — up $2 to $16/hour. New York rose to $17 downstate and $16 for t…
2026 raises 1099-NEC/MISC threshold to $2,000 and restores $20,000 1099-K rule
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 starting in 2026 (indexed for inflation thereafter). Separately,…
Form 1099-K reporting threshold returns to $20,000 for 2026
For 2026 the Form 1099-K reporting threshold reverts to $20,000 in payments (and 200 transactions), reversing the prior lower thresholds. The change mainly affects businesses and g…
50+ new state workplace laws hit in 2026: 19+ minimum-wage hikes, new paid leave
More than 50 new state workplace laws took effect around January 1, 2026, including minimum-wage increases in at least 19 states and newly launched paid family and medical leave pr…
Minnesota Paid Leave Act takes effect, covering employers of all sizes
Minnesota's Paid Leave Act took effect January 1, 2026, providing paid family and medical leave with job protection to nearly all Minnesota employees. Unlike many state programs, i…
Vaxa-stod now requires monthly retroactive claim from Jan 2026 reporting period
From the January 2026 reporting period, employers using vaxa-stod (reduced employer contributions for the first two hires) must first report and pay the full 31.42% contribution, t…
Sweden 2026: companies can claim tax reduction for charity gifts, up to SEK 164,800
From calendar year 2026, Swedish legal persons (companies) can claim a tax reduction of 20.6% on cash gifts to Skatteverket-approved non-profits working in social assistance or sci…
Section 179 expensing cap rises to $2.56M for the 2026 tax year under OBBBA
For tax year 2026 the Section 179 immediate-expensing limit increases to $2,560,000, up from $2.5 million in 2025, with a raised phase-out threshold, per the One Big Beautiful Bill…
SECURE 2.0 credits cover up to 100% of new retirement-plan startup costs
For 2026, small employers with 50 or fewer employees can claim a credit for 100% of qualified retirement-plan startup costs (up to $5,000/year for three years), 50% for 51-100 empl…
IRS standard mileage rate rises to 72.5 cents per mile for 2026
The IRS standard mileage rate for business use increases to 72.5 cents per mile in 2026, up from 70 cents in 2025. The rate is used to deduct the cost of operating a vehicle for bu…
Canada pauses Start-Up Visa; new applications closed as of Dec 31, 2025
In a December 19, 2025 notice, IRCC announced it stopped accepting Start-Up Visa (SUV) applications at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, with a narrow exception for applicants holdi…
New Central Bank cyber rules hit fintechs: 14 controls, annual pentest from Mar 2026
Resolutions CMN 5.274/2025 and BCB 538/2025 (published Dec 18, 2025) impose 14 minimum mandatory cybersecurity controls on financial and payment institutions, including fintechs, b…
California statewide minimum wage rises to $16.90/hour on Jan 1, 2026
California's statewide minimum wage increased from $16.50 to $16.90 per hour effective January 1, 2026, applying to employers of all sizes. The white-collar exempt-employee salary…
US coworking hits ~8,420 locations and 152M sq ft heading into 2026
The US now has roughly 8,420 coworking locations (up from about 7,041 in mid-2024) totaling around 152 million sq ft, still only about 2% of national office inventory. Median membe…
Companies House director ID verification now mandatory ahead of Nov 2026 deadline
Identity verification at Companies House became a legal requirement on 18 November 2025 for all new directors and Persons with Significant Control (PSCs). Existing directors and PS…
Companies House ID verification now law; directors must verify by Nov 2026
From 18 November 2025, identity verification at Companies House became a legal requirement, starting a 12-month transition period. All existing company directors and people with si…
UK directors must verify identity at Companies House by 18 November 2026
Identity verification became a legal requirement on 18 November 2025 for new incorporations and director/PSC appointments. Existing directors and persons with significant control h…
IRS 1099-K threshold reverts to $20,000 and 200 transactions; the $600 rule is repealed
Under OBBBA the Form 1099-K reporting threshold for third-party payment platforms (Stripe, PayPal, Square, marketplaces) reverts to more than $20,000 in gross payments AND more tha…
Växa-stöd hiring relief switches to pay-first, refund-later from Jan 2026
From the January 2026 reporting period, Skatteverket removes the Växa-stöd checkbox in the employer declaration: small firms must now pay the full 31.42% employer contribution up f…