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UPI fee changes 2026 are set to reshape the economics of India’s digital payments ecosystem, with a new merchant discount rate (MDR) applying to specified UPI payments above ₹2,000 from October 15, 2026. The announcement marks a significant change after more than six years of a zero-MDR framework for UPI. However, the new rules do not…
Should frontier AI slow down? That question is becoming one of the biggest debates in the technology industry as artificial intelligence models become more capable, more autonomous and increasingly connected to real-world systems. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a slower and more carefully managed pace of frontier AI development, arguing that advanced AI systems…