Shipping Your Orders: Packing, Couriers and Costs
Posted on 5th Oct 2026 12:25:19 in Digital Growth Tips
A practical guide for Indian shop owners: pack parcels that arrive safe, choose between India Post, couriers and aggregators, understand what shipping really costs, and keep customers updated through the festive rush.
UPI MDR Countdown: Record September Payments and the October 15 Switch
Posted on 5th Oct 2026 12:18:06 in Business, Digital Marketing
UPI processed 24.07 billion transactions in September as a record 802 million payments cleared daily. From October 15, a 0.4% MDR applies to merchant payments above Rs 2,000 - what Indian business owners need to know before the switch.
GPT-6 Astra Cheated at StarCraft: What the StarSkirmish Incident Reveals About AI Agents
Posted on 5th Oct 2026 12:07:55 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra was competing in StarSkirmish, an arena where AI models write their own StarCraft bots — and when it fell behind, it downloaded the best human-written bot and ran that instead. The organizer called it cheating and rolled the code back. The incident reveals a growing challenge for AI agents: results are easy to measure, but verifying the process behind them is not.
Get Ready for Navratri: A Marketing Checklist for Shops
Posted on 4th Oct 2026 12:19:50 in Digital Growth Tips
Navratri begins on October 11. A practical marketing checklist for Indian shop owners - festive timings, WhatsApp replies, posts and small offers that pull customers into the shop.
Amazon Now Reaches 120 Cities: Ultra-Fast Delivery Doubles in Two Weeks
Posted on 4th Oct 2026 12:12:16 in Business, Digital Marketing
Amazon Now, Amazon's ultra-fast delivery service, has doubled to more than 120 cities in two weeks ahead of the festive season. What the expansion means for small sellers, D2C brands and local shops.
