2026-10-16
Vercel and Shopify release Vercel Shop, an open source storefront template for agent shoppers
Vercel announced that Vercel Shop, an open source Next.js storefront template built with Shopify, is generally available. The template exposes product pages in machine-readable form, supports the Universal Commerce Protocol via MCP at the merchant's domain, and includes a shopping assistant that shares a cart with the storefront; the rebuilt Hydrogen SDK is also generally available.
2026-10-15
Vercel Ship 2026 recap: Python generally available, Vercel Daemons in public beta, Agent Stack updates
Vercel published a recap of Vercel Ship 2026, held across London, Berlin, New York, Sydney, and San Francisco. Announcements included general availability of Python on Vercel (with FastAPI, Flask, and Django support), a public beta of Vercel Daemons for continuously running background workers, and updates to the Vercel Agent Stack and Vercel for Enterprise.
2026-07-06
Shopify rolls out POS cash-payment, receipt, and connectivity updates
Shopify's retail release roundup adds streamlined cash payments with suggested amounts and inline change calculation, a unified receipt editor covering sales/returns/exchanges/gifts with regional tax-ID fields, and a connectivity health dashboard showing internet, Shopify service, and hardware status in one screen.
