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Cart and checkout permalinks now support UCP at /buy
Shopify storefronts now support the UCP permalink capability via a new /buy route. This allows developers to create links that prefill cart and checkout details, including buyer information and discount codes.
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Gemini Enterprise: Support for Brazil ( br ) region (GA with allowlist)
Gemini Enterprise is now generally available in the Brazil region with support for at-rest data residency and machine learning processing.
Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic
Datadog introduced the Infrastructure Basic tier, a lightweight monitoring option designed for lower-priority workloads to track host health and resource usage.
ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can claim monthly API credits
Eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can now claim up to $500 per month in free API credits by linking an API organization to their subscription.
Upcoming end of life for the Genie One MCP Beta endpoint
The Genie One MCP Beta endpoint will reach end of life on November 30, 2026. Users must migrate to the generally available system.ai.genie_one_mcp MCP in Unity Gateway.
Serverless GPU for clean room notebooks is now generally available
Databricks has made serverless GPU compute generally available for clean room notebooks, enabling model inference and training over shared data.
Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion
GitHub Copilot Fusion is now generally available, providing intelligent routing and orchestration across multiple models to balance performance and cost.
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Start Sidekick conversations from your app
The Sidekick Launch API allows embedded apps to trigger Sidekick conversations with pre-filled prompts. This enables developers to provide contextual assistance to merchants directly within their app interface.
Shopify App Pricing: Plan Feature Targeting
Developers can now add store requirements to public plans in Shopify App Pricing. Merchants whose stores do not meet specific feature requirements, such as checkout extensions or B2B catalogs, will be unable to subscribe to those plans.
Shopify App Store: Estimated local-currency prices
The Shopify App Store and admin now display estimated app prices in the merchant's local billing currency. This update provides better transparency for international merchants while maintaining USD-based pricing for developers.
Merchant email now available on the `ThemeSale` object in the Partners API
The Partner API now exposes the purchasing merchant's email address on the ThemeSale object. This allows theme developers to contact merchants for support and updates while adhering to privacy and marketing regulations.
Introducing theme app add-ons: Build and bundle apps with your themes
Theme developers can now bundle storefront apps with their theme listings on the Theme Store. This allows for advanced functionality like product customization and subscription management to be installed alongside themes.
Make your app's activity reportable in Shopify Analytics with App Events
Apps can now declare events via the analytics_app_events extension to make activity reportable in Shopify Analytics. This allows merchants to query app-specific metrics using ShopifyQL or the report builder.
App Events: Send events from Checkout and Customer Account UI extensions
Checkout and Customer Account UI extensions can now emit custom events to Shopify using shopify.appEvents.emit(). This allows developers to track user activity without requiring a backend or network access.