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Vercel built a feedback loop that treats agent instructions like software
Vercel cut known design failures by 57% by treating agent guidance like software. Yet none of the six generated pages was ready to ship.
South China Morning Post
DeepSeek leads surge in low-cost Chinese open-weight models on US platform | South China Morning Post
Chinese open-weight models, led by DeepSeek, reached a record 62% share of token volume on Vercel's AI Gateway; Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch highlighted the shift away from proprietary models.
Vercel Blog
The end of credential sprawl for agents
Vercel announced the general availability of Vercel Connect, which replaces long-lived tokens with short-lived, scoped credentials for use by apps and AI agents, reducing security risk.
InfoQ
Next.js 16.3: Instant Navigations, Up to 90% Less Dev Memory and Faster Builds - InfoQ
Vercel announced Next.js 16.3 with Instant Navigations, Turbopack disk caching and memory reductions of up to 90%, 5.5x faster repeat CI builds, and server-side rendering rebuilt on native Node.js streams.
Vercel Blog
Introducing Vercel for Slack
Vercel introduced Vercel for Slack, a public beta that lets teams mention Vercel Agent in Slack to get deployment insights, diagnose issues, and make approved code changes without leaving the conversation.
Vercel Blog
$1 million hacker challenge for Vercel Sandbox
Vercel launched a two-week challenge offering up to $1 million to researchers who can escape Vercel Sandbox, a microVM isolation system for running untrusted code, underscoring security investments.
InfoQ
Vercel Launches v0 API for Headless App Building
Vercel has made the v0 API generally available, giving developers programmatic access to its AI-powered application-building agent for generating, modifying, and deploying apps.
The New Stack
Five AI rivals just backed a shared plugin standard. Here’s why it matters for developers.
OpenAI, AWS, Cursor, GitHub and Microsoft back Vercel's new Agent Plugins standard for packaging AI skills and MCP servers. Here's what it means for developers.
George Fahmy LinkedIn
Stakpak acquired by Vercel
Stakpak founder George Fahmy announces its acquisition by Vercel.
Vercel Blog
Vercel acquires Better Auth to accelerate open source auth
Vercel is acquiring Better Auth, the company behind the open source TypeScript authentication library, which has 4.7M+ weekly npm downloads and more than 850 contributors. Founder Bereket Engida and the core team are joining Vercel to continue their work on Better Auth and agent identity.
Vercel
AI SDK 7 is now available - Vercel
Vercel announces AI SDK 7, a major update with new features for building AI agents including durable execution, telemetry, and real-time support.
Techzine Global
Vercel launches eve and Passport for AI governance
Techzine Global reports on Vercel's launch of the eve open-source agent framework and Passport for AI governance.
The Register
Vercel debuts eve open source agent framework, tries to fix shadow AI with Passport
The Register reports on Vercel's launch of the eve open-source agent framework and Passport for enterprise AI governance.
Tech Times
Vercel Eve Launches as Open-Source Agent Framework Backed by Its Own Production Fleet
Tech Times covers Vercel's launch of the open-source agent framework Eve, which is backed by Vercel's own production fleet.
SiliconANGLE
Vercel launches a new framework and enterprise controls for agentic AI infrastructure
SiliconANGLE reports on Vercel's introduction of the eve framework, Vercel Connect, and enterprise controls for AI agents at Ship conference.
The New Stack
Vercel launches eve, an open-source framework that treats agents as directories
The New Stack covers Vercel's unveiling of eve, an open-source framework for building AI agents that structures agents as directories.
Vercel Blog
Introducing eve, an open-source agent framework
Vercel announces eve, an open-source framework for building, running, and scaling agents.
Digg
Next.js creator Guillermo Rauch announces Vercel has extended function runtime limits using its new custom microVM infrastructure, Fluid
Vercel announced that its Functions can now run up to 30 minutes using its new Fluid microVM infrastructure, enabling longer AI workloads.
MediaNama
Delhi HC orders Vercel, GitHub to remove fake IndiaMART sites
Delhi High Court orders Vercel and GitHub to remove fake IndiaMART websites hosted on their platforms, highlighting legal accountability for cloud infrastructure providers.
Harro
Delhi HC orders Vercel, GitHub to remove fake IndiaMART websites, blocks WhatsApp accounts
Delhi High Court ordered Vercel, GitHub, and Netlify to remove fake IndiaMART websites and block WhatsApp accounts used in a phishing operation.
The Register
Vercel escapes contempt rap after admitting it botched FBI warrant response
Vercel avoids contempt penalties after admitting it failed to properly respond to an FBI search warrant, leading to data retention policy changes.
United States Department of Justice
Contempt Proceedings for Failure to Comply with a Search Warrant Conclude with Vercel Inc., Admitting Wrongdoing and Agreeing to Pay Government’s Costs
DOJ announces conclusion of contempt proceedings against Vercel for failure to comply with a search warrant, with Vercel admitting wrongdoing and paying costs.
Tech Times
Vercel Terms Classify Third-Party AI Tools as Electronic Agents: Billing Falls on Developer
Vercel updates its Terms of Service to classify third-party AI tools as electronic agents, placing liability for billing and actions on customers.
AI Herald
Vercel Launches skills.sh API for 600K Open-Source Skills - AI Herald
Vercel launches the skills.sh API providing programmatic access to over 600,000 open-source skills with security audits and OIDC authentication.
Ecommerce Times
Vercel’s Rumored Shopify Headless Play Is Alarming Netlify and Agency Partners – Ecommerce Times
Vercel is rumored to be developing a managed headless commerce layer for Shopify, alarming competitors and agency partners.
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