Firebase
Firebase Retires the Vertex AI Name, Changes Your Default Region
Firebase's JS SDK deprecates VertexAIBackend for AgentPlatformBackend, and the new class defaults to global instead of us-central1.
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Supabase
Supabase Realtime Now Sends Only the Columns You Ask For
Supabase's Postgres Changes now supports AND filters, more operators and opt-in column selection, cutting bytes sent to Realtime subscribers.
Vercel
Vercel Cuts Off GitHub and Google Logins for Enterprise Teams
Vercel's Enterprise Managed Users reached general availability August 11, forcing SAML-only sign-in and directory-managed accounts on company domains.
Vercel
Vercel's Sandbox Now Preinstalls Claude Code and Codex by Default
Vercel Sandbox now defaults to an open-source image with Claude Code, Codex and opencode preinstalled, replacing its old fixed Node and Python runtimes.
Netlify
Netlify's AI Gateway Adds OpenRouter, but Only Privacy-Safe Models
Netlify's AI Gateway now reaches DeepSeek, Meta, Mistral, Qwen and xAI via OpenRouter, but only models providers agree not to store or train on.
Firebase
Firebase CLI Now Detects When an AI Agent Is Running It
Firebase CLI 15.26.0 auto-enables non-interactive mode when it detects an AI agent, adds a two-phase login flow and per-service App Check commands.
Vercel
Vercel Patches Sandbox Bug That Let Code Fake Tool Calls
A flaw in Vercel AI SDK's Codex and OpenCode harnesses let sandboxed code invoke host tools without the model ever generating the call.
Vercel
Vercel-Led Standard Lets AI Agents Carry Skills Between Tools
Agent Plugins 1.0, backed by Vercel, OpenAI, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Cursor, packages agent skills and MCP configs into one portable format.
Netlify
Netlify Drop Now Builds Framework Projects, Not Just Static Files
Netlify's drag-and-drop deploy tool can now detect a framework and run the build for you, redeploy in place and take a custom domain, biggest update since 2018.