The LinkLoot Blog

9/21/2026 3 min

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Google expands UCP checkout tools as Shopify adds 2026-08 support

Google is rolling out broader UCP checkout controls for merchants, while Shopify storefronts now advertise compatibility with the 2026-08-25 protocol profile.

8/27/2026 3 min

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OpenAI opens commercial operations in Brazil as ChatGPT use doubles

OpenAI has opened a São Paulo office and launched commercial operations in Brazil, citing rapid ChatGPT adoption, a growing developer base, and new public-sector and education partnerships.

8/23/2026 3 min

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OpenAI brings ChatGPT Ads to 31 European markets next week

7/26/2026 4 min

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Shopify previews Liquid blocks and partials for theme pages

Shopify's Liquid July '26 developer preview adds native block and partial tags, letting theme developers compose pages and refresh server-rendered regions without moving storefront rendering into a client-side framework.

7/23/2026 5 min

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Shopify turns Analytics into an app platform for merchant data

Shopify has expanded Analytics into a developer platform for apps, adding queryable app data, ShopifyQL documentation, embeddable analytics components, annotations, and metric targets.

7/21/2026 4 min

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OpenAI brings ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 to small businesses

OpenAI launched a small-business program with ChatGPT Work training, in-person AI academies, partner workflows, and GPT-5.6 access for smaller teams.