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Vercel eve agents gain Slack session controls and event hooks

Vercel's eve AI agents on Slack can now keep replying in threads without repeated mentions, cancel in-progress responses, reset conversations, and react to any subscribed Slack event. New onMessage hooks with ctx.isBotMentioned() and ctx.isSubscribed() helpers determine which messages the agent handles.

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OPENAI
Vercel AI Gateway adds WebSocket support for OpenAI Responses API
Ships
1
6.6k
21d
17
OPENAI
ChatGPT begins blocking requests to replicate author writing styles
Policy
1
6.6k
21d
18
META
Meta AI chatbot arrives in Threads direct messages.
Ships
1
3.1k
21d
19
MISC
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Smart Systems Stage to cover AI infrastructure and energy
Ships
1
21d
20
MISC
Recursive Superintelligence closes $410M compute deal with Amazon
Ships
1
20d
21
SSI
Safe Superintelligence exits stealth, partners with Nvidia to scale AI research
Ships
1
21d
22
GOOGL
Google launches Beyond Zero enterprise security platform for the AI era
Ships
1
20d
23
CATL
CATL-backed NASN Intelligent Tech files for Hong Kong IPO as smart driving sector heats up
Ships
1
20d
24
CHINAAI
China tests first tonne-class civilian drone capable of 24-hour non-stop flight fully loaded
Ships
1
20d
25
MISC
Fish Audio raises $50M seed for AI voice models
Ships
1
20d
26
VERCEL
Vercel AI Gateway adds regional inference with US and EU pinned regions
Ships
1
21d
27
CHINAAI
Chinese robotics firms target ship hull cleaning niche with autonomous climbing robots
Ships
1
20d
28
MISC
AI robot collapses mid-presentation in viral demo fail
Ships
1
21d
29
MISC
Clean Code author Robert Martin stops reviewing AI-generated code directly
Agents
1
21d
30
VERIZON
Verizon lands $1B dark fiber deal to power Google AI data centers.
Ships
1
21d
31
ANTHRP
Anthropic and OpenAI employees prepare for IPO windfall with philanthropy plans
Ships
1
20d
32
GOOGL
Google AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches
Ships
1
21d
33
CHINAAI
China pitches AI and robotics cooperation to Slovakia amid EU trade tensions
Ships
1
20d
34
MISC
AI dictation technology improves across fast, cheap models
Ships
1
20d
35
CHINAAI
Chinese teenager builds AI app to remind grandfather to take medication
Agents
1
20d