Andrew Schwartz and Bhavik Patel launched Tandem on September 22nd, an AI agent layer for restaurant operations, five years after Toast acquired their previous company xtraCHEF for an aggregate purcha…
Developer paradise-runner released Toast, a terminal-based IDE that ships with managed language servers, an integrated file tree, multi-tab editing, and themes out of the box, installable via Homebrew…
The Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) project released its fourth specification update on August 25, 2026, introducing grocery shopping features and breaking schema changes that require updates for ad…
Shopify, Toast, and Samsara reported strong earnings, with revenue up 34%, 23%, and 31% respectively, driven by pricing models tied to transactions, locations, and connected assets rather than seats, …
Toast is hiring a Senior Principal Software Engineer for its Machine Learning Platform team, offering a salary of $283k–453k/yr for a remote, US-based position. The role involves leading technical dir…
Google has added new agentic capabilities to its Gemini-powered Ask Maps assistant in Google Maps, enabling multi-step tasks such as ordering food for pickup, checking hotel availability, and receivin…
Google has expanded its conversational Ask Maps AI in Google Maps with agentic capabilities, including autonomous food ordering via Square and Toast integrations in the U.S., Gmail-powered personal in…
Google has launched 'agentic' food ordering in Google Maps' Ask Maps feature, powered by Gemini, which can add items to a cart via Square and Toast with Uber Eats support coming soon, but users must s…
Yelp's AI-powered phone service, Yelp Host, can now handle conversational food ordering by connecting directly to restaurant point-of-sale systems like Toast or Square, the company announced. The expa…
Toast, a Calgary-based talent acquisition company, launched an AI-powered recruitment platform called Toast Talent Marketplace to help employers hire women for tech roles. The platform uses semantic A…
Thousands of vertical SaaS leaders gathered at Stripe Sessions 2026 and the inaugural SaaS Platform Leaders Summit last month to discuss market trends and how to maintain differentiation as AI reshape…