Shopify POS v11.15 keeps the mobile cart visible while staff sell
The update adds a persistent cart button on phones, helping staff review cart details and reopen the full cart without leaving their current POS task.
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The update adds a persistent cart button on phones, helping staff review cart details and reopen the full cart without leaving their current POS task.
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A 2026 research record names a machine-learning approach to customized product recommendations, but the available evidence contains bibliographic metadata only and does not establish performance or commercial impact.
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DCEO is listed as a 2026 preprint focused on modeling long-term user value in e-commerce search, but the available record contains bibliographic metadata only—not methods, results, or evidence of commercial performance.
The FTC says new access fees will apply for Fiscal Year 2027, beginning October 1, 2026; the available notice does not specify the fee amounts.
The announcement is framed as an open letter to TikTok and YouTube, but the available evidence does not specify the agreement’s terms or any immediate seller requirements.