[▲ Vercel Community](/) · [Categories](/categories) · [Latest](/latest) · [Top](/top) · [Live](/live) [Announcements](/c/announcements/27) # News Cache (2026-01-19) 107 views · 4 likes · 1 post Amy Egan (@amyegan) · 2026-01-19 · ♥ 4 *January 9, 2026 - January 16, 2026* --- ### Top Highlights - **AWS Databases Join Vercel Marketplace and v0** - AWS database services are now natively integrated into Vercel's ecosystem, making it easier to provision and manage databases directly from the Vercel platform and v0 AI interface. - **React Best Practices Repository Optimized for AI Agents** - Vercel has released a structured repository containing over 10 years of React and Next.js optimization knowledge, specifically formatted for AI agents and LLMs to generate better code. - **AI Voice Elements Launch for Voice Agent Development** - New AI Elements components now support real-time voice interactions with built-in Transcription and Speech functions, enabling developers to build sophisticated voice agents and natural language applications. - **GPT 5.2 Codex Available Through AI Gateway** - The latest GPT 5.2 Codex model, combining advanced professional knowledge with agentic coding capabilities, is now accessible directly through Vercel's AI Gateway without requiring separate provider accounts. - **Winners of the AI Gateway Model Battlefield Hackathon Announced** - People and models compete against each other in winning projects AI Monopoly, The Model's Dilemma, and Clue Arena. ### Community Projects - [Events Calendar Template](https://community.vercel.com/t/events-calendar-template/31103) - [Nothify // Autonomous 404 page generation for Next.js](https://community.vercel.com/t/nothify-autonomous-404-page-generation-for-next-js/31281) - [Vercel PHP](https://community.vercel.com/t/vercel-php/31428) - [Spinner Animation Showcase - 18 CSS Loading Patterns](https://community.vercel.com/t/spinner-animation-showcase-18-css-loading-patterns/31426) - [Free Modern Gen Z Energy Drink Landing Page with Lenis Smooth Scroll & Framer Motion](https://community.vercel.com/t/free-modern-gen-z-energy-drink-landing-page-with-lenis-smooth-scroll-framer-motion/31424) - [AI Gateway Model Battlefield Hackathon winners](https://x.com/vercel_dev/status/2011169881220084129) Don't forget to visit the #showcase to see what else everyone is building ### Weekly Leaderboard Congrats to last week's leaderboard champions 1. @tulioportela 2. @alexhandsaker-7128 3. @heystu ### Resources - [How to build agents with filesystems and bash](https://vercel.com/blog/how-to-build-agents-with-filesystems-and-bash) - [How Mux shipped durable video workflows with their @mux/ai SDK](https://vercel.com/blog/how-mux-shipped-durable-video-workflows-with-their-mux-ai-sdk) - [Nick Bogaty joins Vercel as Chief Revenue Officer](https://vercel.com/blog/nick-bogaty-joins-vercel-as-chief-revenue-officer) - [Introducing: React Best Practices](https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-react-best-practices) - [Use Perplexity Web Search with Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/blog/use-perplexity-web-search-with-vercel-ai-gateway) - [AWS databases are now live on the Vercel Marketplace and v0](https://vercel.com/blog/aws-databases-are-now-live-on-the-vercel-marketplace-and-v0) ### Events - **Last Week** - [v0 Power Hour: Let's Build an Agent](https://community.vercel.com/t/v0-power-hour-lets-build-an-agent/31119) - **This Week** - [v0 Power Hour: Let's Build Your App (Part 2)](https://community.vercel.com/t/v0-power-hour-lets-build-your-app-part-2/30999) - [Vercel Munich Meetup & Mini‑Hackathon](https://community.vercel.com/t/vercel-munich-meetup-mini-hackathon/30917) - **Next Week** - [Community Session: Build and execute your first test suite with Autonoma AI](https://community.vercel.com/t/community-session-build-and-execute-your-first-test-suite-with-autonoma-ai/28970) ### More Updates - [Limit on-demand concurrent builds to one build per branch](https://vercel.com/changelog/limit-on-demand-concurrent-builds-to-one-build-per-branch) - [Streamdown v2: Smaller bundle, CDN loading, and new Remend options](https://vercel.com/changelog/streamdown-v2) - [Build cache storage increased for larger build machines](https://vercel.com/changelog/build-cache-storage-increased-for-larger-build-machines) - [ Web Interface Guidelines now available as an agent command](https://vercel.com/changelog/web-interface-guidelines-now-available-as-an-agent-command) - [Protection bypass for automation now supports multiple secrets](https://vercel.com/changelog/protection-bypass-for-automation-multiple-secrets) - [Set team-wide defaults for Deployment Protection](https://vercel.com/changelog/set-team-wide-defaults-for-deployment-protection) - [Project-level deployment suffixes](https://vercel.com/changelog/project-level-deployment-suffixes) - [Reduced build times for large projects](https://vercel.com/changelog/reduced-build-times-for-large-projects) - [AI Voice Elements](https://vercel.com/changelog/ai-voice-elements) - [GPT 5.2 Codex now available on Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/changelog/gpt-5-2-codex-now-available-on-vercel-ai-gateway) - [Access Perplexity Web Search on Vercel AI Gateway with any model](https://vercel.com/changelog/access-perplexity-web-search-on-vercel-ai-gateway-with-any-model) - [Node.js runtime now defaults to version 24 for Vercel Sandbox](https://vercel.com/changelog/node-js-runtime-now-defaults-to-version-24-for-vercel-sandbox) - [On-demand Vercel Agent code reviews](https://vercel.com/changelog/on-demand-vercel-agent-code-reviews) - [OpenResponses API now supported on Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/changelog/openresponses-api-now-supported-on-vercel-ai-gateway) - [Enhanced Observability for Hono and Express projects](https://vercel.com/changelog/enhanced-observability-for-hono-and-express-projects) - [SSH into running Vercel Sandboxes with the CLI](https://vercel.com/changelog/ssh-into-running-sandboxes-with-the-sandbox-cli)