Rules
Germany requires B2B e-invoices from 1 January 2027
For you If your total turnover in 2026 is above €800,000, your invoices to German business customers must, as a rule, be e-invoices from 1 January 2027.
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AI
Google puts website links higher in AI Mode and AI Overviews
For you If customers search for something only your site can do, such as booking with you or tracking an order, Google may now send them straight to your website from the top of the answer.
CRM
HubSpot lets customers cap their AI credit spending
For you If your team uses HubSpot's AI agents, a spending ceiling is now in place. When it is reached, those features stop until the next reset, which can halt work in the middle of a campaign.
ERP
Dynamics NAV 2017 support ends on 11 January 2027
For you From 12 January, any security flaw found in NAV 2017 stays open on your system, and Microsoft will not help if something breaks.
AI
Gemini API prices double from 1 December and 1 January
For you If a chatbot, document reader or other tool of yours calls the Gemini API, its bill can double with no change on your side.
CRM
Microsoft adds 30 Dynamics 365 CRM skills to Copilot
For you If your teams already use Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot, they can check deals, update records and draft replies from Copilot instead of opening the CRM for each task.
AI
Claude Haiku 5.5 costs about 75% less to run, Anthropic says
For you Routine AI work, such as answering common customer questions, sorting emails or summarising documents, can now run for a fraction of the earlier cost.
Rules
SDAIA proposes keeping personal data inside Saudi Arabia
For you If your customer data is held on cloud servers outside Saudi Arabia, the storage rule is the part to watch, because its final wording will decide whether that data has to move.
Rules
Spain sets e-invoicing dates and plans to delay Verifactu
For you If your turnover was above €8 million, your invoicing system has about a year to send structured e-invoices to business customers.
Shopify
Shopify will stop loading app script tags on 1 March 2027
For you A feature on your store can disappear on 1 March 2027 without any change on your side, if the app behind it has not been updated.
Shopify
Shopify Canvas lets you build your store by chatting with AI
For you You can try a new look for your store by describing it in plain words, without waiting for a developer for every change.
Apps
Google starts Android developer checks, worldwide in 2027
For you If your Android app is on Google Play, it is most likely registered already, and Play Console shows whether anything is missing.
ERP
Odoo 20 is out, and all its AI features now use credits
For you If your team uses AI in Odoo, it now has a running cost: every AI feature draws on credits you buy.
Shopify
Shopify turns on AI checkout in Google and Meta by default
For you Shoppers in those countries can buy from you inside an AI chat, so orders can arrive through channels you never set up yourself.
CRM
Salesforce opens a beta that puts its CRM inside Claude
For you If your sellers already use Claude, they can look up accounts and prepare for calls with Salesforce data without leaving the chat.
Rules
EU now requires makers to report exploited software flaws
For you If you sell an app, software or a connected device in the EU under your own name, you need a way to spot an attack on it and report it within 24 hours.
