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145: AI Layoffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves
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TJ VanToll, Paige Niedringhaus, Jack Herrington
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Episode 145
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In this episode: An IDE written in Rust hits 1.0; more vulnerabilities, this time in TanStack and Next.js; and the AI layoffs continue—we’ll discuss whether you should be worried.
Timestamps:
- 0:46 - Alternative editor Zed hits 1.0
- 10:48 - AI layoffs
- 24:12 - TanStack’s CI pipeline was compromised
- 30:01 - Another Next.js vulnerability
- 31:46 - Tailwind 4.3 adds new scrollbar utilities
- 35:03 - Fire Starter: The new install element
- 41:22 - What’s making us happy
News:
- Paige - Alternative editor Zed hits 1.0
- Jack - Not even TanStack is safe from npm hacks and another Next.js vulnerability
- TJ - Cloudflare lays off 1,100 employees & Cisco lays off 4,000 employees
Lightning News:
Fire Starter:
What Makes Us Happy this Week:
- Paige - The Porsche Track Experience
- Jack - Porch planets project
- TJ - Chilipad mattress topper
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