145: AI Layoffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves

145: AI Layoffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves

May 18, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 145

About this episode

The episode discusses recent AI layoffs, software vulnerabilities, and a new IDE written in Rust.

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 1.010:48 - AI layoffs24:12 - TanStack’s CI pipeline was compromised30:01 - Another Next.js vulnerability31:46 - Tailwind 4.3 adds new scrollbar utilities35:03 - Fire Starter: The new install element41:22 - What’s making us happyNews: Paige - Alternative editor Zed hits ...

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Hosts: TJ VanToll, Paige Niedringhaus, Jack Herrington

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Organizations: TanStack, Next.js

Products: Zed, Tailwind 4.3

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