Claw Patrol, Google I/O, and npm Awakens From Slumber | News | Ep 68
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This episode covers the latest news in TypeScript and open source, including npm's response to supply chain attacks and highlights from Google I/O.
News for the week of May 18, 2026 : Claw Patrol! Claw Patrol! We'll be there on the double! Also, npm finally responds to ongoing supply chain attacks. From the community: using Effect more effectively, and AI's impact on open source. Sponsored by Excalibur.js Excalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools. Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.com Make Your First Game in 10 Minutes Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985Uy Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to the Show (05:07) - News: Claw Patrol is an Open Source Security Firewall by Deno (06:54) - News: Deno 2.8 Release Notes (08:08) - News: Google I/O Takeaways (13:26) - News: Firefox 151 Features and Updates (16:05) - Security: npm Wakes Up to Supply Chain Attacks (21:26) - Security: Laravel Lang Compromised with Backdoor (23:00) - Library Watch: mediabunny Works in Your Browser Without ffmpeg (24:09) - Library Watch: TSBin is a JSBin Clone for TypeScript (25:52)…
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