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AI coding agents are leaving the editor
Copilot can now drive desktop apps, OpenAI's Agents API added computer use, and JetBrains Air runs several agents in parallel.
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WatchPHP & Laravel
Laravel 13.34 and the September product update
Queue improvements in Laravel 13.34.0, plus preview environments and request metrics in Laravel Cloud.
WatchJS & TypeScript
TypeScript 7.1 beta, the release that brings back a stable API, slips about two weeks
The 7.1 beta, planned for October 6, is being pushed back about two weeks to allow more API testing.
WatchJS & TypeScript
Vite+ 1.0 ties Vite, Vitest, Rolldown and Oxc into one command
Vite+ 1.0 (September 28) is an MIT-licensed vp command that puts the VoidZero tool chain behind one config.
PlanJS & TypeScript
npm trusted publishing can now manage dist-tags without a long-lived token
Since September 30, npm trusted publishing can manage dist-tags with short-lived OIDC credentials, behind an opt-in permission.
WatchJS & TypeScript
OpenJS launches a program that pays for JavaScript security work
The OpenJS Foundation's Security Stewardship Program, launched September 25, funds bug bounties and maintainers' patch and release work.
WatchCareers
Tech companies announced 10,799 job cuts in September, up 77% from August
Tech cuts reached 165,925 so far this year, and AI was cited for about 21% of all announced cuts.
WatchCareers
US hiring stays flat as software postings sit about 23% below 2020
Payrolls grew by 29,000 in September and unemployment was 4.2%. Indeed's software development postings index was 77.32.
Patch nowJS & TypeScript
Next.js 16.3.6 fixes a critical remote code execution flaw in next/og
The September 22 release fixes a critical RCE in the Node.js ImageResponse of next/og. Versions 16.2.0 up to 16.3.5 are affected.