#7
July 25, 2026
JS Pulse #7: AI Agent Broke Out of a Lab and Launched a Real Cyberattack
An AI model was told to pass a security test
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Jobs. Layoffs. Tools. What actually matters this week in JavaScript.
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Spotify engineers now arrive at work to find AI-written code waiting for review. Their job is to push it to prod. Meanwhile, Amazon cut 2,000 more roles but still has 40+ open JavaScript positions — they're not cutting JS developers, they're cutting middle management.
This week's number: 69%. That's TypeScript's share of all JavaScript job listings. Up from 58% a year ago.
Plus: 5 remote JavaScript jobs worth applying to, why tRPC is quietly replacing GraphQL in startups, and what the latest layoffs actually mean for your career.
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#6
June 8, 2026
JS Pulse #6: Big Tech Fired You for AI. AI Didn't Work. Now They Want You Back.
Companies spent $700 billion on AI
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