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There are so many headlines about AI IDE Windsurf as of late, but we’ll try to catch you up.

First, OpenAI wanted to buy Windsurf for $3B, but the deal fell through due to Microsoft. Next, Google hired Windsurf’s top execs and researchers to work on its AI products, but didn’t buy the Windsurf IDE, for $2.4B. Then, Cognition bought the remainder of Windsurf’s IP (and its staff) to integrate into its own products like Devin. And did we mention this all happened in the span of 72 hours?

Amazon released its own AI-powered IDE called Kiro, and it claims it will bring structure to vibe-coding with "specs" to appeal to the enterprise companies. Kiro transforms prompts into structured specifications, technical designs, and implementation plans complete with testing.

Next.js 15.4 debuted with a few notable highlights like 100% integration test compatibility for its new Turbopack bundler, and an experimental feature flag called `browserDebugInfoInTerminal` that will forward browser console output to the local terminal so CLI coding agents and AI IDEs like Cursor can see (and fix) client side errors. That sounds super useful.

Timestamps:

1:07 - Windsurf drama explained
11:28 - Amazon’s new Kiro editor
26:29 - Next 15.4
33:33 - Figma’s new glass effect
39:19 - Lee Robinson leaves Vercel
41:09 - What’s making us happy

Links:

Paige - Next.js 15.4, including `browserDebugInfoInTerminal` flag for AI agents
Jack - Kiro AI IDE for spec-driven development
TJ - OpenAI’s Windsurf deal falls through - and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
Lee Robinson leaves Vercel after 5 years
Figma has Glass Effect
Paige - The Will of the Many novel
Jack - Ninja Single Serve coffee maker and SF Bay Coffee compostable K-cups
TJ - Tabletop shuffleboard

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