119: Vercel’s Double Feature—Next.js 16 and Ship AI

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Another week, another new AI-browser. This time it’s OpenAI’s turn to introduce ChatGPT Atlas. As with the other AI browsers, Atlas knows the context of open tabs, has an agent that can do things for you, and (maybe its defining feature) it has "memory" built in so conversations can draw on past chats and details when needed.

The team behind Vite reveals their path to revenue with command line devtool Vite+. Devs will soon be able to test, lint, format, bundle, and even view their apps’ stats with Vite+, with the performance we expect from a compiler toolchain built completely in Rust. Plus, it’s free for individual users and OSS projects, and has annual licensing prices for startups and enterprises.

Vercel held not one but two conferences this week: Next.js Conf and then Ship AI. Next.js 16 was unveiled with improvements to Turbopack, a Next.js DevTools MCP, and updates to Cache Components. And Ship AI covered updates to the AI SDK, Vercel’s AI Gateway and Agents, and more.

Chapter Markers:

• 02:05 - ChatGPT Atlas
• 12:38 - Vite+
• 20:21 - Next.js conf and Ship AI
• 28:07 - Claude Code on the web
• 33:02 - The Louvre was robbed
• 38:02 - What’s making us happy

News:

• Paige - Vite+
• Jack - Next.js Conf and Ship AI conf updates
• TJ - ChatGPT Atlas

Lightning News:

• Claude Code on the web
• The Louvre was robbed

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - The Diplomat TV series
• Jack - Timers to limit doom scrolling
• TJ - Claude Code

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