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Join our hosts as they interview experienced developers about all the libraries, frameworks, and tech industry issues they deal with every day. no front-end, web development, front-end development, frontend development, tech, LogRocket elizabeth.becz@logrocket.com Google’s antitrust win, AI mandates, npm attacks and robots.txt http://podrocket.logrocket.com/googles-antitrust-win-ai-mandates-npm-attacks-robots-txt 94e1df24-d1a0-4ea1-983d-0b3085486c50 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400 LogRocket full LogRocket Is the web breaking under the weight of AI crawlers, platform consolidation, and nonstop security breaches? We dive into the state of browsers, developer burnout, and whether tech regulation can actually keep up. In this panel discussion: * We debate if robots.txt and AI licensing standards like RSL can realistically control how AI scrapes the web. * The fallout from DIA’s acquisition by Atlassian and what it means for indie browser innovation in a Chromium-dominated world. * Why Google’s antitrust victory might embolden other tech giants, and what that means for competition. * How supply chain attacks like the NPM malware and Shai Hulud worm are exploiting GitHub workflows and package vulnerabilities. * The pushback against AI mandates at work, including Coinbase’s controversial policy requiring developers to use Copilot. 41:10 no Is the web breaking under the weight of AI crawlers, platform consolidation, and nonstop security breaches? We dive into the state of browsers, developer burnout, and whether tech regulation can actually keep up. In this panel discussion: We debate if robots.txt and AI licensing standards like RSL can realistically control how AI scrapes the web. The fallout from DIA’s acquisition by Atlassian and what it means for indie browser innovation (like the Helium browser, Zen) in a Chromium-dominated world. Why Google’s antitrust victory might embolden other tech giants, and what that means for competition. How supply chain attacks like the NPM malware and Shai Hulud worm are exploiting GitHub workflows and package vulnerabilities. The pushback against AI mandates at work, including Coinbase’s controversial policy requiring developers to use Copilot. Resources Inside the battle for the future of the web: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-microsoft-openai-fight-standards-limit-ai-access-websites-2025-9 The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up: https://www.theverge.com/news/775072/rsl-standard-licensing-ai-publishing-reddit-yahoo-medium The Browser Company, maker of Arc and Dia, is being acquired: https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-acquired-atlassian Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/google-antitrust-search-ruling.html Massive data breach sees 16 million PayPal accounts leaked online - here's what we know, and how to stay safe:https://www.techradar.com/pro/massive-data-breach-sees-16-million-paypal-accounts-leaked-online-heres-what-we-know-and-how-to-stay-safe PayPal’s Glitch Puts €10 Billion on Ice Across European Banks: https://fintechnews.ch/payments/paypal-glitch-freezes-european-banks-10-billion-transactions/77974/ npm Author Qix Compromised via Phishing Email in Major Supply Chain Attack: https://socket.dev/blog/npm-author-qix-compromised-in-major-supply-chain-attack Compromised files replace npm packages with a combined 2 billion weekly downloads: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/compromised-files-replace-npm-packages-with-a-combined-2-billion-weekly-downloads Shai-Hulud: Ongoing Package Supply Chain Worm Delivering Data-Stealing Malware: https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/coinbase-ceo-explains-why-he-fired-engineers-who-didnt-try-ai-immediately/ Chapters We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Elizabeth, at elizabet.becz@logrocket.com (mailto:elizabeth.becz@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Helium browser, AI training crawlers, robots.txt enforcement, AI content licensing, browser consolidation, DIA acquisition Atlassian, indie browser innovation, Ladybird browser, chromium dominance, Google antitrust ruling, tech regulation limits, platform consolidation, supply chain attacks, NPM malware, debug chalk breach, Shy Ude worm, GitHub secrets exfiltration, developer burnout AI, AI usage mandates, Coinbase AI coding, post-install script vulnerability, digital security breaches 2025, web security awareness Is the web breaking under the weight of AI crawlers, platform consolidation, and nonstop security breaches? We dive into the state of browsers, developer burnout, and whether tech regulation can actually keep up.

In this panel discussion:

  • We debate if robots.txt and AI licensing standards like RSL can realistically control how AI scrapes the web.
  • The fallout from DIA’s acquisition by Atlassian and what it means for indie browser innovation (like the Helium browser, Zen) in a Chromium-dominated world.
  • Why Google’s antitrust victory might embolden other tech giants, and what that means for competition.
  • How supply chain attacks like the NPM malware and Shai Hulud worm are exploiting GitHub workflows and package vulnerabilities.
  • The pushback against AI mandates at work, including Coinbase’s controversial policy requiring developers to use Copilot.

Resources

Inside the battle for the future of the web: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-microsoft-openai-fight-standards-limit-ai-access-websites-2025-9

The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up: https://www.theverge.com/news/775072/rsl-standard-licensing-ai-publishing-reddit-yahoo-medium

The Browser Company, maker of Arc and Dia, is being acquired: https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-acquired-atlassian

Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/google-antitrust-search-ruling.html

Massive data breach sees 16 million PayPal accounts leaked online - here's what we know, and how to stay safe:https://www.techradar.com/pro/massive-data-breach-sees-16-million-paypal-accounts-leaked-online-heres-what-we-know-and-how-to-stay-safe

PayPal’s Glitch Puts €10 Billion on Ice Across European Banks: https://fintechnews.ch/payments/paypal-glitch-freezes-european-banks-10-billion-transactions/77974/

npm Author Qix Compromised via Phishing Email in Major Supply Chain Attack: https://socket.dev/blog/npm-author-qix-compromised-in-major-supply-chain-attack

Compromised files replace npm packages with a combined 2 billion weekly downloads: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/compromised-files-replace-npm-packages-with-a-combined-2-billion-weekly-downloads

Shai-Hulud: Ongoing Package Supply Chain Worm Delivering Data-Stealing Malware: https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack

Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/coinbase-ceo-explains-why-he-fired-engineers-who-didnt-try-ai-immediately/

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In this panel discussion:

  • We debate if robots.txt and AI licensing standards like RSL can realistically control how AI scrapes the web.
  • The fallout from DIA’s acquisition by Atlassian and what it means for indie browser innovation (like the Helium browser, Zen) in a Chromium-dominated world.
  • Why Google’s antitrust victory might embolden other tech giants, and what that means for competition.
  • How supply chain attacks like the NPM malware and Shai Hulud worm are exploiting GitHub workflows and package vulnerabilities.
  • The pushback against AI mandates at work, including Coinbase’s controversial policy requiring developers to use Copilot.

Resources

Inside the battle for the future of the web: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-microsoft-openai-fight-standards-limit-ai-access-websites-2025-9

The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up: https://www.theverge.com/news/775072/rsl-standard-licensing-ai-publishing-reddit-yahoo-medium

The Browser Company, maker of Arc and Dia, is being acquired: https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-acquired-atlassian

Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/google-antitrust-search-ruling.html

Massive data breach sees 16 million PayPal accounts leaked online - here's what we know, and how to stay safe:https://www.techradar.com/pro/massive-data-breach-sees-16-million-paypal-accounts-leaked-online-heres-what-we-know-and-how-to-stay-safe

PayPal’s Glitch Puts €10 Billion on Ice Across European Banks: https://fintechnews.ch/payments/paypal-glitch-freezes-european-banks-10-billion-transactions/77974/

npm Author Qix Compromised via Phishing Email in Major Supply Chain Attack: https://socket.dev/blog/npm-author-qix-compromised-in-major-supply-chain-attack

Compromised files replace npm packages with a combined 2 billion weekly downloads: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/compromised-files-replace-npm-packages-with-a-combined-2-billion-weekly-downloads

Shai-Hulud: Ongoing Package Supply Chain Worm Delivering Data-Stealing Malware: https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack

Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/coinbase-ceo-explains-why-he-fired-engineers-who-didnt-try-ai-immediately/

Chapters

We want to hear from you!

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LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today.

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