Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.

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• UnitTest Attribute and More in Laravel 13.3.0
• Tim MacDonald's testing performance tips
• PestPHP Intellisense in Laravel VS Code Extension v1.7.0
• Axios npm Package Compromised With Remote Access Trojan
• PHPantom: A Fast PHP Language Server Built in Rust
• PhpStorm 2026.1 Released
• PAO: Agent-Optimized Output for PHP Testing Tools
• Manage Laravel Cloud from the Terminal with the New Cloud CLI
• Matt Stauffer Joins the PHP Foundation Board — What It Means for Laravel
• JSON Alexander Gives Developers a Simpler, More Trustworthy Way to View JSON in the Browser
• JSON Hero
• Laracon US 2026 Announced
• FormRequest Strict Mode and Queue Job Inspection in Laravel 13.4.0
• Laravel Cloud Adds Path Blocking to Prevent Bots From Waking Hibernated Apps
• Laravel Starter Kits Now Include Toast Notifications
• Drop in comments for Filament with Commentions
• Log User Activity in Your Laravel App with Activity Log v5 
• Manage Software Licenses in Laravel with Laravel Licensing
• ArtisanFlow: A Flowchart Engine for Laravel and Alpine.js
• Laravel QuickBooks MCP Server: Connect QuickBooks Online to AI Clients
• Pretty PHP Info: A Modern Replacement for phpinfo()
• Passage: A Lightweight API Proxy Gateway for Laravel

Tutorials

• Build an AI Chat Agent with Laravel 12, MongoDB Atlas Vector Search, and Voyage AI
• Ship AI with Laravel: Smart Ticket Triage with Structured Output
• Ship AI with Laravel: Stop Your AI Agent from Guessing
• Making Laravel MongoDB Operations Idempotent: Safe Retries for Financial Transactions