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Agentic AI takes over, plus big Docker news
This week's must-know news for engineering leaders
Ada
April 29, 2025
This week’s bytes:
The Agentic AI revolution
43 hiring lessons from 30,000 applications
Docker is part of the AI ecosystem
Worth reading
5-minute read by Tyler Jewell
TL;DR: Agentic AI is the next computing revolution. We’re talking dynamic agents that autonomously complete goals, unlike today’s static SaaS tools. Less than 1% of SaaS apps are AI-enabled, but Gartner predicts 33% will be in 4 years. Expect 1000x scale jumps, architecture overhauls, sky-high latency, and billion-token conversation journals. Akka’s blueprint shows how to build for this future, including multimodal inputs, event-streamed LLMs, and shared compute platforms.
4-minute read by Charles Cook
TL;DR: PostHog interviewed 2,000 people to hire 65, and here’s everything they learned: trash your bloated job ads, share salary early, ditch take-homes, skip references, SuperDay > everything, and stop relying on LinkedIn. Hiring is culture—get it wrong, and nothing else matters. Also: pay candidates. Always.
2-minute read by Berry Zwets
TL;DR: Docker dives into AI with the MCP Catalog and MCP Toolkit, bringing its signature simplicity to running and managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools. Integrated into Docker Hub, devs can now launch 100+ MCP servers with verified AI tools like Claude and Cursor. New partnerships with Elastic, Stripe, and Heroku bolster a secure ecosystem. Future releases will support full enterprise control, including RAM and IAM. Welcome to the AI era, Docker-style.
4-minute read by Michael A. Tennant
TL;DR: Founders and hiring managers should borrow from the NFL Draft playbook: assess your team's pain points with radical honesty and empathy; clarify your company identity and values before you hire; don’t chase résumés—build systems first; involve a diverse "scouting" team in hiring to challenge biases; and hire for longevity, not urgency. Avoid take-home tasks in an AI era. Instead, create systems where new hires thrive. Dynasty-level teams aren't built in a quarter, they’re crafted with clarity, culture, and purpose.
4-minute read by Rebecca Szkutak
TL;DR: In just the first four months of 2025, 19 US. AI startups have each raised over $100 million, signaling a continuation of the massive funding momentum from 2024. Notable rounds include OpenAI's $40B, SandboxAQ's $450M, and Runway's $308M. Other significant fundraises came from Celestial AI ($250M), Shield AI ($240M), and Lila Sciences ($200M). The surge spans various sectors, from AI infrastructure and drug discovery to media production and defense tech.
Best quick bytes
#1. 🏆
a new & interesting threat has emerged in the software supply chain: slopsquatting (I didn't come up with this name lol). this attack vector exploits the hallucinations of LLMs, where AI-generated code suggests non-existent packages. threat actors capitalize on this by
— gabsmashh (@gabsmashh)
1:36 PM • Apr 21, 2025
#2. 🏆
Please please don’t let this be true
— Lisa Forte (@LisaForteUK)
9:47 AM • Apr 23, 2025
#3. 🏆
me, when cybersecurity was the center of my life: exhausted, burnt-out, struggling to balance my friends and family, mental health was poor
me, when cybersecurity is just my *job* and not *who i am*: more sleep, less anxiety, happier, calmer, a more balanced life filled with
— meg west (@cybersecmeg)
1:52 PM • Apr 24, 2025
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