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🔧 For tech professionals
✨ Tech news highlights: AI, agents, and app-building magic
📱 GitHub Spark lets you build apps just by describing them: Copilot users, this one’s for you: Spark is GitHub’s new tool that turns plain language into full-stack web apps, deployed in minutes. Zero setup, zero fluff, just results. Powered by OpenAI and Anthropic models, Spark handles everything from infrastructure to deployment, helping you ship ideas faster than ever.
🤖 ChatGPT now does multi-step tasks, solo: OpenAI rolled out a new agent that doesn’t just chat, it acts. From booking outfits to scanning your GitHub and Gmail, it’s like hiring an AI assistant with initiative. This upgrade makes ChatGPT significantly more useful for devs juggling multiple tools and workflows and it’s one step closer to having a real digital teammate.
🌐 Is OpenAI building an AI-powered browser? Rumours are swirling that OpenAI is working on a Chrome competitor, an AI-native browser built around ChatGPT. Think fewer tabs, more intelligent answers, and chat built right into your web experience. This could reshape how developers navigate and interact with the web.
💼 New roles live now
Looking for a new role? Companies in the US, UK and India kicked off hiring for 100+ new roles on hackajob this week alone.
🔥 Whether you’re interested in AI, cloud, or greenfield projects, we’ve got something worth checking out. Create your free hackajob profile to let employers find you based on your skills and career goals.
🎙️ New on DevLab: bet365, GSK, Jumpmind & now… maybe you?
We’ve dropped three new episodes:
👀 Plus: DevLab is now open to guest applications!
Are you working in tech? Got a story worth sharing? Built something cool? We’re opening the floor. It’s not paid, and we can’t promise we’ll pick everyone, but if you’ve got something interesting, apply to be on:
If selected, your episode will be:
🧠 AI term of the month: "Agentic AI"
"Agentic AI" refers to systems that don’t just respond, they act. Think tools that plan, decide, and execute tasks on your behalf (like ChatGPT’s new agent or GitHub Spark). It’s the shift from AI as a helper to AI as a doer. Get ready for assistants that actually get stuff done, not just talk about it.
🚨 Real devs vs fake CVs: it’s getting weird out there
By 2028, 1 in 4 job candidates could be fake, according to Gartner. From AI-written CVs to deepfake interviews, the noise is real, and it’s only growing.
That’s why we’re rolling out ID verification on hackajob: so you can prove you’re a real human with real skills, and stand out from the noise.
In an age of deepfake devs, authenticity is a power move.
🏢 For tech employers
🎪 RecFest UK rewind: still buzzing
This month, we hosted the Tech Hiring Stage at RecFest UK for the second year running. The largest event for Talent Acquisition professionals certainly didn’t disappoint 👏
We packed the stage with the topics that matter most, from the impact of AI on attracting tech talent, to owning contingent hiring, to the art of finding unicorns.
hackajob’s CEO Mark Chaffey opened with a glimpse into the future role of the recruiter and a teaser of the agent‑led experience coming to hackajob… If only we could say more 👀
📊 The State of AI Bias in Talent Acquisition: 2025 report
We’re proud to be a contributor to Warden AI’s new report on AI bias and fairness in hiring, and the results are big:
hackajob’s AI understands the full context of your hiring needs, filters for quality and alignment, and helps you reduce interviews per hire by 68%.
Want to see it in action? Try hackajob intelligence free for 30 days.
Read the full report here.
✅ Candidate verification: built-in trust
Hiring in 2025 means screening more than just technical ability.
With our fast, secure ID verification, you can trust that the person behind the profile is real, qualified, and ready to hire.
It’s peace of mind, built into your workflow. As AI-generated applications become more convincing and harder to detect, this layer of verification isn’t just helpful, it’s critical.
At hackajob, we’re staying ahead of the curve so you don’t have to second-guess who’s behind the keyboard. Verified candidates save you time, build trust, and make hiring decisions a whole lot easier.
Are you hiring? Try hackajob for free today.
🙌 And finally... Thanks for 150,000 followers!
We just hit 150,000 followers on LinkedIn, and we’re seriously grateful. Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or just joined us, thanks for being part of the hackajob community.
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