12,000 employees using AI agents in 2 months?

Most companies are still experimenting with AI agents. Block already has 12,000 employees using them across 15 job functions, from fraud analysts to salespeople to customer service reps. How'd they do it in two months? Angie Jones reveals the friction points they eliminated and the infrastructure moves that made AI accessible to non-engineers. No GitHub account required.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: In this post and talk, the great Angie Jones demonstrates how Block achieved what many are currently attempting: Turning AI accessibility into a reality across the entire company, including non-technical teams.

Ever wanted a safe place to break things on purpose? In this guide, Don Watkins walks through how he uses VirtualBox on Linux to test Linux distros, try out Windows Server builds, and even help others prep for production. If you’ve been meaning to set up a reliable sandbox for your own projects, this is a great place to start.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: The real-world use case Don highlights - one in which he helps his dentist, includes step-by-step screen captures that are incredibly helpful.

Your CI/CD pipeline builds electric sheep, but digital wolves are at the door trying to reprogram your robots and poison your supply chain. Executive Order 14028 dropped a mountain of vague security requirements with no clear path forward. Enter SLSA (pronounced like salsa), the framework that translates abstract policy into concrete action. Learn how to build supply chain robots that generate provenance, verify everything, and automate compliance without slowing developers down.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: Executive Order 14028 got our attention when it was signed back in May of 2021 as there was a lot of confusion. This article does a great job of explaining how SLSA helps you achieve both compliance and security.

Why empathy might be the missing ingredient in open source AI

Can empathy make us better developers? In this week’s We ❤️ Open Source podcast, Kevin Blanco of AppSmith shares how open source and AI can coexist without replacing people, plus how empathy and creativity might be the key to thriving in the age of agentic AI.