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Wisq’s Agentic HR Platform earned the No. 2 spot on Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2026, highlighted for its AI HR Generalist, Harper. Harper combines a purpose‑built HR Language Model with autonomous reasoning to handle complex, compliance‑heavy tasks across HR systems. Early adopters report up to an 80% cut in manual HR work and 40% of tickets resolved without human intervention. The company positions the AI‑first model as a catalyst for shifting HR from administrative support to strategic force multiplier.
Greenhouse was named the top applicant tracking system in G2’s Spring 2026 Reports, securing #1 positions in the overall Grid Report, Enterprise, EMEA Regional, and Mid‑Market categories. The hiring platform supports more than 7,500 companies, including HubSpot, the NFL and Duolingo,...
The Office of Personnel Management introduced a Cyber Workforce Dashboard in 2023 to give federal agencies a unified view of cyber staffing and enable benchmarking. A GAO review of six agencies found that five agencies—and OPM itself—do not use the...
Deloitte announced a plan to hire 50,000 employees in India, reinforcing its status as a major global talent hub. The firm has already trained 30,000 staff in AI skills and is transitioning another 20,000 to AI‑focused roles. Around 9% of...
Oyster raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Stripes, with participation from Emergence Capital, Slack Fund and Avid Ventures. The capital will fund expansion of its global employment platform, which already supports hiring, payroll and compliance in more...
The author is launching a three‑week, live‑online bootcamp that teaches HR professionals how to automate tasks using Claude Cowork, Anthropic’s AI platform. The beta cohort costs $490 (future cohorts will be $990) and requires a $20‑per‑month Claude Pro subscription. Sessions...
Employment Hero unveiled its Recruitment Agent, an AI‑driven video interview tool that automates first‑round screening for small and medium‑sized businesses. Powered by the proprietary Hero AI engine, the feature integrates directly into the Employment Operating System, shortening hiring cycles and standardising...
AI is reshaping recruiting, with roughly 60% of talent professionals now leveraging AI for sourcing, screening and candidate interaction. The technology slashes manual workload, turning recruiters from process‑driven administrators into strategic consultants. At Franciscan Health, AI helped shrink open requisitions...
Enterprises are accelerating AI budgets, yet many still rely on external hires to fill skill gaps. Global AI spending has topped $150 billion, reflecting board‑level pressure to embed machine‑learning across functions. Accenture’s research shows 80 percent of organizations overlook a critical lever:...
Amy Kickham, newly appointed chief human resources officer at Southern Glazer’s, has turned the company’s 24,000‑strong workforce into a data‑driven talent engine. By converting survey feedback into actionable dashboards, she identified a shortfall in career development and launched Southern Glazers University, an...
A new article by Florian Fisch exposes how many recruitment vendors label legacy keyword‑matching tools as AI, a practice he dubs “AI‑washing.” He outlines seven common false claims—from “powered by AI” badges to bogus 99 % accuracy—backed by simple tests that...
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would lift prevailing wage percentiles for H‑1B, H‑1B1, E‑3 and PERM visas, potentially raising entry‑level salaries by more than 30%. The change, announced on March 26 and published...
Omnicom Group is overhauling its talent strategy as artificial intelligence reshapes advertising. By the end of 2025 the firm will employ roughly 120,000 people across creative, media, data and consulting roles, and it is embedding generative AI into media planning,...
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Spotsaas analyzed over 150,000 HR and payroll buyer journeys and found that 72% of prospects compare at least three solutions before requesting a demo. Buyers typically start on third‑party comparison pages, revisit pricing 2‑3 times, and 34% jump to competitor...
Instant payouts are evolving from a convenience into core payroll for gig‑economy workers, with the PYMNTS Intelligence report showing that 68% of users who try instant disbursements become regular users. The study highlights that digital wallets deliver the highest stickiness...
Enterprises are moving from treating AI tools as isolated utilities to onboarding them as fully fledged agents, complete with job descriptions, authority limits, and human supervisors. Harvard Business Review advises treating new agents like interns, measuring reliability and timeliness alongside...
AI-driven platforms like RoboApply now automate the entire job‑search workflow, allowing candidates to generate and submit 50‑100 customized applications each week. By continuously scanning major job boards, tailoring resumes and cover letters to ATS requirements, and tracking response data, these...
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The European Parliament voted to postpone key AI Act compliance dates, moving the high‑risk AI deadline to December 2027 and sector‑specific rules to August 2028, while banning “nudify” generative‑AI apps. The shift offers HR‑tech companies breathing room but underscores tighter scrutiny on...
Salesforce is rolling out its Agentforce AI platform at the U.S. Department of Labor to answer calls and triage roughly 2.8 million cases each year. The system, built on Salesforce Government Cloud, will handle everything from unemployment insurance to OSHA logs,...
Papaya Global says Multiplier’s Employer of Record service lacks a regulated financial backbone, meaning it cannot guarantee timely payroll or meet AML/KYC standards. The contrast highlights a compliance risk for enterprises expanding across 150+ countries.
Enterprises are expanding the use of artificial‑intelligence platforms to manage routine employee conversations, a shift that raises questions about the loss of human empathy in people operations. No concrete rollout numbers or vendor names were disclosed in the latest news...
Meta disclosed a plan to reorganize 1,000 Reality Labs staff into AI‑builder pods and set AI‑assisted coding goals for 65% of engineers, following weeks of layoffs that cut hundreds of jobs. The shift aims to boost productivity and revive its...
Gabriel Petersson, a 22‑year‑old who left high school at 17, has secured a six‑figure researcher salary at OpenAI. He is now publicizing a direct‑outreach, proof‑of‑skill playbook that he says can close the credential gap for Gen Z job seekers. The story...
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will go live with EPFO 3.0 on April 1, 2026, introducing a dedicated mobile app and enabling members to withdraw funds via UPI and ATMs. The upgrade promises real‑time balance checks and the ability to pull...
The non‑profit Where You Work Matters (WYWM) List debuted, using big‑data to track the career outcomes of 12 million workers at 1,750 U.S. employers. By measuring promotions, wages and retention at the occupation level, it offers a role‑by‑role quality score that...
AI is changing who you need to hire—and who you don’t. The question isn’t just “Can AI do this job?” It’s “Should I hire for this role the same way I would have two years ago?” Inside the AI Business Lab® Mastermind,...
CHROs must lead the next reinvention of work, but they can't do it alone. To reimagine work takes a joint workstream to rethink how roles and tasks can be reimagined with human+AI+AI agents. My new @ServiceNow report was written to help...
Allvia, the workforce services platform backed by Trinity Hunt Partners, announced the acquisition of HR Pals, a Los‑Angeles‑based provider of outsourced HR administration. The deal broadens Allvia’s technology‑enabled suite across the employee lifecycle and underscores a wave of consolidation in...
Hiring is starting to move away from AI-assisted interviews. As more candidates rely on AI tools, recruiters are shifting back to in-person and practical assessments to better understand real skills and thinking. When everyone has access to AI, the signal moves back...
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A high‑profile AI‑assisted app build that grew to a 100,000‑line codebase has sparked concerns among CTOs that AI is quietly deskilling engineers. Leaders are now revisiting talent strategies to balance productivity gains with skill retention.
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Grow Therapy announced a $150 million Series D round led by TCV and Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The capital will be used to deepen partnerships with employers and health systems, accelerating the company’s push to embed mental‑health services in workplace and clinical...
Novaworks announced an $8 million seed financing round led by Stalwart Ventures, with participation from ServiceNow Ventures and Bell Ventures. The funding will fuel development of its AI‑native workforce management operating system built on the ServiceNow platform, positioning the startup as...
HR executives are flagging the rise of AI‑driven “social offloading” – software that automates routine interpersonal tasks – as a threat to managerial empathy and employee engagement. The debate highlights growing tension between efficiency gains and the human touch in...
AI-driven creative platforms are reshaping employer branding by automating the production of job descriptions, social posts, visuals, and video content. Recruiters can generate multiple, platform‑specific variations in minutes, ensuring a unified tone and visual identity. Personalization at scale, powered by...
Origin announced a $30 million Series A+ round led by Notion Capital to expand its AI‑driven benefits intelligence platform. The funding brings the startup’s total capital to more than $50 million and positions it to address fragmented benefits data for multinational enterprises.
San Francisco‑based MuleRun unveiled a self‑evolving AI platform that assigns every user a dedicated, always‑on virtual machine, effectively creating a “digital employee.” The launch marks a shift from reactive chat tools to proactive, persistent agents that can manage tasks, learn...
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HR and operations leaders are increasingly pressured by shift errors, overtime overruns, and FLSA audit risks that cascade into costly payroll disputes. Selecting the right workforce management (WFM) platform is critical because it dictates how hours are captured, pay rules...
Most beginners think GitHub is just a place to store code. It’s not. GitHub is your public tech identity. No experience? → show projects No job yet? → show consistency No degree? → show commits No portfolio? → your profile is the portfolio Recruiters may skip your...
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A joint CHRO Association and University of South Carolina survey of 150 chief human resources officers reveals 91% now view AI and workplace digitization as their foremost strategic focus. The finding underscores a rapid shift in HR agendas, even as...
JUST IN: Aspect Software and Five9 Formalize Partnership to Expand Intelligent, Workforce-Optimized CX Solutions - By uniting real‑time CX data with intelligent workforce optimization, the partnership gives organizations a scalable way to align staffing with fluctuating demand, directly impacting cost...
Trusaic announced the launch of a dedicated European advisory team in Ireland to help companies comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which takes effect on June 7, 2026. The move includes hiring former Aon adviser Aisling Quirke and expanding partnerships, such...
I love this. Most companies are not bold about the types of people they want to hire. You need to repel as much as you attract. Filtering is important. Building is the most important skill of the AI era. When...
Mezmo Technologies unveiled Bridge, a plug‑and‑play device that adds AI‑driven, real‑time captioning to standard desk phones and computers. The box streams captions to an iPhone or iPad and can route audio to Bluetooth hearing aids while preserving full call controls....
AI‑driven recruitment platforms are increasingly screening out disabled applicants, as illustrated by a software engineer with multiple sclerosis who was automatically rejected after requesting accommodation. Ontario’s new law, effective Jan. 1 2026, forces employers with 25+ staff to disclose AI use but...
