AI Product & Service Launches – 3/16/2026
In March 2026, several financial firms unveiled AI‑driven products aimed at modernizing wealth management and retirement services. Transamerica introduced Pearl, a fee‑free virtual assistant that consolidates retirement accounts, while Manulife partnered with Akka to build an enterprise agentic AI platform projected to add $1 billion in value by 2027. FaybI expanded its AI adviser agent to the U.S., Futurionex launched an AI wealth‑management engine with automated rebalancing, and Abra secured a public listing to serve digital‑asset clients. Additional tools such as Aidentified’s interactive playbook and WealthStream’s advice intelligence platform further underscore the sector’s AI acceleration.
Winning Hearts and Minds: Ensuring Adoption of OPM’s HR 2.0 Initiative
The Office of Personnel Management’s HR 2.0 platform is the most ambitious federal HR‑IT overhaul in decades, but its success depends on more than technology. OPM must adopt a human‑centered change strategy that tackles agency anxiety, loss of flexibility, and fear...
The ROI of HR Digital Transformation: Balancing Capital Investment with Data Integrity
HR digital transformation is becoming essential as firms seek efficiency, better employee experiences, and data‑driven decisions. Deloitte research shows fully‑adopted HR tech can lift productivity by 22% and cut turnover by 17%, while AI‑enabled validation can slash data errors up...
Eric Felsberg Discusses AI's Role in Leadership Talent Strategies
Eric Felsberg, a partner at Jackson Lewis, discusses how AI is reshaping leadership talent strategies in an InformationWeek feature. He emphasizes that IT, HR, and business leaders must collaborate to integrate AI tools that assess potential team leaders while staying...
Grapevine Bags $4.1 Mn To Scale Its AI Job Discovery Platform TAL
Grapevine, a corporate networking platform, secured $4.1 million from Kae Capital, Peak XV Partners, and upGrad founder Ronnie Screwvala to expand its AI‑driven job discovery service, TAL. TAL acts as a talent agent, scanning listings and recommending matches for users. The round...
West Sussex's Oracle Rollout Pushed Back Again as Costs Balloon 15 Times
West Sussex County Council has pushed the Oracle Fusion HR and payroll rollout to October 2026, marking a five‑year delay and a cost explosion from the original £2.6 million estimate to roughly £41 million. The project, intended to replace an aging SAP system...
Introducing the Contractor Management Platform
Papaya Global has launched a full‑stack Contractor Management Platform that unifies onboarding, contracts, invoicing, approvals, payments and reporting into a single finance‑grade system. The solution promises sub‑one‑day invoice‑to‑payment initiation, guaranteed payment landing dates, and flat global transaction fees with transparent...
JobLand AI Revolutionizes the US Job Search with Fully Automated Application Platform
JobLand AI announced the launch of a fully automated job‑search platform that continuously scans U.S. listings, tailors resumes to bypass applicant tracking systems, and submits applications around the clock. The service targets high‑pay, remote roles in tech sales, UX design,...
Bridging the Warehouse Labor Gap: Untapped Talent and Smarter Strategies
U.S. warehouses have doubled their workforce to 1.8 million but face a projected 6 million labor shortfall by 2032. Companies are turning to underutilized talent pools—people with disabilities, workers without prior warehouse experience, and flexible‑hour employees—to close the gap. Studies show disabled...
Free Unlimited Recruitment Video Face Swap: Create Viral Hiring Videos Without Limits Using Deepfake Maker
Deepfake Maker has launched a browser‑based, free unlimited video face‑swap service that lets users replace faces in MP4, MOV or GIF clips without watermarks or usage caps. The AI automatically detects facial landmarks, tracks movement and blends lighting to deliver...
Hospitality Does Not Have a Labour Shortage — It Has a Visibility Problem: A Conversation with Paathz at ITB Berlin
At ITB Berlin, Paathz CEO Ayush Soota argued that hospitality’s perceived labour shortage is actually a visibility problem caused by fragmented recruitment systems. He explained that talent exists but is scattered across platforms, many frontline workers lack LinkedIn profiles, and...
Dutch Supermarket Chain Jumbo Lets Young People Apply for Jobs via WhatsApp Chatbot
Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo has introduced a WhatsApp chatbot that lets 13‑ to 21‑year‑olds apply for part‑time positions in a few taps and schedule interviews instantly. The digital platform streamlines the traditionally slow hiring process, allowing candidates to move from...
MeQ Appoints Brad Swingruber as CEO to Lead Next-Gen AI Workforce Intelligence and Wellness Platform
meQ, a cloud‑based AI workforce intelligence firm, announced Brad Swingruber as its new CEO. Swingruber brings experience from ADP, Xyleme and other HR tech leaders to steer meQ’s next‑generation platform that detects burnout and turnover signals. Backed by Bow River...
Chris Martin Built a Global Talent Machine And Now He's Opening It to Everyone
Inside Out, founded by Chris Martin, is extending its AI‑driven virtual‑assistant placement model to U.S. businesses after a decade of building remote teams in real‑estate, call‑center and receptionist services. The firm uses a proprietary AI system that evaluates candidates on more...
PayCaptain Founder: Overconfidence Is the Enemy
Simon Bocca, founder of payroll platform PayCaptain, says he abandoned overconfidence in favour of meticulous, forensic implementation after a costly parallel‑run error for Pizza Express. He stresses that the first critical hire must own onboarding and combine technical expertise with...
Dayforce Top AI Exec’s Advice on Closing the Readiness Gap
A DataCamp survey finds two‑thirds of leaders see data and AI skill gaps, yet fewer than half provide basic AI literacy training. Dayforce chief AI officer David Lloyd argues the real problem is a lack of deliberate AI fluency and...
Spotted Zebra Launches AI Interview Agent: Bringing Skills Science to Every Candidate Conversation at Enterprise Scale
Spotted Zebra unveiled its AI Interview Agent, an enterprise‑grade hiring tool that conducts live, adaptive two‑way interviews using validated Role Skills Profiles. The platform delivers transparent, evidence‑based scores with audit trails, operates 24/7 on any device, and meets ISO 42001 and...
Burp! Tech Mahindra, AI and the Metabolic Rate of Change
Tech Mahindra’s European president says AI has moved beyond a mere enabler to become the core of enterprise strategy, demanding a shift in governance, decision‑making and organizational structure. He warns that firms must adopt an "organizational metabolism" mindset, letting go...
Malaysia’s Best Digital Learning Providers Recognised in 2025
At the HR Vendors of the Year Awards 2025 in Malaysia, the Best Digital Learning Providers category highlighted leading employee‑development platforms. Think Codex captured Gold, SOCO earned Silver, and EQWIP took Bronze, each judged on technology, content quality and customization....
Data Sovereignty for Employees: The “Worker-Owned” Data Lake
Employee data sovereignty is emerging as a movement that lets workers own a portable, verifiable digital record of their performance reviews, project outcomes, certifications, and endorsements. By storing these credentials in a personal, encrypted data lake—often powered by decentralized identity...
LinkedIn Tests Out AI-Powered Interview Screening
LinkedIn is testing an AI‑powered interview screening tool for Hiring Pro users. The feature lets recruiters invite up to 40 candidates to complete an AI‑generated audio or video interview, with questions and ideal answers tailored to the role. Candidates’ responses...
Phenom Set to Go After Public Sector HR Software Market
Phenom announced FedRAMP authorization, clearing the path to sell its AI‑driven talent platform to U.S. federal, state and local agencies. The company is positioning its new WorkOps suite and Hypercell operating model to address the $8 billion domestic public‑sector HR market,...
Fairview Health Services Selects Workday to Modernize HR, Finance, and Supply Chain on One AI-Powered Platform
Fairview Health Services announced the selection of Workday’s cloud suite to replace legacy systems across human resources, finance, and supply chain. The move consolidates three core functions onto a single AI‑powered platform, promising real‑time analytics and automated workflows. Workday will...
Leveling Up: What the Latest Lever Product Enhancements Mean for Your Team
Lever unveiled a suite of design enhancements aimed at streamlining the recruiting workflow. The updates include a modernized interface with higher contrast and cleaner navigation, a drag‑and‑drop job posting editor, smarter application‑question controls, and a refreshed Automations Hub with search...
Leveling Up: What the Latest Lever Product Enhancements Mean for Your Team
Lever announced a suite of product upgrades aimed at streamlining the hiring workflow. The enhancements include AI‑driven candidate ranking, a real‑time analytics dashboard, integrated interview scheduling, and a revamped mobile app. Lever says these tools reduce manual effort and provide...
The Adecco Group to Scale Agentic AI with Salesforce
Adecco Group signed a multi‑year agreement with Salesforce for unlimited access to Agentforce 360 through 2027, enabling the company to scale agentic AI across its global operations. The partnership builds on a UK pilot that delivered 15 percent recruiter time savings and...
Oracle’s Potential Mass Layoff Signals an AI Trade-Off
Oracle announced a $50 billion capital raise to fund AI infrastructure, positioning 2026 as the year it will operationalize artificial intelligence across its suite. The aggressive investment follows earlier promises at Oracle AI World and raises concerns that the company may...
Usman “Oz” Khan – Unlocking the Future of HR Tech with AI, Innovation, and Trust
In a recent HR Tech podcast, Usman “Oz” Khan of ADP Ventures explains how artificial intelligence is reshaping HR workflows, enhancing data‑driven decision‑making, and fostering employee trust. He highlights concrete use cases such as automated talent sourcing, predictive attrition modeling,...
Why AI Augmentation and Up-Skilling Are the Secrets to Boosting Staff Productivity
Deploying AI without putting employees at the centre delivers only modest productivity gains. Pearson’s report estimates that an AI‑augmentation strategy combined with workforce upskilling could add $4.8‑$6.6 trillion to the U.S. economy by 2034 – roughly 15 % of current GDP. Experts...
As AI Boosts Collaboration, Employees Resist Office Mandates
Artificial intelligence tools are reshaping workplace collaboration, making remote interactions nearly as effective as in‑person meetings. A Byteiota survey shows 80% of employers have lost talent due to return‑to‑office (RTO) mandates, and 41% of workers would consider leaving if forced...
Gem AI: 10x Growth and What’s Next
Gem announced that its AI recruiting platform has delivered a 10‑fold increase in AI revenue, a 7‑fold rise in AI customers, and an 18‑fold jump in monthly AI‑assisted hires over the past year. The suite now includes real‑time search, a...
‘Tool Sprawl’ Is Holding Your Business Back. Here’s What It’s Costing You — and How to Fix It.
Small and midsize firms are drowning in "tool sprawl" as HR, payroll and scheduling apps operate in isolation, creating data silos and costly manual reconciliation. The article argues that adding more software won’t solve the problem; instead, a single, integrated...
Digits Announces Expanded Connectivity Across 18 Payroll Providers
Digits, a San Francisco‑based Agentic General Ledger, announced expanded payroll connectivity to 18 additional providers, adding to its existing Gusto integration. The new connectors include major platforms such as ADP Run, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Online Payroll, and UKG Pro, enabling direct, automated...
IEEE Launches Global Virtual Career Fairs
IEEE is scaling its virtual career fairs worldwide after a successful U.S. launch that attracted nearly 8,000 participants and showcased more than 500 AI, semiconductor, and power‑sector opportunities. The events, hosted on the vFairs platform, feature AI‑driven job matching, live...
Finding Suburban Propane Their HCM Solution of the Future
Suburban Propane announced it will implement a cloud‑based human capital management (HCM) platform to replace its legacy HR systems. The new solution, provided by a leading HCM vendor, integrates payroll, talent acquisition, and analytics into a single SaaS suite. Deployment...
Burger King Tests AI Headsets That Measure Worker Friendliness
Burger King is piloting an AI assistant called "Patty" that runs through employee headsets in drive‑thru lanes. The system listens for hospitality cues, logs service patterns and supplies real‑time recipe, inventory and equipment guidance. It also flags low stock or...
SuccessFactors Onboarding: Improving Form I-9 Document Upload Controls: What Changed & What’s Coming
Early January, SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding rolled out an update to its Form I‑9 workflow, tightening validation of document uploads during the Section 2 completion stage. The enhancement closes a previously identified gap where uploads could bypass checks, improving compliance for U.S....
Persona Launches Candidate Verification to Stop Hiring Fraud Before Day One
Persona unveiled a Candidate Verification solution that embeds identity checks directly into hiring workflows through integrations with Ashby, Greenhouse and Workday. The service matches government‑issued IDs to live selfies and layers device, behavioral and network signals to detect deepfakes and...
TruScore Launches AI Capabilities for Its 360 Feedback Platform to Accelerate Leader Development
TruScore has added three AI‑powered features—AI Feedback Insights, AI Executive Summaries, and AI Comment Summaries—to its 360‑degree feedback platform. The tools automatically analyze quantitative scores and open‑ended comments, delivering concise themes, strengths, blind‑spot alerts, and development priorities. Built on a...
DynaFile Announces Paylocity Integration to Automate Secure Employee Document Management
DynaFile unveiled a new integration with Paylocity that automatically links employee data from the HRIS platform to its secure cloud‑based document management system. The connection routes onboarding forms, tax documents and other records directly into structured DynaFile folders, eliminating manual...
Othership Partners with ScaleHR to Empower Canadian HR Professionals with Workplace Intelligence Solution
Othership, a workplace intelligence platform, announced a partnership with ScaleHR, a strategic advisory firm serving over 30,000 Canadian HR leaders. The collaboration will deliver Othership’s data‑driven workspace optimization solution to ScaleHR’s network, helping organizations redesign work policies, lower real‑estate expenses,...
Phenom Announces 2026 HR Award Winners
Phenom, a leader in applied AI, unveiled its 2026 Human Resources Awards at the IAMPHENOM conference in Philadelphia. The awards recognized organizations that leveraged AI and automation to accelerate hiring, improve retention, and enhance employee experiences across sectors such as...
Findem AI Hiring Platform Now Available in AWS Marketplace
Findem, an AI‑powered hiring platform, is now listed in AWS Marketplace, allowing enterprises to purchase and deploy the solution directly through their existing AWS accounts. The integration streamlines procurement, consolidates licensing and billing, and lets software spend count toward cloud...
The Big Biscuit Partners With TipHaus to Offer Same-Day Digital Tip Payouts
The Big Biscuit, a fast‑growing breakfast and lunch chain, has teamed up with TipHaus to provide same‑day digital tip payouts across its 30 locations. The partnership leverages TipHaus’s Earned Tip Access, allowing managers to verify shift data and release tips...
The Invisible Interview: How AI Is Reshaping Employer Brand
Generative AI now answers candidates’ first questions about a company, often before they view a careers page or read reviews. Over half of recent hires used AI tools during their job search, and AI draws its narratives from owned sites,...
RecruitmentOps Launches Content Platform for Recruitment Operations Professionals
RecruitmentOps, founded by Saeed “Si” Bor, launched a content platform for recruitment operations professionals. The platform targets the operational backbone of agencies—systems, reporting, data, and technology selection. It debuts with three formats: the “I Did It Again” podcast, “In The...
Hirevue Acquires Hireguide Technology to Accelerate Agentic AI Hiring
Hirevue announced the acquisition of Hireguide's agentic AI technology, aiming to embed conversational AI agents into its hiring platform. The first product rollout will be a voice‑based AI Interviewer that evaluates candidates earlier than traditional resume screening. By combining Hireguide's...
Red Rover Unveils Records: A Modern K-12 HCM Solution for Managing HR Data Efficiently
Red Rover launched Records, a new module in its K‑12 human capital management platform that centralizes employee data from hiring through termination. The solution integrates natively with Red Rover’s existing tools—Absence Management, Time Tracking, Hiring, and Professional Development—offering custom forms,...
Preventative Mental Health Startup Mynd Wants to Change Workplace Support to a Habit
Australian workers rarely use traditional Employee Assistance Programs, with only about 5% engagement. To address this gap, Melbourne founders Ash Horovitz and Dean Rotenberg launched the mental‑wellbeing app mynd, offering 24/7 micro‑sessions and personalized emotional check‑ins. Since its soft launch...
5 IT Equipment Procurement Services That Fix Day-1 Onboarding
A Deloitte pulse check revealed that 56% of organisations view device‑provisioning delays as the leading productivity killer for new hires. Onboarding teams therefore need a reliable day‑one laptop solution. Onrec evaluated more than twenty vendors against four non‑negotiables and five...