CompTIA Report Shows Slow Tech Hiring, Future Gains
CompTIA’s analysis of the February BLS Jobs Report shows the U.S. tech sector added roughly 5,100 jobs, bringing total tech employment to over 5.2 million. Active technology job postings climbed 9% to 505,045, with more than 230,000 new listings. Metropolitan areas such as New York City, San Antonio and Austin posted double‑digit posting growth, while demand centered on software development, cybersecurity and AI engineering. A notable share of openings do not require a four‑year degree, highlighting skill‑based hiring trends.
Survey: 1 in 5 Firms Halt Entry-Level Hiring Due to AI
A February 2026 Resume.org survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. executives reveals that 21% of firms have already frozen entry‑level hiring because of artificial intelligence, with 36% planning to stop such hiring by year‑end and 47% expecting to eliminate entry‑level roles...
Incognia Partners with Upwork to Boost Marketplace Trust
Incognia, a leader in cross‑device risk intelligence, has partnered with Upwork to strengthen the freelance marketplace’s trust and safety infrastructure. The collaboration integrates Incognia’s apartment‑level location precision, tamper detection, and device intelligence into Upwork’s platform, delivering real‑time risk signals for...
41% of Employers View AI as a Team Member, and Employees See It as a Tool
Slingshot’s second Digital Work Trends Report shows a growing gap between employer optimism and employee perception of AI. While 41% of employers view AI as a team member, only 20% of workers see it as a coworker, with the majority...
Asurint Earns Lighthouse Tech Award for Talent Solution
Asurint won the 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award for Best Comprehensive Solution in Talent Acquisition. The award highlights Asurint’s blend of SureSearch™ technology, smart automation, and embedded compliance across employment, tenant, and government eligibility screening. Company leadership says the honor validates...
Textio Launches Lavalier to Raise the Hiring Bar With Interview Intelligence
Textio unveiled Lavalier, an AI‑powered interview‑intelligence platform designed to make hiring more structured and evidence‑based. The tool automatically generates interview guides, offers real‑time prompts, and synthesizes interview data into actionable insights. Lavalier launches with a free‑to‑start model and transparent pricing,...
Semos Cloud Adds AI Intelligence Layer to SAP SuccessFactors
Semos Cloud has launched an AI‑powered intelligence layer that sits inside SAP SuccessFactors, allowing organizations to quantify the business impact of total rewards and employee recognition programs. The solution converts everyday HR interactions into actionable workforce intelligence and is certified...
Rivermate Empowers Businesses to Scale Globally with EOR Services
Rivermate announced an expansion of its multi‑country Employer of Record (EOR) services, enabling firms to hire employees across numerous international markets without setting up local legal entities. The platform now offers a unified interface for compliant employment contracts, payroll, tax...
O.C. Tanner Recognized Among G2’s Top Software Companies for 2026
O.C. Tanner has been named one of G2’s Top Software Companies for 2026, earning a No. 16 ranking in the Best HR Software category. The company also appears on G2’s Best Enterprise Software and Best Software Companies lists, reflecting strong customer...
HR Acuity Joins the Workday Innovation Partner Program
HR Acuity has joined the Workday Innovation Partner Program, integrating its employee relations case management platform with Workday Help. The bi‑directional sync links routine HR inquiries to complex investigations, delivering unified visibility and compliance across both systems. This partnership expands...
YAROOMS Announced The Introduction of Yarvis
YAROOMS launched Yarvis, an AI‑powered workplace assistant that processes natural‑language requests for desk, room, visitor, and facility tasks through Microsoft Teams or email. The bot connects to calendars, the YAROOMS platform, and can execute multi‑step actions in a single conversation....
Global Focus on Workplace Hotline Programs Grows
Mitratech’s GRC division released its 2026 State of Ethics Hotlines Report, analyzing nearly 50,000 anonymous reports from 2025. Hostile work‑environment filings surged from 2% to 18%, while safety reports rose 64% and AI‑privacy concerns grew 34%. Digital channels now dominate...
Kahuna, Skillcentrix Bring Skills Data to Workday
Kahuna Workforce Solutions and Skillcentrix have formed a strategic partnership to feed validated, role‑specific skills data for frontline healthcare positions, starting with nursing, into Workday’s Skills Cloud. The collaboration combines Skillcentrix’s clinical competency definitions with Kahuna’s continuous, in‑field skill validation,...
Zensai Recognized Again in Fosway 9-Grid for Learning Systems
Zensai has maintained its Core Leader position on the 2026 Fosway 9‑Grid™ for Learning Systems, marking a second consecutive year at the top tier. The company progressed from Solid Performer in 2023 to Core Challenger in 2024 and Core Leader...
TraineryHCM™ Certified as Smartchoice® Preferred Provider
Brandon Hall Group has awarded TraineryHCM™ its Smartchoice® Preferred Provider certification after an extensive evaluation. The recognition highlights TraineryHCM’s integrated human capital management platform that unifies performance, learning, and compensation modules. The platform’s modular design allows organizations to deploy individual...
Timeero Survey Reveals Views on Workplace GPS
Timeero’s survey of 1,000 U.S. field and mobile workers shows 75.5 % are comfortable with GPS tracking during work hours, and 53 % actually prefer employers that use it. Employees cite accurate pay, dispute resolution, and a sense of protection as key...
Paylocity Named Top HR System in Sapient Survey
Paylocity was named a Top HR System in Sapient Insights Group’s 28th Annual HR Systems Survey, which aggregates feedback from over 4,500 organizations worldwide. The company earned first‑place user‑experience scores for Time and Attendance in the mid‑market segment and for...
The No-Cost Tool Transforming Hiring and Retention
Netchex announced a cost‑free integration with BenefitsMe that embeds a Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later (BNPL) service directly into its payroll platform. The BNPL option lets hourly employees purchase from more than 70,000 brands and repay interest‑free through payroll deductions, available from Day 1 with...
Workable Rebuilds Reporting to Gain Competitive Edge
Workable unveiled a ground‑up rebuilt Reporting Suite that adds enterprise‑grade analytics to its traditionally easy‑to‑use recruiting platform. The new suite includes a custom report builder, advanced visualizations, role‑based dashboards, and granular permission controls, eliminating the need for external BI tools...
1 in 4 Workers Feel Valued at Work
Achievers Workforce Institute reports that only 25 % of employees feel genuinely appreciated, a shortfall that hampers engagement and productivity. The study identifies women, Gen Xers, and healthcare workers as the most overlooked groups in recognition practices. Frequent acknowledgment—especially weekly—can boost effort,...
RefAssured, ID.me Partner to Fight Candidate Fraud
RefAssured and ID.me have launched an advanced fraud‑prevention solution that embeds identity verification into staffing agencies' existing applicant tracking systems. The joint offering combines RefAssured’s 1.5 million reference reports with ID.me’s digital identity wallet, which serves over 160 million users, to authenticate...
Firstup Elevates EX with Advanced Personalization in Latest Platform Release
Firstup unveiled a major platform update that expands personalization across the employee experience, adding a Custom Homepage that can be tailored by role, location, tenure and other audiences. The new mobile enhancements bring the same drag‑and‑drop prioritization and content stacking...
Workera Adds Exec Leaders as Firms Demand for Verified Skills Data Surges
Workera announced four senior go‑to‑market hires to meet surging enterprise demand for verified skills data. Jim Hemgen joins as VP of Partnerships, Brad Bernstein as VP of Global Sales, Jessica Harvey as VP of Customer, and Amanda Ellsworth as Head of Product Marketing, bringing...
Altius Announced the Launch of Alti™
Altius launched Alti, an AI‑driven life‑quality companion aimed at employers and health systems. The platform claims 96% of users feel better, with stress, anxiety and depression dropping 48% and chronic‑disease risk falling 40%. For organizations, Alti reportedly lifts productivity by...
Indeavor Backfill Automates Fair, Fast Shift Coverage
Indeavor launched Backfill, an automated shift‑vacancy module that integrates with its Operate platform. The solution instantly calls qualified workers, logs responses, and creates compliant assignments, eliminating manual outreach. By applying pre‑configured rules, it speeds coverage, improves fairness, and reduces overtime...
Cangrade Launches Free Job Description Decoder
Cangrade has launched a free AI‑powered Job Description Decoder that analyzes any posting to surface the soft skills most predictive of success. The tool delivers a report highlighting five prioritized competencies and ten tailored behavioral interview questions. By moving beyond...
Payscale 2026 Report Flags Shift in Pay Strategies
Payscale’s 17th annual Compensation Best Practices Report declares 2026 the “Year of Strategic Alignment,” as executives push compensation to the core of talent strategy. The study highlights a widening AI pay gap, with 55% of firms offering no premium for...
Empathy’s Workplace Benefits Report Reveals Most Urgent Life-Event Benefit
Empathy’s 2026 Workplace Benefits Report finds current benefit programs fall short during major life events, with bereavement support emerging as the most urgent gap. While 80% of employers plan modest budget increases, 84% intend to expand bereavement offerings and 95%...
Fabric Debuts Evo for Faster, High-Quality Care
Fabric announced Evo, a nationwide virtual‑care benefit launching Jan. 1 2026 to replace MeMD. The platform merges everyday urgent care, talk therapy, mental‑health medication management, and weight‑loss into a single digital front door. Using an async‑first model, Evo can generate personalized treatment...
BeneMoney Launches to Expand Employee Money Access
BeneMoney, formerly TrueConnect, has been acquired by Sunrise Banks and relaunched with a new name and ownership. The platform offers low‑cost, short‑term loans to employees through an employer‑sponsored benefit, eliminating credit‑score requirements. Loans are funded instantly via a BeneMoney card...
Barndoor Announced the Launch Of Venn.ai
Barndoor.ai unveiled Venn.ai, an agentic AI platform that grants controlled, permissioned access to a wide range of workplace applications such as Salesforce, Jira, Google Workspace, and Notion. The service enables AI agents to perform read‑write actions—updating records, sending messages, and...
AI/R’s AI Agent for Recruitment Ops Available in Microsoft Marketplace
AI/R announced that its Llia AI agent for recruitment operations is now available in the Microsoft Marketplace. The solution integrates directly with Azure and other Microsoft services, allowing customers to deploy the agent with minimal friction. Llia uses large language...
Talentis Surges 67% as Dillistone Plans 2026 Boost
Talentis, the executive‑search CRM rated 4.9 ★ on G2, reported a 67 % increase in exit ARR for the second half of 2025, positioning it as the fastest‑growing platform in its niche. The growth coincides with a $2 million equity raise by its...
Applied Launches New Benefits Innovation
Applied Systems unveiled a new Benefits experience within its Applied Epic platform, consolidating benefits workflows, automation, and AI‑driven pre‑fill into a single hub. The upgrade expands last year’s Benefits Overview with full plan‑management, renewal, and enrollment capabilities, making Epic the...
Syncx Unveils AI-Driven Staffing Enhancements
Syncx announced a wave of platform enhancements and AI‑driven capabilities that will roll out from February 23 through March. The VMS interface has been refreshed and performance boosted up to 60 percent in critical workflows while preserving existing user processes. Felix, the...
AND Digital Partners with HowNow to Boost Consultant Capability
AND Digital partnered with skills‑first learning platform HowNow in early 2023 to streamline its learning and development operations. By integrating LinkedIn Learning and creating practice‑specific pathways, the firm cut content curation time by roughly 50% and slashed onboarding administration by...
Survey: Only 17% Trust AI Without Oversight
The Connext Global 2026 AI Oversight Survey of 1,000 U.S. workers shows that just 17 % trust AI to operate without human supervision, while 70 % rely on a human safety net—either light review or dedicated oversight. Monitoring is pervasive, with 82 %...
Hirevue Announced the Launch of Assessment Builder
Hirevue unveiled Assessment Builder, a new tool that lets talent‑acquisition teams create role‑specific, scientifically validated hiring assessments in minutes. The platform leverages AI to parse job descriptions and generate skill‑based evaluations while offering the choice between AI‑scored and fully manual...
Napster, Scaling Up Launch AI-Powered Coaching
Napster, an embodied AI firm, announced a partnership with Scaling Up to embed its AI platform into the global executive‑coaching network. The collaboration will generate AI‑driven digital twins of Scaling Up’s seasoned coaches, delivering the proven growth framework 24/7 in multiple languages....
Aaptiv Launches New MSK App in Partnership With Movr
Aaptiv has launched AaptivMSK, a musculoskeletal health app developed with movr, to deliver personalized, mobility‑focused programs for employees. The app offers self‑guided assessments, clinically validated exercises, and adaptive care plans that can be completed in as little as five minutes...
Techreviewer Finds Ongoing IT Skills Gap
Techreviewer’s 2025 IT Labor Market report shows a paradox: while 71.6% of surveyed firms consider their talent pool strong, 53.7% still struggle to find suitably skilled candidates. Hiring demand remains positive but volatile, with 43.3% reporting growth versus 26.8% seeing...
Appspace, ContactMonkey Elevate Employee Emails
Appspace and ContactMonkey have launched an integration that lets internal communications teams pull visual updates from Appspace directly into ContactMonkey email campaigns. The link enables drag‑and‑drop, magazine‑style newsletters while keeping content centrally managed in the Appspace Story library. Real‑time read...
TEI Study Finds Organizations Achieved 176% ROI With Dayforce
Dayforce announced a Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact study showing a 176% return on investment and $6.8 million net present value over three years, with payback in less than six months. The analysis, based on a composite organization of 7,500 employees,...
Folks Unveils 2026 State of HR Report
Folks, a Canadian HR software provider, has released its 2026 State of HR Report, surveying over 400 small and medium‑sized businesses across Canada. The study spotlights recruitment as a top priority while documenting a surge in artificial‑intelligence use and broader...
Collage Integrates Payroll, Powered by Nmbr
Collage, a Canadian all‑in‑one HR, benefits and payroll platform, has launched Collage Payroll in partnership with Nmbr, the country’s first embedded payroll provider. The new feature lets businesses manage HR, benefits, time‑off and payroll from a single login, eliminating the...
Yello Integrates LinkedIn CRM Connect to Boost Efficiency for Recruiters
Yello has launched an integration with LinkedIn CRM Connect, linking its early‑talent acquisition platform directly to LinkedIn Recruiter. The new connection lets recruiters view real‑time LinkedIn member profiles and update candidate records without switching applications. It also surfaces interaction history...
Exa Capital Announced the Acquisition of StaffReady
Take2 Raises $14M to Power AI Healthcare Hiring
Careerminds Acquires Four Firms to Go Global
