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This week in HR tech
5 stories across 4 beats, Sep 1–7, 2025 — each wired to the companies it names.
Funding
1Mon, Sep 1
Hubert , a Stockholm-based AI-first recruitment platform, has secured €2.5 million in seed funding led by Spintop Ventures with support from Bonnier family investors. The company,
Acquisition
2Thu, Sep 4
Lightcast has acquired Skill Collective to accelerate the global shift toward skills-based enterprises. The deal unites Lightcast’s world-leading labor market data and universal
Tue, Sep 2
Engagedly has acquired Butterfly.ai , a frontline engagement and analytics platform, to enhance its frontline-first strategy. This move builds on Engagedly’s previous acquisition o
Column
1Wed, Sep 3
At its 2025 Innovation Day, ADP unveiled new AI-powered features across Workforce Now®, ADP Global Payroll®, and ADP Lyric HCM®, designed to solve HR’s biggest pain points. The enh
Company News
1Fri, Sep 5
OpenAI has announced its upcoming AI-powered hiring platform , the OpenAI Jobs Platform, set to launch in mid-2026 . Positioned as a direct competitor to LinkedIn, the service will
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