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34 stories across 17 beats, Sep 21–27, 2026 — each wired to the companies it names.
The Reykjavík startup wants to be the operating system for people workflows — deterministic automation plus AI agents with human oversight — and counts Icelandair, Domino's and Sec
Paychex posted 6% revenue growth and 12% higher net income in fiscal Q1, with PEO & Insurance up 12% and CEO John Gibson pointing to AI traction from the new WISE Hire.
The integration lets Workday employers share verified income and employment data through Checkr — instant, document-free verification, launching with Workday Total Benefits in late
Paychex's new WISE Hire uses AI agents to source and screen candidates — via Google for Jobs, Meta and ChatGPT — and claims 4x faster hiring, with humans keeping the final say.
A PayrollOrg survey of 11,000+ workers finds 46% uneasy about AI in payroll — up from 39% in 2024 — with only 25% comfortable. Payroll still lags the broader business in AI adoptio
Anthropic is reportedly seeking shareholder approval to institute a dual-class-style governance structure that would give its seven co-founders a combined 50.1% voting majority, ac
A Visier study, as reported by HR Dive, finds that employees across enterprises are performing AI adoption for appearances rather than integrating AI tools into genuine workflows.
WalkMe has launched five new in-app process guides designed for SAP SuccessFactors HCM, reportedly released around August 25, 2025. The guides are aimed at helping HR teams bridge
CHG Healthcare has appointed Pete LaBore as Executive Vice President of Sales Operations, tasking him with modernizing the company's sales and recruitment processes through AI and
WSG's Employment & Labor Group has reportedly published a comparative Employer of Record (EOR) report covering 24 European jurisdictions, offering HR and People-ops leaders a compl
ADP has nominated David W. Kenny and Nancy McKinstry to its board of directors, according to ADP. The move adds two senior-level figures to the governance structure of one of the w
From AI governance at the foundation-model layer to boardroom moves at ADP, today's signals are really about who controls the infrastructure HR runs on.
A practitioner post on SAP Community highlights a compliance gap in SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking: the platform's built-in Rest Rules — designed to enforce the EU Working Time D
Checkr has partnered with Workday to automate income and employment verification, embedding the capability into the Workday Total Benefits suite. Employees can instantly verify the
Reykjavík-based HR tech startup 50skills has raised €5.3 million (~$6M) to accelerate its AI-powered HR workflow automation platform. Backed by Frumtak Ventures, Swiss Post Venture
Japan's Septeni Holdings is reportedly set to acquire HR-tech firm Media House Holdings for approximately $68.4 million, according to finance.biggo.com. The deal signals continued
A discrimination lawsuit, credential fraud, and performative adoption all land in the same week, forcing HR buyers to ask whether their AI hiring stack is a liability.
Experian has integrated its Verify income and employment verification platform with Workday's HCM ecosystem, according to the company. The tie-up is designed to give HR and people-
Five vendors launched AI hiring tools in a single day; the legal system is starting to catch up.
Ema has secured $77M in new funding to scale its agentic AI platform, which deploys autonomous agents as so-called 'AI employees' across enterprise HR, IT, and finance functions. T
Neeyamo has announced the integration of its India payroll solution into the Workday platform, according to a PR Newswire release. The move aims to give HR and payroll teams a sing
Compliance training consolidates, Microsoft's ecosystem deepens, and hiring fraud forces a new tool category into existence.
From agentic sourcing to algorithmic bias claims, today's news draws a sharp line between HR tech's ambitions and its accountability gap.
360training has acquired Atlantic Training, adding a 305-course catalog spanning OSHA, workplace safety, HR compliance, and soft skills — along with the WAVE EHS management softwar
Business Chief has published a feature examining how agentic AI is reshaping HR functions, drawing on perspectives from IBM, Workday, and industry analyst Josh Bersin. The piece fr
Specialty Program Group has acquired HCM Unlocked in a move designed to bolster its technology-enabled employee benefits and workforce services offerings. Financial terms were not
Second Talent's updated Salary Index reportedly records a 52% surge in demand for AI-related roles across APAC, according to the company. The finding points to mounting pressure on
A blog post by software development agency Appinventiv explores how AI agents can theoretically be applied to recruiting workflows. The piece offers no proprietary data, named vend
Harver, the IO psychology-rooted candidate assessment platform backed by Rubicon Technology Partners, is acquiring recruitment marketing specialist Symphony Talent, according to Wo
Balderton Capital led the round for Spott, which is replacing recruitment agencies' fragmented tools with an AI-native operating system; revenue has grown more than tenfold since e
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit targeting Workday's AI-powered hiring tools are reportedly seeking class-action certification, according to Lawyer Monthly. If granted, the move would subst
A practitioner guide from Rchilli outlines how Oracle Cloud HCM's structured taxonomy and reference data management capabilities can address three of the most common HR data qualit
IBM's latest CHRO study reportedly places critical thinking at the top of workforce priority lists as enterprise AI adoption accelerates, signaling a notable shift in how HR leader
HRchitect helped an unnamed automotive retailer rehabilitate a neglected UKG Pro deployment, focusing on rebuilding internal expertise and platform self-sufficiency — a cautionary
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