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Thursday, September 24, 2026
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AI's role in hiring dominates today's news, as Black job seekers seek class-action status against Workday's AI hiring tools amid growing scrutiny of algorithmic bias and employer disclosure risks. Communication gaps persist on the workforce side, with a majority of employees reporting that leaders have not clearly explained how AI aligns with company goals, while separate research suggests workers are willing to accept lower pay in exchange for AI training opportunities. Gartner adds that organizations must redesign work in real time to keep pace with the AI era, as new platforms from Velric, Octopyd, Hireclix, and Textio enter a rapidly evolving HR-tech market.
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💰 €5.3MAI agentsEU-Startups· 5:00 AM PDT
Reykjavík-based 50skills has raised €5.3 million (~$6M) to scale its AI-powered HR workflow automation platform, which it pitches as an 'operating system for people workflows' combining deterministic automation, AI agents and human oversight. The round was backed by Frumtak Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures, Avant and DRD Investments. 50skills says it has completed over 4 million actions in the past 12 months, with clients including Icelandair, Blue Lagoon, Domino's, Securitas and the City of Reykjavík. Its products include Hire (applicant tracking) and Journeys (building and running people processes). (Source: EU-Startups)
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