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Monday, September 28, 2026
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Today's HR-tech landscape is marked by a wave of AI-driven platform launches, with Salary.com unveiling its AI-native SalaryTalent talent management suite, Stand8 introducing an AI tool aimed at curbing candidate fraud in enterprise hiring, and HiringCafe securing $6.8 million to pursue untapped job market opportunities through AI talent agents. On the regulatory and compliance front, the EEOC is moving to enforce a subpoena against Hyundai over alleged non-Korean hiring discrimination, the NLRB has reverted to its first Trump-era employee misconduct standard, and Canada has tightened employer eligibility and restricted the Employer of Record model for LMIA applications. Rounding out the day, Darwinbox earned a top-two global ranking for applied AI in HCM from Gartner, Armanino expanded its human capital practice through the addition of UKG consulting firm Sability, and ADP has scheduled its first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings announcement for October 28, 2026.
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candidate experienceJob Board Consulting· 6:42 AM PDT
Bandana.com, a Brooklyn-based map-centric job platform billing itself as the "Airbnb of job boards," has reportedly reached over 2 million monthly active users, according to Job Board Consulting; the platform differentiates itself with pay transparency, direct employer links to eliminate scam listings, and a built-in ATS resume builder.
talent acquisitionWorkTech· 4:14 AM PDT
BoomerangHR, an alumni-network and boomerang-hiring platform, has closed a $12.7 million seed round led by Kalos Ventures and Album Ventures — a notable raise given widespread investor skepticism toward talent acquisition, according to WorkTech. CEO Jeff Wald says the platform uses agentic AI to automate offboarding and proactively match former employees to open roles, positioning alumni rehiring as a defense against AI-generated resume fraud.
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