Eightfold AI welcomes new CEO as the talent intelligence platform grows and scales - HR Brew
Eightfold AI has appointed a new CEO as the talent intelligence platform looks to expand its scale, according to HR Brew.
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Eightfold AI has appointed a new CEO as the talent intelligence platform looks to expand its scale, according to HR Brew.
SAP is previewing its second-half 2026 release for SuccessFactors, which will introduce agentic AI capabilities and a talent intelligence hub designed to give HR teams deeper visibility into workforce skills and capacity.
Emapta, a Philippines-based outsourcing and global staffing firm, has launched the Emapta Talent Heatmap™, an interactive tool that maps in-demand roles worldwide to help organizations identify global talent gaps as they shift toward AI-ready workforces.
Eightfold AI's Chief Product Officer Sachit Kamat spoke with Pulse 2.0 about the company's direction on agentic AI and talent intelligence, signaling continued product focus on autonomous hiring and workforce tools for HR buyers evaluating AI-driven talent platforms.
Juicebox, an AI recruiting platform, released a report co-produced with Newmark Research showing that software and tech roles dominated talent searches in San Francisco during the first half of 2026, with office leasing commitments reportedly tracking toward a 30-year high — a signal of renewed employer hiring appetite in the market.
PitchMe, a talent intelligence platform for recruitment and staffing agencies, has launched SONAR, a search product that unifies ATS/CRM candidate searches with external sourcing in a single tool, eliminating the need to toggle between systems during early-access rollout.
Aptitude Research, in partnership with Findem, analyzed talent movement and hiring patterns across ten AI and Big Tech firms — including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Anthropic, Meta, and Google — finding that AI companies hire 44% faster and carry shorter average employee tenure (~3.5 years vs. ~5 years at established tech), according to the report. The research argues that talent intelligence must shift from a reporting function to a proactive input into business strategy, with implications for how HR and TA leaders frame employer branding and workforce metrics.
PitchMe has launched SONAR, a talent-search tool now in early access that lets agency recruiters search the public web and enrich candidate profiles while sitting alongside — rather than replacing — their existing ATS or CRM. The product targets staffing agencies and signals PitchMe's push deeper into talent-intelligence infrastructure for the recruitment market.
Findem has launched Studio, a people-intelligence product that uses agentic AI to convert workforce questions into auditable, ready-to-use outputs — with expert-built agents available on a free-trial basis, the company says. HR and people-ops teams evaluating AI-assisted analytics or talent-intelligence platforms now have a named product to assess alongside existing vendors in the space.
Harver, a predictive hiring and assessment platform backed by Rubicon Technology Partners, has acquired recruitment marketing and employer branding vendor Symphony Talent, combining assessment, CRM, and candidate relationship tools into a single talent intelligence platform. The deal consolidates two named HR-tech vendors in the hiring workflow space, making it a notable M&A move for buyers evaluating end-to-end recruiting stacks.
Boomband, an AI-native talent intelligence platform co-founded by Monster.com creator Jeff Taylor, has launched across all six New England states, marking its regional debut as it targets the online recruiting market. The Wakefield, Rhode Island-based startup is positioning itself as a direct challenger in AI-driven hiring, though funding details and platform specifics were not disclosed.

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