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Japan's Septeni Holdings to Acquire HR-Tech Firm Media House Holdings for Approximately $68.4 Million - finance.biggo.com
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 strategic interest in workforce technology assets among Japanese digital and media conglomerates, contributing to ongoing consolidation in Asia-Pacific HR tech.
HR TechnologyAI Hiring Is Under Attack — From Candidates, Lawyers, and Its Own Users
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 Expands Instant Income and Employment Verification Network Through New Integration With Workday
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-ops teams real-time access to employment and income data without leaving Workday, potentially accelerating hiring and onboarding processes.
HR TechnologyAgentic recruiting floods the market — and the lawsuits are already coming
Five vendors launched AI hiring tools in a single day; the legal system is starting to catch up.
Ema raises $77M in funding to deploy AI employees across enterprise HR, IT and finance departments - SiliconANGLE
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. The raise underscores surging investor interest in digital-workforce automation and puts HR leaders on notice that AI-agent governance is becoming an urgent boardroom priority.
Neeyamo Brings India Payroll Into the Workday Experience - PR Newswire
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 single, unified experience for managing Indian workforce compliance and payments — without toggling between systems. India's layered statutory requirements have long been a sticking point for global employers running Workday as their system of record.
HR TechnologySafety, Signals, and the AI-Proof Hiring Problem
Compliance training consolidates, Microsoft's ecosystem deepens, and hiring fraud forces a new tool category into existence.
HR TechnologyAI Is Rewriting Hiring From Both Ends — and the Liability Gap Is Showing
From agentic sourcing to algorithmic bias claims, today's news draws a sharp line between HR tech's ambitions and its accountability gap.
HR Path Strengthens Its Dayforce Capabilities in the UK & Ireland with the Acquisition of ModusForce - PR Newswire
HR Path has acquired ModusForce, a UK & Ireland-based specialist in Dayforce (Ceridian) HCM implementation and consultancy. The move deepens HR Path's regional delivery capabilities for Dayforce as demand for the platform grows across British and Irish enterprises. Financial terms were not disclosed.
HR TechnologyWhen AI Does the Work, Who Manages the Worker?
From banking agents to skills acquisitions, today's deals force a question HR hasn't fully answered yet.
HR TechnologyThe Mid-Funnel Is Crowded — and Everyone's Trying to Own It
From consolidation plays to California's AI hiring crackdown, today's news circles one pressure point: who controls candidate evaluation, and under what rules.
Globalli Launches Workday Global Payroll Integration - uctoday.com
Globalli has launched a native integration between its international payroll platform and Workday's HCM system, according to UC Today. The connector is aimed at multi-country employers already running Workday who want to unify payroll data flows without commissioning a bespoke technical build.
HR TechnologyWorkforce Readiness Is the Day's Obsession — But Evidence Is the New Ask
Three vendors launched "readiness" products on the same day, which tells you something about where HR buyer anxiety is sitting right now.
Phenom Named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive
Phenom has been named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive magazine, according to a September 15 announcement. The specific product or feature behind the designation was not disclosed in the announcement.
Phenom Unveils Agenda for AI Day 2026, Its Annual Technical Showcase Behind Applied AI & Agents for HR
Phenom has published the agenda for AI Day 2026, its annual technical showcase centered on applied AI and agentic capabilities for HR. The event underscores the vendor's continued investment in AI-driven hiring and talent tools, though specific product announcements or launch details have not been disclosed.
HR TechnologyNara Health Raises $14M to Reinvent Health Insurance Through AI Benefits Administration and Alternative Health Plans
Nara Health, a Chicago-based startup, has closed $14 million in combined pre-seed and seed funding led by Khosla Ventures. The company is developing an AI-native Third Party Administration platform designed to overhaul employer-sponsored health benefits, with a particular focus on offering alternative health plans that reduce premium costs for the roughly 170 million Americans covered through their employers.
Workday has a new CMO
Workday has named Sarah Kennedy Ellis as Chief Marketing Officer, effective October 5, 2026. She will report directly to co-founder and CEO Aneel Bhusri and take ownership of global marketing, communications, and brand strategy, with a stated mandate to advance Workday's AI-era growth story.
Effective Strategies for Cleaning Oracle HCM Candidate Data in 2026
A practitioner-oriented guide published by Rchilli outlines data hygiene approaches for Oracle HCM Recruiting, focusing on three common data quality problems: duplicate candidate records, outdated contact information, and inconsistent skills taxonomy mapping — all of which reportedly degrade the accuracy of recruiter search results within the platform.
Hackajob Gets a New Name, UKG Adds Voice
Three HR-tech signals in one: Hackajob is reportedly operating under a new name (details undisclosed), UKG has added voice capabilities to its platform, and Linkup's August 2026 U.S. jobs report shows active listings holding nearly flat at roughly 4.96 million.
Intermezzo raises $10M for payroll infrastructure - Axios
Intermezzo, a payroll infrastructure startup, has secured $10 million in new funding to expand its platform. The raise highlights continued investor appetite for modernising the foundational layer of the HR-tech stack that powers workforce payments.
ADP Partners with AWS to Accelerate AI-Powered Innovation in Human Capital Management - HRTech Series
ADP has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at accelerating AI-powered innovation across its Human Capital Management platform. According to the source report, the alliance represents a deeper cloud-infrastructure commitment intended to speed up product development for enterprise HR buyers. Specific deal terms, financial details, and named product deliverables were not disclosed in the available information.
Salesforce leads $166 million investment in HiBob, valuing Israeli HR tech company at $3.2 billion - calcalistech.com
Salesforce has led a $166 million funding round in HiBob, an Israeli-founded modern HRIS platform, pushing the company's valuation to $3.2 billion. The investment represents one of the largest recent bets on next-generation core HR infrastructure and underscores growing enterprise software interest in the HR technology sector.
HR TechnologyThe HR AI Forward Maturity Framework: A New Standard for AI Capability in HR
Why a Framework — and Why Now The challenge facing HR professionals today is not awareness. Most people working in HR have heard of AI, tried a tool or two, and can describe in broad strokes what it might do for their work. The challenge is
TopicsIn 2026 AI-Powered Superagents Will Radically Change HR, Driving the Largest HR Transformation in Decades
In January 2026, The Josh Bersin Company released new research predicting the most significant HR transformation in decades, driven by the rapid rise of AI-powered “superagents.” According to the firm, HR technology will evolve from simple
HR TechnologyJob Boards Are Dying—AI Is Becoming the New Hiring Front Door
In July 2025, Japanese HR services giant Recruit Holdings announced a sweeping reorganization of its HR technology division, cutting approximately 1,300 jobs , or 6% of the department’s global workforce. The restructuring directly impacts i
HR TechnologyLattice Unveils Game-Changing HRIS at Lattiverse: A New Era in People Management
Lattice announced the official launch of its highly anticipated Human Resources Information System (HRIS) on October 8th. The full functionality of Lattice HRIS will be showcased at the annual Lattiverse conference. After a successful earl
HR TechnologyNational Advertising Division Finds Certain Deel Payroll and HRIS Claims Supported; Recommends Others be Modified or Discontinued
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs reviewed advertising claims made by Deel, Inc. regarding its Payroll and Human Resource Information System (HRIS) in response to a challenge from competitor Rippling. While NA
HR TechnologyEightfold AI Talent Tracking Brings an AI-native ATS to Every Organization
Eightfold AI has launched Eightfold Talent Tracking, an AI-native, end-to-end talent acquisition system, replacing traditional applicant tracking systems. This innovative solution integrates seamlessly with Eightfold's Talent Intelligence
TopicsBirth of the First AI Engineer: How Devin is Redefining the Software Industry
In the cutting-edge realm of artificial intelligence and software development, a revolutionary milestone has been reached with the introduction of Devin, the world's first fully autonomous AI software engineer. Created by the innovative min
HR TechnologyChartHop Introduces Flexible HRIS Built for the Entire Organization Featuring AI Insights
ChartHop introduces its innovative HRIS, integrated within its People Operations Platform, to centralize and streamline workforce management. This system empowers HR and finance teams with adaptable tools for analytics, workflow configurati
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