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Safeguard Global Launches Intelligent Workforce Tool to Transform Global Hiring and Workforce Optimization

Safeguard Global launches “Intelligent Workforce,” an AI-powered platform enabling companies to compare hiring scenarios across 187 countries in minutes. Combines real-time cost data + insights from 400+ in-country experts to optimize globa

Apr 10, 2026

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Starbucks Announces New Incentive Rewards Program to Create More Opportunities for Partners to Share in Success

Starbucks launched a new incentive rewards program for U.S. hourly partners. Baristas and shift supervisors can earn up to $1,200 annually via quarterly bonuses tied to store performance and customer experience. Expanded tipping and weekly

Apr 2, 2026

Workday Launches Sana: 300+ Skill AI Agents Transform HR and Finance Workflows

Workday launches “ Sana ,” a new AI interface embedded directly into HR & finance workflows. With 300+ skills, Sana agents can find data, execute tasks, and automate workflows across systems like Salesforce, Outlook, and Google Drive—all wi

Mar 17, 2026

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Cornerstone Galaxy Spring Release: Cornerstone Reframes Enterprise Learning, Skilling, and Compliance with Agentic AI

Cornerstone OnDemand has launched its Spring 2026 Innovation release for Cornerstone Galaxy, adding Adaptive Learning Agent and AI-Powered Course Assistant. The update brings assistive and agentic AI into skilling, compliance, workforce dev

Mar 16, 2026

Hirevue Acquires Hireguide Technology to Accelerate Agentic AI Hiring

Hirevue has acquired the technology behind Hireguide to accelerate its agentic AI hiring strategy. The first product milestone will be a voice-based AI Interviewer designed to assess candidate capability earlier in the hiring process, helpi

Mar 10, 2026

Cambridge-Based Talvy Raises $2M Seed to Reinvent Hiring with Video Profiles

Talvy has raised $2M in seed funding led by Link Ventures to rethink the resume. The Cambridge-based startup replaces traditional CVs with short-form video profiles, allowing recruiters to evaluate candidates’ communication style and presen

Mar 10, 2026

Workhuman Reaches 8 Million Users Worldwide

Workhuman ’s employee recognition platform now supports 8M users across 180+ countries and has facilitated 100M+ recognition moments . With a “thank you” sent every 2 seconds , the platform powers a $1B global rewards marketplace and shows

Mar 6, 2026

NextWork Raises $4.45M Seed Round for AI Skills Verification Platform

NextWork , a platform focused on helping individuals build practical AI skills through real-world projects, has raised $4.45 million in a Seed round led by Shakti VC, with participation from Cake Ventures and returning investors including G

Mar 4, 2026

TriNet Announces Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year 2025 Results, and Full Year 2026 Guidance

TriNet reported FY2025 revenue of $5.010B (-1% YoY), with average WSEs down 5% to 333,886. Adjusted EBITDA reached $425M (8.5% margin) and Free Cash Flow rose 16% to $234M. FY2026 revenue guidance: $4.75B–$4.90B. Stock repurchase authorizat

Feb 12, 2026

New York AI Career Transition Startup Pelgo Raises $5.5M Seed Round

Pelgo raised $5.5M seed funding led by Flybridge Capital to build an AI-powered career transition agent. The platform combines AI + human counselors to help laid-off workers, grads, and employees reskill and move into AI-first jobs. Launch

Feb 10, 2026

Philadelphia-based Phenom Acquires Be Applied to Scale Skills-First Hiring with Cognitive AI

Phenom acquires Be Applied to embed adaptive cognitive assessments into its AI hiring platform. Enterprises can now validate skills at scale, reduce mis-hires (costing 30%+ of salary), and support skills-first hiring as 63% of employers cit

Feb 10, 2026

Paylocity Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

Paylocity Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: PCTY) reported second quarter fiscal year 2026 results (quarter ended December 31, 2025), highlighting double-digit revenue growth and expanding profitability. Recurring & other revenue reached $387.0

Feb 6, 2026

New England AI Hiring Startup Boomband Raises $4.0M Seed Led by Boston Seed

Boomband has raised a $4.0 million seed round to launch an AI-native talent marketplace aimed at rehumanizing the hiring process. Founded by Jeff Taylor , creator of Monster.com , the company positions itself as a structural alternative to

Feb 4, 2026

Dayforce acquired for $12.3B by Thoma Bravo

Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Dayforce in a transaction valued at approximately $12.3 billion, marking one of the largest private equity deals in the human capital management (HCM) sector. Under the terms, shareholders receiv

Feb 4, 2026

Workday Introduces the Military Skills Mapper to Help Organizations Better Recognize and Hire Veteran Talent

Workday launched Military Skills Mapper inside Workday Recruiting, translating military service into civilian skills for recruiters. 200,000+ service members transition yearly. Feature analyzes service history + job context to surface leade

Feb 3, 2026

Fountain Reinvents the Frontline Worker Hiring Funnel with AI: ‘Pool’ and ‘Source’ to Help Employers Find Qualified Workers Faster and Lower Acquisition Costs Share

Fountain launched Pool and Source inside Frontline OS to help employers cut wasted recruiting spend. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude AI, the tools rediscover past applicants, automate outreach via email/SMS, and optimize sourcing budgets with

Jan 29, 2026

Korn Ferry Named as Founding Partner of LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) becomes a Founding Partner of the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games, serving as Official Talent & Organizational Consulting Partner. The firm will hire, onboard, and develop a ~5,000-person workforce and support leaders

Jan 27, 2026

Multiverse to deliver AI skills to 100,000 German workers through acquisition of StackFuel

Multiverse has acquired Berlin-based StackFuel to train 100,000 German workers in AI skills. StackFuel serves Mercedes Benz, IAV & Telefónica and reports a 92% completion rate. The deal expands Europe’s only EdTech unicorn deeper into Germa

Jan 27, 2026

Inspirit Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Georgia Facility Services Provider Sizemore

Los Angeles–based private investment firm Inspirit Equity has acquired a majority stake in Sizemore, Inc., a long-established provider of outsourced facility management services across the Southeastern United States. Founded in 1955 and hea

Jan 26, 2026

In 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

Jan 21, 2026

Payoneer Acquires Ireland-Based EOR Platform Boundless to Expand European Workforce Capabilities

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) has acquired Ireland-based EOR platform Boundless , expanding its European presence and strengthening its Payoneer Workforce Management capabilities. The move follows Payoneer’s 2024 acquisition of Skuad and targets

Jan 20, 2026

New Workday Research: Companies Are Leaving AI Gains on the Table

Workday released new global research revealing a critical gap between AI-driven productivity gains and real business value creation. While 85% of employees report saving one to seven hours per week using AI, nearly 40% of that time is lost

Jan 14, 2026

Phenom Acquires Included to Expand Agentic People Analytics and Workforce Intelligence

Phenom , an applied AI company focused on hiring, development, and retention, has acquired Included , an AI-native agentic people analytics platform designed to surface actionable workforce insights. The acquisition strengthens Phenom’s Wor

Jan 14, 2026

Paychex Delivers 18% Revenue Growth in FY2026 Q2, Accelerated by Paycor Acquisition and AI Innovation

Paychex reported strong second-quarter results for fiscal year 2026, delivering 18% year-over-year revenue growth and continued progress toward its long-term strategy of building a comprehensive, AI-enabled human capital management platform

Dec 19, 2025

Coursera to Combine with Udemy to Empower the Global Workforce with Skills for the AI Era

Coursera and Udemy have announced a landmark merger agreement valued at approximately $2.5 billion, bringing together two of the world’s most prominent online learning platforms at a critical moment for the global workforce. Under the all-s

Dec 17, 2025

Deel Launches Deel Works Editorial Hub, Reveals North America's PTO Problem

Deel has launched Deel Works , a new editorial hub focused on the future of work, alongside its first major data-driven study examining global paid time off (PTO) usage. Led by newly appointed Economist Lauren Thomas, formerly of Stripe and

Dec 15, 2025

Tutor Intelligence Raises $34M Series A to Accelerate Real-World Robot Deployment

Tutor Intelligence has raised a $34M Series A to accelerate its vision of deploying low-cost, drop-in robots powered by fleet-scale learning. The company is demonstrating that real-world automation can expand rapidly when robots continuousl

Dec 3, 2025

New Josh Bersin Company Data Spotlight: CHROs Now Face Complex and Difficult Realities

New data from The Josh Bersin Company shows CHROs are facing rising pressures as AI reshapes work. CHRO tenure has dropped from 6 to 4.8 years, 70% are in their first-ever CHRO role, and only 12% rank among top-five earners. With CEOs deman

Dec 2, 2025