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Paylocity closed fiscal 2026 with double-digit growth, stronger profitability, and an expanded product strategy spanning HR, Finance, and IT. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 11.0% year over year to $444.7 million, while recurring and other reve
Venture CapitalDeel Surpasses $1.5B ARR With 15th Acquisition, Embedding Clarity’s Deepfake Defense Across Global Hiring
Deel has acquired AI cybersecurity company Clarity in its 15th acquisition after surpassing $1.5B in ARR. Clarity’s deepfake detection and identity verification will connect candidate screening, onboarding, device provisioning, and workforc
Company NewsADP Reports $21.95 Billion in Fiscal 2026 Revenue as AI Adoption Accelerates Across HCM, Service, and Sales
ADP closed fiscal 2026 with broad-based growth across revenue, earnings, client retention, and AI-enabled product adoption. Full-year revenue increased 7% to $21.95 billion, while net earnings rose 8% to $4.41 billion. Adjusted EBIT reached
Venture CapitalNew York-Based Harmony Raises $34M Seed Round to Reinvent Employee Support with AI Agents
Harmony , a New York-based AI platform for enterprise employee support, has raised $34 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, Operator Partners and several angel investors
Venture CapitalU.S. Electrician Staffing Platform Buildforce Raises $10M Series A for National Expansion
Buildforce raised a $10M Series A led by Saepio Capital, with Blue Heron Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, S3 Ventures and Chicago Ventures participating. The electrician staffing platform reports 2M+ work hours across 2,000
Company NewsRevelio Labs Launches AI Labor Market Tracker, an Evidence-Backed, Real-Time Measure of AI's Impact on the Workforce
Revelio Labs launched its monthly AI Labor Market Tracker. Since Oct. 2022, demand for the most AI-exposed roles is down 42% versus the least-exposed, while AI-adopting firms show 27% stronger headcount growth. One external hire now require
Company NewsSegal Survey Projects Health Plan Cost Trend to Reach 15-Year Historic Highs Driven by GLP-1s, Inflation, AI, and Surprise Billing Arbitration
Segal’s 2027 Health Plan Cost Trend Survey projects that the median cost trend for employer-sponsored medical plans will reach 9.9%, approaching a 15-year high, while prescription drug costs are expected to rise 11.5%. Based on responses re
Company NewsWorkday Adaptive Planning Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Authorization to Support Federal Workforce and Budget Planning
Workday Adaptive Planning has achieved FedRAMP Moderate authorization, enabling U.S. federal agencies to securely connect workforce planning, budgeting and forecasting. The solution includes audit capabilities, FIPS 140-3 compliant security
Company NewsHRCI Announces Master Certificate in Human Resources for HR Professionals, People Managers, and Business Leaders
HRCI has launched its Master Certificate in Human Resources: 24 required courses, 96 learning hours and 96 recertification credits covering generative AI, analytics, compensation, compliance, ethics, talent management and people strategy. S
Company NewsWhy August 18 Is Becoming HR's Day
August 18 is emerging as HRDay : H is the 8th letter of the alphabet, and R is the 18th. The 2026 international launch centers on “AI Runs the Work. HR Keeps It Human.” HR professionals can also contribute to The Record at hrday.org .
Product NewsPaylocity Launches Ignite AI Agents Across Payroll, Recruiting and Workforce Analytics
Paylocity launched Ignite AI, a platform-wide suite of AI agents for payroll, recruiting, time, workforce insights and data quality. A centralized Ignite AI Hub lets organizations control active agents, monitor adoption and measure producti
Company NewsWorkday Announces Rising 2026: Where Agentic HR and Agentic Finance Take Center Stage October 12-15 in Las Vegas
Workday Rising 2026 will take place Oct. 12–15 in Las Vegas, bringing together 30,000+ in-person and digital attendees. The event will feature 400+ sessions on agentic HR, finance, IT, product innovation, customer use cases, demos, and hand
Workable Launches Employee Surveys, Bringing Engagement Feedback Directly into Its HRIS
Workable has launched Employee Surveys inside its Performance & Engagement suite. HR teams can run engagement, pulse and onboarding surveys, automate milestone-based check-ins, collect responses via email, Workable and Slack, and filter results by...
Signal Labs Acquires BrassRing to Build an Enterprise System of Attention on 25 Years of Talent Data
Signal Labs has acquired BrassRing, combining SignalOS™ with 25 years of talent outcome data across 172 countries and 42 languages. The platform will flag roles likely to stall, identify promising candidates and surface internal...
August 18 Is HR Day: A Global Moment to Keep Work Human
Partner Content from HRDay.org August 18 is emerging as a global day for the human resources profession. Created around a simple connection—H is the eighth letter of the alphabet and R is the eighteenth—HR...
HR Tech and HR Executive Name the 2026 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers
The 2026 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers includes 32 new honorees—a sign that influence in HR tech is expanding beyond established analysts to executives, podcasters and community builders. Who is shaping how your organization...
Energage and Engagedly Merge to Unite AI Talent Management, Employee Engagement and Employer Brand
Energage and Engagedly have merged to create a unified platform spanning employee engagement, performance, learning, recognition, development and employer brand. Energage brings insights from 30M+ employee surveys across 80,000 organizations. EXTON, Pa.–Energage, the HR...
iHire Launches Industry-Focused Marketplace for U.S.-Based Freelancers
iHire has launched an industry-focused freelance marketplace connecting employers with qualified, U.S.-based independent contractors. Its research found 61% of candidates view freelancing as appealing, while 56% of freelancers expect to take on more project-based...
CoAdvantage and PrimePay Launch CoAd, Unbundling Traditional PEO Services for the First Time
CoAdvantage and PrimePay have launched CoAd, a unified payroll, HR and PEO brand serving 17,000+ clients and processing over $15B in annual payroll. Its modular model lets employers access co-employment without being required to...
Mercor to Acquire Deeptune, Strengthening Reinforcement Learning Environments for AI Agents
Mercor will acquire Deeptune, the New York-based creator of high-fidelity reinforcement learning environments for AI agents. Deeptune’s team, led by founder & CEO Tim Lupo, will join Mercor in NYC. The deal follows Deeptune’s...
DecisionHR Acquires Minnesota-Based PEO Paymasters to Expand Midwest HR Outsourcing Presence
DecisionHR, a Coalesce Capital portfolio company, has acquired Minnesota-based PEO Paymasters, expanding its HR outsourcing and PEO footprint across the Midwest and strengthening its presence in the Upper Midwest. Coalesce Capital has over $1.8B...
hireEZ Combines 1B Open Web Profiles with Nexxt and Talroo to Rebuild the Top of the Recruiting Funnel
hireEZ announced strategic partnerships with Nexxt and Talroo to unify passive candidates, nurtured talent and active applicants into one agentic recruiting workflow. The platform combines hireEZ’s 1B open web profiles with Nexxt’s 150M+ candidate...
Paylocity Acquires AI-Native Leave Management Platform Aidora to Expand HCM Compliance Automation
Paylocity has acquired Aidora, an AI-native leave management compliance software company, to strengthen its HR platform with more automated, employee-friendly leave administration. Announced on July 9, 2026, the transaction adds a natural language interaction...
Shore Capital Acquires Denver-Based ThrivePass to Accelerate Employee Benefits Technology Growth
Shore Capital Partners has acquired Denver-based ThrivePass, an employee benefits technology platform serving employers, brokers and PEOs. Financial terms were not disclosed. ThrivePass supports lifestyle spending accounts, rewards, tuition reimbursement, COBRA administration and pre-tax...
Paris-Based HR Path Secures Near-$1 Billion Ardian-Led Transaction to Accelerate Global Expansion
HR Path has secured a near-$1B transaction led by Ardian to accelerate global growth. Founded in Paris in 2001, the company now has ~2,600 employees, operates in 30 countries and serves 3,000+ clients, with...
Corestream Secures Strategic Investment from Lightyear Capital to Accelerate Product Innovation and Platform Expansion
Lightyear Capital has made a strategic investment in Corestream, a voluntary benefits and employee savings technology platform. Founded in 2006, Corestream serves over 6M employees and reconciled more than $500M in payroll premiums in...
Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Roles as AI Reshapes Work, Commercial Delivery and Xbox Strategy
Microsoft is eliminating around 4,800 roles, representing about 2.1% of its global workforce, as the company accelerates a broader transformation of its business, operating model and workforce priorities. The changes primarily affect Microsoft’s Commercial...
Skillsoft Completes Sale of Global Knowledge Business to Focus on AI-Native Skills Management Platform
Skillsoft has completed the sale of its Global Knowledge business to an affiliate of Enduring Ventures. The deal sharpens Skillsoft’s focus on its AI-native skills management platform, while a strategic partnership preserves customer access...
Handshake Acquires AI-Native Learning Platform Uplimit to Connect Learning, Skills and Hiring
Handshake has acquired Uplimit to build a global AI learning platform connecting learning, verified skills and hiring. The company says AI use at work rose from 8% to 35% in one year, while only...
HW Staffing Solutions Acquires New England Staffing Firm TPi Staffing to Strengthen Manufacturing, Technical and Commercial Talent Solutions
HW Staffing Solutions has acquired TPi Staffing, expanding its New England footprint across manufacturing, technical and commercial staffing. TPi’s leadership and staff will remain in place, while clients gain access to HW’s national network,...
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