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Workday Unveils Next Generation of Illuminate Agents to Transform HR and Finance Operations

Workday introduces new Illuminate Agents, a suite of advanced AI tools designed to revolutionize HR and financial operations. These agents automate key processes including contingent hiring, contract negotiations, accounting documentation,

May 19, 2025
Company News

Perceptyx Announces Activate for All, Giving Every Large Enterprise the Opportunity to Turn Listening Insights Into Action

Perceptyx has announced the expanded availability of its AI-powered behavior change solution, Activate, now compatible with any enterprise EX platform including Qualtrics, Medallia, and Viva Glint. The launch introduces new “Bring Your Own

May 13, 2025
Company News

Outdated HR Systems Cost Government $1 Billion Annually, New Workday Report Shows

PLEASANTON, Calif. ,  May 12, 2025 -- A new report from Workday, Inc .  (NASDAQ:  WDAY ), the AI platform for managing  peopl e ,  money , and  agents , reveals that outdated federal human resources systems are costing taxpayers nearly  $1

May 12, 2025
Product News

Humantelligence Unveils Ask Aura™: The Next Evolution in AI-Powered Workplace Coaching for Leaders, Managers & Teams

Humantelligence has introduced Ask Aura™, an AI-driven coaching assistant that delivers real-time, personalized guidance to employees, especially managers, to improve communication, collaboration, and leadership skills directly within tools

May 6, 2025
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ServiceNow and UKG collaborate to supercharge employee productivity and efficiency with agentic AI

At Knowledge 2025, ServiceNow and UKG unveiled a groundbreaking partnership to integrate their AI platforms—ServiceNow's newly launched AI Agent Fabric and UKG's People Fabric—to transform HR, payroll, and workforce management. This strateg

May 6, 2025
Venture Capital

San Francisco-Based TeamOhana Expands Funding to Launch AI Agents for Finance, HR, and Talent Collaboration

TeamOhana, a strategic headcount management platform, has secured $7.5 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to over $11.5 million. The company plans to expand its AI-driven "Agentic AI" workforce planning platform, which acts

Apr 29, 2025
Product News

Microsoft Reinvents HR Intelligence: Inside the Launch of People Skills and Skills Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot

— A New Era of Skills-Based Talent Strategy Powered by AI In a move that may redefine the landscape of enterprise HR technology, Microsoft has officially launched People Skills , a powerful new data layer within Microsoft 365 Copilot and Vi

Apr 24, 2025
Venture Capital

Intuit to Acquire HR Platform GoCo to Build End-to-End HR Suite for SMBs

Intuit has announced its agreement to acquire GoCo, an HR and benefits platform focused on small and mid-market businesses. This strategic acquisition aims to transform Intuit’s Payroll into a full Human Capital Management (HCM) solution by

Apr 23, 2025
Venture Capital

Artisan Raises $25M Series A to Build Autonomous AI Sales Workforce

Artisan has secured a $25 million Series A round led by Glade Brook Capital to expand its AI-driven sales platform. Known for its bold slogan “Stop hiring humans,” Artisan offers AI employees called "Artisans" to autonomously perform sales

Apr 16, 2025
Product News

Jobot Launches Jax 6.0 Featuring AI Fast Track

Jobot , the AI-powered recruiting and consulting firm, has unveiled Jax 6.0, the latest version of its proprietary recruiting platform designed to accelerate hiring and enhance candidate engagement. With intelligent features like Fast Track

Apr 14, 2025
Venture Capital

Tapcheck Secures $225M to Scale On-Demand Pay Platform Across U.S. Workforce

PLANO, Texas- Tapcheck , a leading on-demand pay provider, today announced it has raised $225 million in combined equity and debt financing. This latest funding includes a $25 million Series A extension round led by existing investor,  Peak

Apr 14, 2025
Venture Capital

Spain-Based Job&Talent Secures €92M to Accelerate AI-Driven Staffing Solutions

Job&Talent , a Spain-based digital staffing platform, has secured €92 million (US$101.3 million) in a Series F funding round, bringing its valuation to €1.3 billion. The funding will accelerate its international growth and support its AI-dr

Apr 10, 2025
Product News

Josh Bersin Company's Galileo™ Leaps Ahead with Next-Gen Reasoning Model & Industry-Leading Skills and Jobs Knowledge Base

With a new reasoning model, Galileo™ Mercury release now features "chain of thought" processing for advanced AI capability. A New "Consultant Mode" transforms Galileo into an HR and organizational consultant. Vast datasets of jobs, skills,

Apr 10, 2025
Venture Capital

ServiceNow to boost CRM offering with acquisition of Logik.ai’s best-in-class, AI-powered CPQ solution

ServiceNow   has announced the acquisition of Logik.ai, a leader in AI-powered, composable Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) solutions, to enhance its CRM and Sales and Order Management capabilities. The move aims to streamline complex sales wo

Apr 3, 2025
Company News

UKG Appoints Former Autodesk CIO Prakash Kota to Lead Global Tech and AI Strategy

UKG has appointed Prakash Kota as its new Chief Information Officer, marking a strategic move to enhance its global HR and workforce management offerings. With over two decades of experience in enterprise technology, including his recent ro

Apr 3, 2025
Product News

Perceptyx Launches First ‘Experience-Aware’ AI Coaching Agent

Perceptyx has unveiled the industry's first "experience-aware" AI Coach, a generative AI agent embedded within its EX platform that delivers real-time, personalized leadership development. Unlike generic coaching tools, AI Coach continuousl

Apr 2, 2025
Product News

hireEZ Unveils Agentic AI: A Semi-Autonomous Approach to Smarter, More Strategic Recruiting

hireEZ has launched Agentic AI, a semi-autonomous recruiting solution embedded within its AI-first talent acquisition platform. Positioned between fully autonomous and assistant-level AI, Agentic AI offers guided autonomy—automating tasks l

Mar 27, 2025
Venture Capital

New York’s Jolly Raises $16.5M Series A to Scale AI-Driven Workforce Motivation System

Jolly , a New York-based workforce optimization platform, has secured $16.5 million in Series A funding led by former Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn, who also joins the board. The platform enables frontline workers to "Earn Points at Work™" by rew

Mar 26, 2025
Venture Capital

Palo Alto-Based Lumber Raises $15.5M Series A to Transform AI-Powered Construction Workforce Management

Lumber , an AI-powered workforce management platform for the construction industry, has secured a $15.5 million Series A funding led by Foundation Capital , with participation from Tishman Speyer, Carbide Ventures, 8VC, Sure Ventures, and F

Mar 25, 2025
Venture Capital

Cologne-Based peopleIX Secures €2.3M Pre-Seed to Revolutionize AI-Driven Workforce Intelligence

peopleIX , a Cologne-based AI-powered people intelligence platform, has secured €2.3 million in pre-seed funding, led by Earlybird-X with contributions from neoteq ventures, TS Ventures, and HR Tech business angels. The company aims to solv

Mar 21, 2025
Product News

Oracle Expands Cloud HCM with AI-Powered Employee Engagement & Event Management

Oracle has introduced new communication and event management capabilities within Oracle ME, part of Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, to enhance employee engagement and organizational culture. These updates allow HR teams to manage company-wide even

Mar 20, 2025
Product News

Firstup Launches Workforce Orchestration, Transforming How Enterprises Drive Employee Activation

Firstup has launched an AI-powered workforce orchestration solution to revolutionize enterprise employee communications. By bringing AI-driven marketing automation principles to internal workforce engagement, organizations can now automate

Mar 20, 2025
Product News

Workday 2025 Spring Release: 350+ New Features, Updates, and AI Enhancements to Streamline HR and Finance Processes for Customers Around the World

Workday has unveiled its 2025 Spring Release, introducing over 350 new features and updates designed to streamline HR and finance operations. This update integrates AI innovations across recruiting, workforce management, and financial proce

Mar 19, 2025
Product News

ChartHop AI: Merging HR and Business Data for Smarter Workforce Decisions

ChartHop AI revolutionizes workforce intelligence by integrating HRIS with business data, enabling HR leaders to make smarter, real-time decisions. By bridging workforce metrics with sales, customer support, and R&D insights, it transforms

Mar 18, 2025
Product News

Lattice Debuts AI Agent for HR as HRIS Customer Growth Surges 250%

Lattice has introduced an AI-powered HR agent to streamline HR processes and enhance employee productivity. The AI agent automates responses to common HR inquiries, allowing HR teams to focus on strategic tasks like performance management a

Mar 18, 2025
Product News

Zoom debuts new agentic AI skills and agents for Zoom AI Companion

Zoom Communications has introduced a major upgrade to its AI Companion, now featuring agentic AI skills and AI agents designed to improve task automation, workflow orchestration, and customer experience. The latest updates include over 45 n

Mar 17, 2025
Venture Capital

Sonder raises $40M and surpasses 1 million members as workplace health and safety demand surges

Sonder , a workplace safety, medical, and mental health support company, has raised A$40 million in funding led by Blackbird Ventures and SEEK, with support from Hostplus Super and MA Growth Ventures. The company has surpassed 1 million mem

Mar 11, 2025
Venture Capital

ServiceNow to extend leading agentic AI to every employee for every corner of the business with acquisition of Moveworks

ServiceNow has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Moveworks, combining ServiceNow’s agentic AI and automation strengths with Moveworks’ front-end AI assistant and enterprise search capabilities. This move aims to deliver powerful AI-d

Mar 10, 2025
Company News

First HR AI Success Metrics Beyond "Saving Time" Emerge from Josh Bersin Company Analysis

The Josh Bersin Company has released a new analysis highlighting AI’s impact in HR, moving beyond the conventional focus on time-saving benefits. The study, based on SAP HR AI engagements, reveals concrete advantages such as a 95% accelerat

Mar 7, 2025
Company News

Talent Shortage Concerns Drive Shift to Skills-Based Strategies, Workday Research Finds

Workday ’s latest report, The Global State of Skills, highlights a growing concern among business leaders: 51% fear future talent shortages, and only 32% feel confident in their workforce’s skills for long-term success. As AI reshapes indus

Mar 5, 2025
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