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Gyde Acquires Capstone Benefits Consulting to Expand AI-Native Platform into Employee Benefits
Gyde, an AI-native benefits brokerage platform, has acquired Atlanta-based Capstone Benefits Consulting, marking its first entry into employer-facing group health and employee benefits — extending the platform beyond its existing Medicare and individual insurance offerings, according to Business Wire.
HR TechnologyWorkday Dominates the Week as AI Reshapes Roles, Compliance and the Résumé Itself
From Workday's workforce report to UK harassment law and a job-board reinvention, today's HR-tech news circles one question: how fast can HR adapt to AI-driven change?
FOCUS Learning Acquires P&RO Solutions, Expanding Workforce Performance Capabilities - PR Newswire
FOCUS Learning has acquired P&RO Solutions, according to a PR Newswire announcement. The deal is positioned to expand FOCUS Learning's workforce performance capabilities, though financial terms were not disclosed. The move reflects ongoing consolidation across the learning and performance technology market.
Guild Achieves Workday Certified Integration Status to Simplify Workforce Data Connectivity
Guild has earned Workday Certified Integration status and launched the Guild Workday HCM Connector, automating employee data sync between Workday HCM and Guild to streamline eligibility management for employer-sponsored education and skilling benefits — eliminating manual file transfers.
Workday Global Workforce Report: AI Is Rewriting Jobs More Than It's Cutting Them - PR Newswire
Workday has released its Global Workforce Report, concluding that artificial intelligence is more likely to transform the nature of jobs than to eliminate them outright. The report is positioned as a data resource for HR leaders navigating AI-driven workforce change, though granular figures and methodology from the full report were not available in the initial announcement.
Sales hiring startup Scooter raises Rs 1.5 Cr pre-seed round
Pune-based sales hiring startup Scooter has closed a Rs 1.5 crore (~$180K) pre-seed round led by AJVC, the pre-seed fund of Aviral Bhatnagar. Founded in 2024 by Kartik Mandrekar (ex-Gartner, Shoptimize, Graas) and Saumya Seth (behavioural scientist, University of Pennsylvania), Scooter assesses sales candidates through real sales scenarios and short video clips rather than CVs alone, delivering hiring managers a shortlist of three to five candidates. The company reports 50+ customers, a pool of 10,000+ verified sales professionals, and one documented hire completed in six days.
Global HR Listed Companies by Market Cap, October 2026: TOP10 Loses $33 Billion in a Month
The ten most valuable listed HR companies lost about $33.1B (−8.0%) between Aug 31 and Oct 2, 2026, to ~$378.3B combined. All nine companies on both lists fell; Paychex dropped 21.2% despite a solid quarter. Data: HRTechChina.
Miter Raises $40M Series B - The SaaS News
Miter has reportedly raised a $40M Series B, according to The SaaS News. Details on lead investors, product roadmap, and intended use of funds have not been disclosed in the available source. Miter has previously been associated with HR and workforce management tooling for field-based industries, though that focus is unconfirmed in this report.
HR TechnologyCompliance Pressure Mounts While AI Talent Wars Heat Up
From I-9 reverification duties to a 1,721% spike in agent orchestration demand, HR teams are being squeezed from both ends.
Talent AcquisitionAI/ML hiring jumps 20% as white-collar job market stays steady in September: Report - The Economic Times
AI and machine learning hiring surged 20% in September even as the broader white-collar job market held flat, according to a report cited by The Economic Times. The divergence underscores intensifying employer competition for AI/ML talent at a time when general recruitment activity has stalled.
Armanino acquires HCM consultancy Sability - Consulting.us
Consulting and advisory firm Armanino has acquired Sability, a human capital management consultancy, according to Consulting.us. The deal reportedly expands Armanino's HCM services practice, though financial terms and a closing date have not been disclosed.
Alight Announces Acquisition of Abett to Accelerate Benefits Outcomes Through Data, Intelligence and Action
Alight (NYSE: ALIT) has acquired Abett, a healthcare and benefits data technology company, to bolster its data infrastructure across health, wealth, and leave benefits administration. Abett's flagship "Data Engine" aggregates benefits ecosystem data — spanning medical, pharmacy, and point-solution vendors — for Fortune 500 employers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Adventist HealthCare Names Opal Howard Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer - PR Newswire
Adventist HealthCare has named Opal Howard as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, according to a PR Newswire announcement. Howard steps into the top HR seat at the Maryland-based faith-inspired health system, though further details on her background or strategic priorities have not been disclosed in the announcement.
Talent AcquisitionTake part in the annual talent acquisition benchmarking survey - Personnel Today
Personnel Today is soliciting participation from HR professionals for its annual talent acquisition benchmarking survey. No findings, vendor context, or technology angle have been disclosed at this stage.
HR TechnologyCompliance Pressure Mounts as Florida Hits $15, Courts Test AI Hiring, and a New Labor Chief Arrives
Three policy shifts landed at once — and together they're drawing a tighter box around what HR teams can automate, pay, and verify.
Florida Raises Minimum Wage to $15, Effective Sept. 30
Florida's minimum wage rose to $15 an hour on September 30, 2026 — up from $14 — completing a multi-year, voter-approved schedule of annual $1 increases. The tipped employee minimum cash wage also increased, from $10.98 to $11.98 per hour. Going forward, the state will index its minimum wage to inflation rather than applying fixed dollar increments, with the first inflation-based adjustment calculated in 2027 and taking effect in 2028.
Gusto Launches Business Compliance, Adds HR Partners and a PEO for Growing Small Businesses
Gusto has made Gusto Business Compliance generally available to all its customers. The service registers, files and monitors state and local compliance obligations on a small business's behalf, most notably when it hires an employee in a new state: state tax registration, annual reports, registered agent, foreign qualification and government mail monitoring. Gusto also introduced Gusto HR Partners, which gives owners access to a senior HR leader, and Gusto PEO, coming to eligible customers in the coming months. (Source: PR Newswire / Gusto)
Connecting the Candidate Journey:Career Site Integration with SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors
SAP has detailed a career site integration between SmartRecruiters and SAP SuccessFactors, according to a post on SAP Community. The integration reportedly aims to unify the end-to-end candidate journey across the two platforms, helping enterprise HR teams eliminate handoff friction between their ATS and HCM systems.
Workday to Cut About 2.5% of Workforce, Mainly in Product and Technology
Workday, Inc. disclosed on September 29, 2026 via SEC Form 8-K that it is reducing its global workforce by approximately 2.5%, with cuts concentrated in its Product and Technology organization. The company also announced select leased office space reductions. Total restructuring charges are estimated at $65M–$80M, with the bulk ($55M–$70M) to be recognized in fiscal Q3 2027. Non-GAAP financial guidance for fiscal 2027 remains unchanged from the August 27, 2026 earnings call.
HR TechnologyWorkday Cuts While Recruiting AI Attracts $100M+ in a Single Day
Layoffs at the HCM giant, a flood of recruiting-AI capital, and a labor market softening all hit on the same day — and they're telling the same story.
Nvidia's AI agent safety guardrail raises HR tech governance questions - HR Executive
Nvidia's newly introduced AI agent safety guardrail is drawing attention from HR technology observers, with HR Executive reporting that the development is prompting fresh governance questions for HR and People leaders deploying autonomous AI agents in workforce workflows. While the specific technical details of Nvidia's guardrail have not been fully disclosed, the move is seen as a catalyst for the industry to examine how organizations oversee, audit, and control AI agents embedded in HR processes such as recruiting, employee support, and performance management.
ADP National Employment Report: Private-Sector Employment Increased by 90,000 Jobs in September
ADP's September National Employment Report shows U.S. private-sector payrolls rose by 90,000 jobs — a macroeconomic data point with broad labor-market relevance but no direct HR technology product, funding, or regulatory angle.
Phenom and Opportunity@Work Help States Hire for Skills, Creating New Career Pathways for Public Sector Talent
HR-tech platform Phenom has partnered with nonprofit Opportunity@Work to bring skills-based hiring to state government employers, according to a Business Wire announcement. The collaboration aims to extend Phenom's talent-intelligence and ATS capabilities into public-sector hiring workflows, creating career pathways for workers without four-year degrees — a segment Opportunity@Work refers to as STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes). Financial terms, participating states, and a launch timeline have not been disclosed.
Ahron raises €2.2M to automate HR processes with AI - Tech.eu
Ahron, an AI-driven HR automation startup, has raised €2.2M in early-stage funding, according to Tech.eu. The company is building tools designed to reduce manual HR workload through artificial intelligence. Investor identities and specific product details have not been disclosed.
Metaview Raises $60M Series C Led by Insight Partners to Scale Agentic Recruiting
Metaview has raised a $60 million Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $110 million. The company, which says more than 7,000 companies now hire with it, is expanding from interview intelligence into an end-to-end agentic recruiting platform and plans to grow from 80 to 250 employees.
LinkedIn Launches Hiring Assistant 2 With Recruiter Memory, Trust Signals and Deeper ATS Integration
LinkedIn's next-generation recruiting agent learns how each recruiter hires, adds verification and candidate-interest signals, and manages talent pools across ATSs including Greenhouse, Lever and SmartRecruiters. Existing English-language customers get the update free from November 2026.
Dynamic Historical Headcount in SAP SuccessFactors Story Reports Using Input Parameters
A practitioner guide published via SAP Community walks SAP SuccessFactors users through building dynamic historical headcount reports using the platform's Story Reports module. The technique leverages input parameters and calculated columns to let HR analytics teams pull flexible workforce snapshots across different time periods — without building separate static reports for each date range.
HR TechnologyAgentic AI Is Acting Now — Is HR Ready to Let It?
From autonomous service desks to multi-agent payroll compliance, agentic AI moved from promise to product this week — and HR governance is scrambling to keep pace.
Engagedly Names Its 2026 Top 100 HR Influencers
Engagedly's 2026 Top 100 HR Influencers is an unranked cohort grouped into ten specialties, plus a separate "Essential 10" of globally defining voices. By DHRMap's count, 24 of the 100 are new compared with Engagedly's 2025 list.
Pearson Acquires Workera
Pearson, the global learning giant, is acquiring Workera, a Silicon Valley startup specialising in AI-powered skills verification and enterprise assessments. According to HR Tech Feed, the move is designed to accelerate Pearson's corporate upskilling and workforce-readiness capabilities as demand for generative and agentic AI talent intelligence intensifies. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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