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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.
Axis Bank and Cognizant Collaborate to Strengthen Application Management with AMS 2.0 - PR Newswire
Axis Bank and Cognizant have announced AMS 2.0, a collaborative application management services initiative aimed at strengthening banking IT operations. The deal has no HR technology or workforce AI dimension.
Workforce PlanningIreland’s labour market steadies but AI hiring is up, finds report - Silicon Republic
Ireland's labour market is broadly stabilising, but demand for AI-related roles is bucking the trend and climbing, according to a report covered by Silicon Republic. The divergence signals a structural reorientation of hiring priorities that HR leaders and recruiters across Ireland — and potentially the wider European market — should incorporate into near-term workforce strategies.
Phoenix Education Partners to Acquire Fuel50, Advancing the Future of Workforce Transformation
Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE: PXED) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fuel50, an AI-powered talent marketplace and workforce planning platform. The deal aims to integrate Fuel50's workforce intelligence capabilities into Phoenix Education's existing portfolio, according to a Business Wire announcement. Financial terms and a closing date have not been disclosed.
Bascom Group Acquires 370-Unit Workforce Housing Community in Dallas MSA - PR Newswire
Bascom Group has acquired a 370-unit residential community in the Dallas metro area. The transaction is a straightforward real estate deal with no HR-technology or AI workforce angle.
HR Technology M&AHR Path acquires UK Dayforce consultancy ModusForce to expand HCM capabilities in the UK & Ireland
HR Path, the global HR consulting and HRIS firm, has acquired ModusForce, a UK-based Dayforce consultancy, to strengthen its Dayforce/HCM, payroll and workforce-management capabilities in the UK and Ireland. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Why candidate evaluation is the next frontier for talent acquisition
Eightfold AI is making the case that mid-funnel candidate screening — long overlooked in recruiting automation — is the next major opportunity for AI. The company's Interviewer product delivers asynchronous, AI-led structured interviews designed to clear bottlenecks that persist even when top-of-funnel sourcing is already automated. Eightfold argues that surging application volumes against a backdrop of flat recruiter headcount make this capability a strategic, not optional, investment for talent acquisition teams.
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.
Harver Acquires Symphony Talent, Creating a Global Talent Intelligence Solution for the AI Era
Harver has acquired Symphony Talent, combining predictive assessment and reference-checking with recruitment marketing, employer branding, and candidate CRM into a single platform the company is positioning as a global, end-to-end talent intelligence solution for the AI era. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Harver Acquires Symphony Talent
Harver, the predictive hiring and assessment platform backed by Rubicon Technology Partners, has acquired Symphony Talent, a recruitment marketing and employer branding vendor. The combination reportedly brings assessment, CRM, and candidate relationship tools under a single talent intelligence platform, according to HR Tech Feed.
ESS Announces Acquisition of HeyTutor, Expanding K-12 Workforce Solutions with Tutoring and Academic Intervention Services - PR Newswire
ESS, a K-12 workforce solutions provider, has acquired HeyTutor, a tutoring and academic intervention services company. The deal reportedly extends ESS's managed workforce platform for school districts beyond traditional substitute and support staffing to encompass on-demand tutoring and academic intervention — addressing districts' growing need to source, vet, and deploy a broader range of educational personnel from a single provider. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Jack & Jill Secures $40M Series A to Replace Job Applications with AI Agents
Jack & Jill, an AI-native hiring marketplace, has closed a $40M Series A led by Air Street Capital, with Creandum and Madrona participating. The company is building AI agents that replace traditional job applications by orchestrating professional introductions between candidates and employers at scale — a direct challenge to incumbent ATS-driven hiring workflows.
Stadium Acquires Confetti
Stadium — the company behind corporate gifting brands Snack Magic and Swag Magic — has acquired Confetti, a provider of virtual and hybrid hosted team experiences, according to HR Tech Feed citing WorkTech. The move bundles tangible gifting with live-facilitated employee events under one roof, signaling further consolidation in the employee engagement space. Financial terms were not disclosed.
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for August 29, 2026
ADP reportedly released a preliminary estimate of its National Employment Report for August 29, 2026, according to HR Tech Feed. The feed item contains no actual employment figures or HR-technology context, making meaningful analysis impossible at this stage.
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.
Recruiter.com Acquires AI Hiring Platform Feenyx - Pulse 2.0
Recruiter.com has acquired Feenyx, an AI-powered hiring platform, bolstering its artificial-intelligence capabilities within its recruiting marketplace and services portfolio. Financial terms and integration timelines were not disclosed.
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.
Jack & Jill Raises £30M Series A For AI Hiring Agents - konsulteer.com
AI recruiting startup Jack & Jill has reportedly closed a £30M Series A to build and scale AI hiring agents, according to konsulteer.com. The round underscores continued investor appetite for agentic automation in talent acquisition. Key details — including lead investor, valuation, and founding team — have not been disclosed in available reporting.
New Data From Ashby Reveals EMEA Recruiters are Absorbing Rising Application Volume Without Slowing Hiring - PR Newswire
Ashby has published new proprietary data indicating that EMEA-based recruiters are successfully absorbing higher application volumes while maintaining consistent hiring velocity — a finding the company frames as evidence of ATS-driven efficiency gains in the region.
Cadient's Authenticity Report Finds Up to 71% of Resumes Show AI-Written Content Amid Growing Scrutiny of AI Hiring - HRTech Series
Cadient's Authenticity Report claims that up to 71% of resumes now include AI-generated content, spotlighting a growing challenge for recruiting platforms and ATS vendors to reliably distinguish AI-assisted submissions from authentically human-written ones.
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.
Main Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in UK-Based Orgvue in First UK Platform Investment
Main Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in UK-Based Orgvue in First UK Platform Investment. Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in London-headquartered Orgvue, marking the software investor’s first platform investment in the UK. Orgvue provides cloud-based Strategic Workforce Management software used by close to 200 global enterprise
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.
All in on continual feedback, Lattice acquires Pando
Lattice, a leading HR performance management platform, has acquired Pando in a move aimed at deepening its continuous feedback capabilities. The acquisition signals Lattice's intent to own a larger share of the real-time performance intelligence market, offering HR leaders a more integrated suite for ongoing employee development conversations — moving beyond periodic reviews toward always-on feedback loops.
Company NewsWorkday Revenue Hits $2.649 Billion as AI Drives More Than 25% of New ACV
Workday reported fiscal 2027 second-quarter revenue of $2.649 billion, up 12.8% year over year, with subscription revenue rising 13.9% to $2.471 billion. More importantly, AI is beginning to show measurable commercial impact: CEO Aneel Bhus
Venture CapitalLattice Acquires Pando to Accelerate the Shift from Periodic Reviews to AI-Native Continuous Performance
Lattice has acquired Pando , the just-in-time performance platform. Pando founder and CEO Barbra Gago will join Lattice as Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. The deal adds progression, evidence-based calibration and real-time performance
Venture CapitalCheckr Acquires Truv, Expanding Into a $45 Billion Identity and Verification Market
Checkr has acquired Truv, expanding its AI-powered verification platform into government benefits eligibility while strengthening mortgage verification. Truv’s network reaches 96% of the U.S. workforce; Checkr serves 140,000+ customers glob
Product NewshireEZ Rebuilds Its Recruiting Platform From the Ground Up Around AI Agents
hireEZ has rebuilt its talent acquisition platform around agents, with access starting Aug. 27. EZ Agent works across 1B+ professional profiles plus ATS and talent community data, while recruiters retain approval over strategy, shortlists a
HotNewsWorkday Surges on Reported Silver Lake Takeover Talks: A New Test for SaaS in the AI Era
A reported takeover approach has suddenly put Workday at the center of one of the largest potential enterprise software transactions in years. Reuters reported on August 13 that technology investment firm Silver Lake has been in discussi
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