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Metaview Expands Workday Integration to Bring Agentic Recruiting to the Fortune 500
Metaview has expanded its two-way integration with Workday, enabling enterprise and Fortune 500 employers to run AI recruiting agents directly inside their existing Workday environment — no system replacement required.

Nucleus Research Releases 2026 Standalone Talent Acquisition Technology Value Matrix - PR Newswire
Nucleus Research has released its 2026 Value Matrix for standalone talent acquisition technology, offering HR-tech buyers a comparative view of vendors across the recruiting and ATS market. The annual report is a widely referenced framework for organizations evaluating platform investments in hiring technology.
HR TechnologyAgentic AI Is Everywhere — and the Compliance Frontier Is Next
From payroll giants to HRIS upstarts, autonomous agents are moving from recruiting into the messier territory of HR compliance and cross-functional operations.
HR TechnologyHiring tools face legal fire while platforms race to automate benefits and pay equity
Regulatory pressure on AI-driven assessments and immigration-linked hiring is landing the same week vendors push deeper automation into benefits and job architecture.

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.

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.
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.

Employee Discomfort with AI in Payroll Is Rising, PayrollOrg Survey Finds
A new PayrollOrg survey finds employee discomfort with AI in payroll processes has risen to 46% (from 39% in 2024), with only 25% comfortable. The nationwide survey drew 11,171 respondents.

HRchitect Guides Global Manufacturer from Payroll Evaluation to Successful UKG Pro Implementation
HRchitect has announced it guided an unnamed global manufacturer through a payroll platform evaluation and subsequent UKG Pro implementation. No client details, scale, timeline, or outcome metrics have been 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.

Workday Named a Leader in Inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Workforce Management Technology - PR Newswire
Workday has been named a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Workforce Management Technology, according to a company press release. The recognition marks the first time Gartner has published a dedicated Magic Quadrant for the WFM category, signaling growing analyst focus on workforce management as a distinct enterprise technology discipline.
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.

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.

SIA Report: The Digital Workforce in Recruitment 2026
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has released a global research report titled 'The Digital Workforce in Recruitment 2026,' authored by Executive Director of Global Research John Nurthen. The report examines how AI-driven digital worker agents are reportedly moving from experimental to mainstream across recruitment workflows worldwide. Specific findings and data points from the report have not been disclosed in available summaries.
Company NewsWorkday Introduces AI Research Team Dedicated to Advancing Reliable, Trustworthy, and Efficient Enterprise AI
Workday has launched Workday AI Research to tackle enterprise AI challenges including agent memory, explainability and multi-agent orchestration. Its latest research reports 12% higher memory precision, ~8% better quality and 5.8% higher mu

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...

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...

Niural Launches Niural AI Labs and Expands Series A to $52 Million for AI-Native Payroll and Benefits
Niural, the AI-native platform for global payroll, benefits, payments, and compliance, has launched Niural AI Labs and expanded its Series A to $52 million. The company positions the Lab as a “neolab for finance,”...

Greenhouse Launches New AI Capabilities Built to Strengthen Structured Hiring, Not Shortcut It
Greenhouse announced six new AI-powered hiring capabilities across recruiting workflows, including Greenhouse MCP, Analytics Chart Agent, Notetaker, AI Report Insights, Job Kickoff Agent, and Candidate Insights Agent. The company says appli

Greenhouse Completes Acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, Bringing Voice AI Interviews to the Top of the Hiring Funnel
Greenhouse has completed its acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, bringing structured voice AI interviewing into the hiring process. Ezra founder Ophir Samson joins Greenhouse as Head of Voice AI, while Ezra remains available as a standalone produc

AI Hiring Platform Humanly Secures $25M Series B Led by SEEK Investments
Humanly has raised $25M in Series B funding led by SEEK Investments, with MassMutual Catalyst Fund joining as a new strategic investor and Drive Capital and Zeal Capital Partners providing follow-on capital. The AI hiring platform supports

HR AI Forward Officially Launches in China The First AI Maturity Assessment Platform Built for HR
May 20, 2026 · China — HRAI Forward and HRTechChina today jointly announced the official launch of the HR AI Forward platform in the Chinese market — the first AI maturity assessment and development system purpose-built for HR profession
Venture CapitalGreenhouse Acquires Ezra AI Labs to Reinvent AI Interviewing with Voice Conversations
Greenhouse is acquiring Ezra AI Labs ,to bring voice-based AI interviews into its hiring platform. With applications per recruiter up 412% since 2023 and 74% of candidates using AI, the deal aims to improve early-stage screening with struct
Product NewsAmazon Unveils Agentic AI Hiring System “Amazon Connect Talent,” Signaling a Shift Toward AI-Orchestrated Recruitment
Amazon has launched Amazon Connect Talent , an agentic AI hiring product that conducts voice interviews, runs assessments, and scores candidates automatically. Recruiters can review transcripts and evaluations, enabling faster and more stan
Product NewsDocebo Launches AgentHub to Unite Skills Intelligence, Enterprise Knowledge, and Agentic AI
Docebo unveiled its biggest platform release yet at Docebo Inspire 2026: Docebo AgentHub, Enterprise Knowledge, Skills Intelligence powered by 365Talents, and MCP integration with Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT. MCP is live in publi
Venture CapitalCrosschq Announces Acquisition of Traitify to Integrate Scientific Assessments into Its AI Hiring Intelligence Platform
Crosschq has announced the acquisition of Traitify , a scientifically grounded assessment platform, to advance its AI-driven hiring intelligence system. The deal integrates Traitify’s validated behavioral and cognitive assessments—built on
Product NewsWorkable launches embedded AI recruiting agent to handle job intake, sourcing, screening, and candidate engagement inside the ATS
Workable has launched Workable Agent, an AI recruiting agent embedded in its ATS. It helps define job requirements, source from 400M+ profiles, engage candidates, screen talent, and deliver interview-ready shortlists in days. Structured int
Venture CapitalHirevue 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
Product NewsRemoFirst Expands RemoVisa Service to Support Visa and Work Permit Applications in 110+ Countries
RemoFirst has expanded its RemoVisa service to support visa and work permit applications in more than 110 countries, strengthening its integrated Employer of Record (EOR) offering. The announcement, made from San Francisco on February 19, 2
Venture CapitalWellfound Acquires Hirefly to Expand Agentic AI Recruiting Capabilities Across Inbound and Outbound Hiring
Wellfound acquires Hirefly, an agentic recruiting platform automating outbound sourcing and inbound application review. The move integrates Hirefly’s AI-first workflows and customer base across startups and enterprises, strengthening Wellfo
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