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The HRTech Wire →This week's briefing →Submit newsPublish a sponsored article — $300Workday 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
Product NewsEthos Launches the Readiness Engine, A Living Map of Workforce Capability
Ethos has launched the Readiness Engine, a new capability that maps organizational requirements to role-specific skills and continuously measures workforce proficiency. It links knowledge, training, assessments and operational data to surfa
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...
Singapore-Based Global Payroll and HR Platform BIPO Secures US$50M Investment from Apis Partners to Expand Across 170+ Markets
Apis Partners has invested US$50 million in BIPO to accelerate the Singapore-headquartered company’s global expansion, disciplined M&A strategy, AI roadmap, and embedded financial services capabilities. BIPO, described as Asia Pacific’s leading payroll payment processing...
New York-Based HeyMilo Raises $6 Million After Screening Over One Million Candidates
HeyMilo AI has raised $6M led by Category Ventures, with participation from Canaan Partners, Alumni Ventures, and ERA. The company has already screened over 1 million candidates and serves organizations including Randstad, WilsonHCG, and...
Cornerstone Launches Workforce AI to Redefine Enterprise Workforce Readiness
Cornerstone has launched Cornerstone Workforce AI™, an intelligence platform for workforce readiness powered by Cornerstone People Graph™, Cornerstone Skills Engine, 55,000+ skills, 1B+ workforce profiles, labor market intelligence, and Rea
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
Product NewsHR Rebooted Launches MyCareer Navigator, an AI Platform Helping Organizations Guide People Through Career Disruption
MyCareer Navigator delivers personalized risk scores, skill insights, transition planning, resume refinement, and interview practice to support clients, students, and job seekers navigating an AI-driven workforce. COLEBROOK, N.H. , May 7,
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
Venture CapitalPhenom Acquires Plum to Verify What AI Can’t Fake: Human Behavior at Work
Phenom has acquired Plum , following its February 2026 acquisition of Be Applied, to complete a full-spectrum assessment stack for AI-era hiring. Plum’s Role Model™ maps behavioral blueprints against 40,000+ jobs and claims 4x greater accur
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
Product NewsHR AI Forward Launches AI Maturity Assessment for HR Professionals with 26 Questions, 4 Levels, and 12 Stages
HR AI Forward has launched the HR AI Maturity & Growth Assessment for HR professionals. The 26-question assessment takes 10–15 minutes, measures AI maturity across 4 levels and 12 stages, and delivers an instant personalized report with cap
HotNewsThe HR AI Forward Maturity Framework: A New Standard for AI Capability in HR
Why a Framework — and Why Now The challenge facing HR professionals today is not awareness. Most people working in HR have heard of AI, tried a tool or two, and can describe in broad strokes what it might do for their work. The challenge is
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
Venture CapitalFindem to Acquire Glider AI to Disrupt the $650B Staffing Industry
Findem announced it will acquire Glider AI to build an end-to-end AI hiring platform delivering “hire-ready candidates.” The combined solution integrates talent discovery, skills validation, AI interviews, and identity verification—targetin
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
Venture CapitalPerceptyx Acquires Lyceum AI to Unite Employee Experience and AI Learning Platforms
Perceptyx , a leading AI-driven employee experience (EX) platform trusted by more than 30% of Fortune 100 companies, has acquired AI-native learning platform Lyceum AI to bridge the longstanding gap between employee insights and workforce c
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 CapitalPhiladelphia-based Phenom Acquires Be Applied to Scale Skills-First Hiring with Cognitive AI
Phenom acquires Be Applied to embed adaptive cognitive assessments into its AI hiring platform. Enterprises can now validate skills at scale, reduce mis-hires (costing 30%+ of salary), and support skills-first hiring as 63% of employers cit
Venture CapitalEverFi Spins Out ComplyEQ as Dedicated Human-Centered Workplace Compliance Brand
ComplyEQ officially launches as a standalone workplace compliance brand under EverFi, serving millions of learners with 30 years of experience. Its portfolio spans harassment prevention, DEI, workplace violence, AI, and privacy—aimed at tur
Company NewsEightfold AI Faces Proposed Class Action Over Use of AI in Hiring Decisions
An artificial intelligence hiring platform widely used by large U.S. employers is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that could have far-reaching implications for how AI tools are regulated in recruitment. On January 21, 2026, Eightfold
Venture CapitalgoFLUENT Acquires Learnship Networks GmbH Operations to Strengthen Global Corporate Language Training Leadership
goFLUENT, a global leader in corporate language training and language assessment solutions, has announced the acquisition of the business operations of Learnship Networks GmbH. The transaction reinforces goFLUENT’s leadership in enterprise
Venture CapitalZoom Acquires BrightHire, Bringing AI-Powered Interview Intelligence to Zoom Workplace
Zoom has acquired BrightHire , adding AI-powered interview intelligence to Zoom Workplace. The deal brings interview planning, automated notes, real-time coaching, and analytics directly into Zoom, enhancing millions of hiring conversations
Company NewsCoachHub Launches AI Coach AIMY™ 2.0 in Next Major Leap for AI-Powered Coaching at Scale
CoachHub ’s AIMY™ 2.0 introduces dynamic self-assessments, extensive role-play simulations and smart nudges integrated into Microsoft Teams/email workflows — a major leap in AI-enabled coaching. With hybrid human+AI coach models now embrace
Venture CapitalU.S. Startup Casium Secures $5 M for AI-Driven Employer Immigration Platform (Seattle)
Casium has raised USD 5 million in a seed round led by Maverick Ventures, joined by AI2 Incubator, GTMfund, Success Venture Partners and angel investor Jake Heller. The firm helps enterprises convert immigration into a workforce-planning ad
Product NewsThe Talent Studios Launches Determined People™, Agentic AI Hiring Platform Built on 20 Years of Executive Search Expertise
The Talent Studios has launched Determined People™ , an agentic AI-enabled cognitive engine designed to transform recruitment into a precise, evidence-driven science. Built by veteran executive search consultants and technology teams across
Venture CapitalSpencer Stuart Deepens its Coaching Capabilities with Meyler Campbell Acquisition
Spencer Stuart has acquired UK-based Meyler Campbell, a renowned executive coach training and leadership development provider with a strong presence across EMEA. The move strengthens Spencer Stuart’s leadership advisory capabilities by inte
Company NewsWorkTrial AI Launches First Hiring Platform Replacing Resumes & Interviews with Real Work
WorkTrial AI has launched a groundbreaking hiring platform that replaces resumes and interviews with immersive real-work trials. Using its proprietary Signal Engine, the platform captures candidate actions across tools like GitHub, Slack, a
Company NewsJosh Bersin Company Research Reveals How Talent Acquisition Is Being Revolutionized by AI
The Josh Bersin Company has released new research, in collaboration with AMS, revealing how AI is revolutionizing talent acquisition (TA). The $850 billion global recruiting market is undergoing a seismic shift from manual, fragmented recru
Venture CapitaliCIMS Acquires Apli to Launch Frontline AI Platform for High-Volume Hiring
iCIMS has acquired Apli, a Latin America-based AI recruitment automation company specializing in frontline hiring, to enhance its enterprise talent acquisition platform with powerful conversational AI and assessment tools. This move aims to
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