Workday Rising 2026 will take place Oct. 12–15 in Las Vegas, bringing together 30,000+ in-person and digital attendees. The event will feature 400+ sessions on agentic HR, finance, IT, product innovation, customer use cases, demos, and hands-on labs. Workday Co-Founder

Signal Labs has acquired BrassRing, combining SignalOS™ with 25 years of talent outcome data across 172 countries and 42 languages. The platform will flag roles likely to stall, identify promising candidates and surface internal leadership potential before action windows close. CHICAGO---Si

iHire has launched an industry-focused freelance marketplace connecting employers with qualified, U.S.-based independent contractors. Its research found 61% of candidates view freelancing as appealing, while 56% of freelancers expect to take on more project-based work in 2026. FREDERICK, Md.,

Orbio has raised $21M (£16M) in Series A funding led by Dawn Capital to automate hiring, onboarding, engagement, and retention for frontline workers. Customers include Yum! Brands, Adecco, Poke House, and AWWG. The company says its AI agents helped increase hiring conversion by 20% at The Stepping

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 applications have risen 412% since 2023 while open roles remain f

iCIMS unveiled a new brand identity and introduced ICIMS Coalesce AI, its unified enterprise AI layer embedded across the platform. Serving 4,400+ companies in 200 countries, iCIMS emphasizes responsible AI, governance and human oversight as nearly 70% of organizations now use AI in talent acquisiti

ADP announced the launch of a dedicated AI agents destination within ADP Marketplace, the world’s largest digital HR storefront. The initiative introduces curated partner AI agents that integrate directly with ADP systems to orchestrate workflows across HR, payroll, talent, and workforce operation

Workday launched Military Skills Mapper inside Workday Recruiting, translating military service into civilian skills for recruiters. 200,000+ service members transition yearly. Feature analyzes service history + job context to surface leadership & technical capabilities. Rollout planned for fall

HireClix has introduced its new Second Chance Pages, a career site enhancement designed to solve one of the most common candidate-experience failures: the dead-end encountered when job seekers click on a closed job listing. According to the company’s 2025 Candidate Experience Survey, 36% of applic

Arya Health, a New York-based company, has secured a US $18.2 million Series A round to address the administrative burdens facing the post-acute care sector, which includes home health, hospice, and long-term care facilities. With regulation, wage inflation and workforce shortages mounting, the firm