The 2026 HR landscape is being shaped by three converging forces: rapid AI adoption, rising expectations for employee well-being, and a complex regulatory environment across states and countries. This report highlights how organizations are shifting toward skills-based workforce planning, redefining

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 each year. BrightHire—trusted by Canva, Duolingo, Instacar

WorkWhile has launched WorkWhile Pulse, a real-time labor management command center that provides businesses with a live, unified view of their workforce operations. Designed to reduce the $185 billion inefficiency caused by traditional performance systems, Pulse delivers continuous insights into st

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Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) reported Q3 2025 revenue of $935.0M, down 9.9% YoY, with underlying revenue down ~2% after ~8% discrete headwinds tied to U.S. federal contractors and three large customers. A $102.0M non-cash goodwill impairment drove a GAAP operating loss of $102.1M; adjusted operating

Fiverr reported solid Q3 2025 results, surpassing expectations in both revenue and profitability. Total revenue reached $107.9 million, up 8.3% year-over-year, while Adjusted EBITDA hit a record $24.2 million with a 22.4% margin. Despite a decline in active buyers, Fiverr’s average spend per buyer

Paylocity reported a solid start to FY2026 with total revenue of $408.2M (+12% YoY) and recurring & other revenue of $378.9M (+14% YoY). Profitability remained strong, highlighted by adjusted EBITDA of $146.4M (35.9% margin) and GAAP net income of $48M. The company repurchased $200M (≈1.2M sha

Lettuce Financial has secured $28 million in funding to expand its AI-powered operating system for solopreneurs and has acquired benefits startup Besolo to integrate healthcare access. The platform serves businesses of one, streamlining tax, payroll, expense management and retirement planning via i

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 embraced by 60+ enterprises, this is a powerful move for L&

Workday is acquiring Sana for US$1.1 billion, bringing Sana’s AI-native learning and agent platform into Workday’s portfolio of over 11,000 global customers. The move adds no-code agent building, knowledge tools and automated workflows to Workday’s HR & Finance cloud, with the deal expecte