{ "updated": "2026-10-28", "read": "27 and 28 October 2026", "window": { "from": "2025-05-01", "to": "2026-10-28" }, "what": "Every dated event we could put a source against for the companies on the map, between the window's first and last day: launches, funding, acquisitions, partnerships, rebrands, shutdowns, laws and rulings, research. Each `src` is a page a researcher opened that prints the date; a second pass re-opened it and set `mode` (assist, agent, always_on), `status` (announced, preview, beta, live) and `human` (what a person still does). No date is inferred.", "kinds": { "launch": "Product launch", "funding": "Funding", "acquisition": "Acquisition", "partnership": "Partnership", "rebrand": "Rebrand", "shutdown": "Shutdown", "legal": "Law or ruling", "research": "Research" }, "events": [ { "co": "Revelio Labs", "d": "2025-05-01", "t": "Revelio Labs acquires Salary Board", "desc": "Revelio Labs acquired Salary Board, \"a leading provider of real-time compensation data and labor market insights,\" effective immediately. Terms were not disclosed.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/revelio-labs-acquires-salary-board-to-expand-global-compensation-analytics-835268029.html", "srcname": "Vendor release (PR Newswire / CNW)", "conf": "high", "note": "Some syndicated copies date the release May 2, 2025.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Joveo", "d": "2025-05-06", "t": "Joveo unveils five autonomous AI agents for recruitment marketing", "desc": "At UNLEASH America 2025 Joveo showed an AI job advertiser, AI career site builder, AI campaign manager, AI recruiting assistant and AI talent advisor.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "chat", "job_ads", "outreach", "analytics" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.joveo.com/press/joveo-to-unveil-the-industrys-first-autonomous-ai-agents-for-recruitment-marketing-at-unleash-america-2025/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Employment Hero", "d": "2025-05-07", "t": "Employment Hero launches free AI hiring tool EH Hiring", "desc": "EH Hiring is \"a free (for now) AI-powered hiring tool that taps into Employment Hero's proprietary SmartMatch tech\", giving employers \"a curated shortlist of qualified candidates selected by AI\" from about 1.5 million jobseekers.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "matching", "sourcing" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://ecommercenews.com.au/story/ai-is-the-shortcut-from-vacant-role-to-hired", "srcname": "eCommerceNews Australia", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Greenhouse", "d": "2025-05-07", "t": "Greenhouse unveils AI candidate filters, outreach and interview summaries at UNLEASH", "desc": "Greenhouse said its AI now enables personalized outreach, scorecard attribute generation and \"Interview summaries & reports to clarify candidate evaluations\", and said it will release filters by years of experience and skills.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "matching", "notes", "outreach" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.greenhouse.com/newsroom/greenhouse-unveils-new-ai-driven-products-at-unleash-to-streamline-hiring-in-saturated-job-market", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Lattice", "d": "2025-05-07", "t": "Lattice AI Agent opens to Talent and HRIS customers", "desc": "Lattice made its AI Agent available for admins to switch on, describing it as an 'always-on teammate built to answer employee questions' that also 'identifies trends in employee inquiries' to flag burnout and retention risks.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "copilot" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://lattice.com/blog/lattice-ai-agent-meet-your-new-partner-in-hr", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Agent first announced 2025-03-18 (before the window); this post marks general availability as a free trial.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Eightfold AI", "d": "2025-05-08", "t": "Eightfold unveils AI Interviewer and Digital Twin at Cultivate 2025", "desc": "Eightfold introduced AI Interviewer, which autonomously interviews candidates 24/7, and Digital Twin, a personalized model of an employee's knowledge and skills.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "ai_interview", "skills" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "announced", "src": "https://eightfold.ai/company/press/press-releases/talent-intelligence-to-talent-advantage-eightfold-ai-revolutionizes-hr-through-agentic-ai/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Rippling", "d": "2025-05-09", "t": "Rippling raises $450M Series G at $16.8B", "desc": "Rippling raised a $450 million Series G at a $16.8 billion valuation. New investors include Sands Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs Growth and Baillie Gifford.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/rippling-raises-450m-at-a-16-8b-valuation-reveals-yc-is-a-customer", "srcname": "TechCrunch", "conf": "high", "note": "Also a $200M employee tender offer.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Humanly", "d": "2025-05-13", "t": "Humanly raises $7M", "desc": "Humanly raised a $7 million round from Drive Capital, Y Combinator, Zeal Capital, Spark Growth Ventures and Alumni Ventures, bringing total funding to $24 million.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://theaiinsider.tech/?p=34492", "srcname": "The AI Insider", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Beamery", "d": "2025-05-14", "t": "Beamery integrates with LinkedIn CRM Connect", "desc": "Beamery linked its platform with LinkedIn Recruiter through LinkedIn CRM Connect so candidate data stays in sync across both tools.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://beamery.com/resources/news/beamery-announces-linkedin-crm-connect", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "Page shows published 2025-05-13; release dateline 2025-05-14.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Strider", "d": "2025-05-15", "t": "Strider launches Falsified Resume Screening", "desc": "Strider launched Falsified Resume Screening, which \"enables organizations to proactively verify remote job applicants' identities\" by checking emails, phone numbers and job histories for fraud, aimed at North Korean IT worker schemes. ATS integration was planned.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://striderintel.com/newsroom/strider-launches-fraudulent-resume-screening-to-protect-companies-from-nation-state-and-insider-threats/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Mobley v. Workday", "d": "2025-05-16", "t": "Court conditionally certifies nationwide ADEA collective against Workday", "desc": "The court granted conditional certification of the ADEA claims, accepting a unified policy of using Workday's AI recommendation system to score, sort, rank, or screen applicants. Workday's filings said 1.1 billion applications were rejected in the period.", "k": "legal", "major": true, "src": "https://www.lawandtheworkplace.com/2025/06/ai-bias-lawsuit-against-workday-reaches-next-stage-as-court-grants-conditional-certification-of-adea-claim/", "srcname": "Law and the Workplace (Proskauer)", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Criteria", "d": "2025-05-19", "t": "Criteria launches Interview Intelligence AI interview scoring", "desc": "Interview Intelligence scores video interviews \"as accurately as a human expert\"; interviews are \"scored based solely on the transcripts,\" not audio or video.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "assessment", "notes" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.criteriacorp.com/press-releases/2025/criteria-launches-interview-intelligence-the-first-ai-powered-interview-scoring", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Culture Amp", "d": "2025-05-20", "t": "Culture Amp introduces AI Coach for managers", "desc": "Culture Amp announced AI Coach, which 'delivers on-demand, targeted and contextual guidance, recommendations and action plans' and turns survey insights into action plans.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "announced", "src": "https://www.cultureamp.com/company/announcements/introducing-ai-coach", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "15Five", "d": "2025-05-21", "t": "15Five launches Kona AI manager coach", "desc": "At 15Five Next, the company launched Kona, which 'joins virtual meetings and provides personalized, privacy-conscious coaching' and measures changes in manager behavior.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "notes" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.15five.com/blog/15five-launches-kona-the-ai-powered-manager-effectiveness-coach", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "15Five acquired Kona on 2025-01-28 (before the window).", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Findem", "d": "2025-05-21", "t": "Findem introduces next-gen Talent CRM", "desc": "Findem launched an AI-enabled Talent CRM that updates talent pools automatically, sends smart follow-up reminders and refreshes candidate data. \"Talent CRM eliminates the manual effort and stale data that slow teams down.\"", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "rediscovery", "sourcing" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.findem.ai/news/findem-introduces-next-gen-talent-crm-to-help-talent-teams-go-from-reactive-to-ready", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "GoodTime", "d": "2025-05-21", "t": "GoodTime launches Orchestra AI agents", "desc": "GoodTime launched Orchestra, \"a digital workforce of proactive, autonomous agents that work in sync to handle hiring's most time-consuming tasks.\"", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "chat", "matching", "scheduling" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "human": "Talent teams stay in control, and every agent action is visible and traceable.", "src": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/814716257/goodtime-launches-orchestra-a-digital-workforce-of-ai-agents-built-to-transform-hiring", "srcname": "Vendor release (GlobeNewswire via EIN Presswire)", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "BambooHR", "d": "2025-05-22", "t": "BambooHR adds AI benchmarking and recruiting self-scheduling", "desc": "BambooHR announced a platform update with Ask BambooHR, HR benchmarks with AI peer group filtering, custom dashboards and recruiting features including self-scheduling, interview scorecards and LinkedIn job ads.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "analytics", "copilot", "scheduling" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.bamboohr.com/about-bamboohr/press-release/bamboohr-ai-platform", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Bullhorn", "d": "2025-05-28", "t": "Bullhorn launches Amplify AI agents for staffing firms", "desc": "At Engage Boston, Bullhorn announced Amplify, which uses generative AI and autonomous agents with skills for sourcing, matching, voice or chat screening, submitting, outreach, enriching, scheduling and analyzing. Recruiters \"can deploy Amplify agents directly within their workflows.\"", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "ai_interview", "analytics", "chat", "matching", "outreach", "scheduling", "sourcing" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Teams decide when, where and how AI is applied; recruiters keep the relationships and placements.", "src": "https://www.bullhorn.com/news-and-press/press-releases/bullhorn-launches-amplify/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "CodeSignal", "d": "2025-05-28", "t": "CodeSignal launches AI-assisted coding assessments with Cosmo", "desc": "CodeSignal added Cosmo, \"CodeSignal's AI assistant and co-pilot,\" inside the IDE for assessments and interviews, with a full AI Co-Pilot Mode and a limited Guided Support Mode.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "assessment" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://codesignal.com/newsroom/press-releases/codesignal-launches-ai-assisted-coding-assessments-and-interviews-redefining-technical-hiring-in-the-ai-era", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Indeed", "d": "2025-05-28", "t": "Indeed deploys Salesforce Agentforce for employer support", "desc": "Indeed deployed Salesforce's Agentforce to take on \"routine onboarding and account-related questions\" from employers and explain flagged job postings.", "k": "partnership", "caps": [ "copilot" ], "major": false, "src": "https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-deploys-salesforces-agentforce-to-power-smarter-hiring?co=US", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "JobAdder", "d": "2025-05-28", "t": "JobAdder sets out AI plan with new Recruiter Plans", "desc": "JobAdder introduced three Recruiter Plans and framed them as the start of an AI-led product push, with CEO Martin Herbst saying \"We're taking a stand with usability as our core differentiator.\"", "k": "launch", "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://itbrief.com.au/story/jobadder-unveils-ai-driven-recruitment-plans-to-ease-workloads", "srcname": "IT Brief Australia", "conf": "medium", "note": "Packaging and roadmap announcement, not a shipped AI feature.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Greenhouse", "d": "2025-06-03", "t": "Greenhouse launches Real Talent to rank applicants and flag fraud", "desc": "Real Talent sorts applicants into a tiered inbox: it \"analyzes applicant data against job requirements\" and flags spam, bot submissions and misrepresentation. Features phase in from Q3 2025.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "integrity", "matching" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "announced", "src": "https://staffinghub.com/press-releases/greenhouse-real-talent-launches-to-fix-overwhelming-candidate-pipelines-while-combatting-fraud-and-spam-in-hiring/", "srcname": "Greenhouse release via StaffingHub", "conf": "high", "note": "Greenhouse newsroom copy returned 404; StaffingHub reprints the release. A 2025-10-27 Greenhouse release says Real Talent would \"become available in early 2026\" in Australia.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "JazzHR", "d": "2025-06-03", "t": "Employ unveils AI Companion strategy, with Smart Screening for JazzHR", "desc": "JazzHR owner Employ launched its AI Companion strategy, led by an AI Interview Companion for Lever and Jobvite, and named Smart Screening, which delivers pre-qualified, top-ranked applicants with scores, as available for JazzHR.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "matching" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.employinc.com/news_item/employ-unveils-bold-ai-companion-strategy-responsibly-built-for-recruiters-designed-for-impact/", "srcname": "Employ release", "conf": "medium", "note": "Parent-company release; the AI Interview Companion was named for Lever and Jobvite, not JazzHR.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Jobvite", "d": "2025-06-03", "t": "Employ launches AI Companions, with interview feedback into Jobvite", "desc": "Employ introduced AI Companions, each \"purpose-built to optimize a specific stage like sourcing, screening, or interviewing\"; the AI Interview Companion feeds results into Lever or Jobvite.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "notes" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.employinc.com/news_item/employ-unveils-bold-ai-companion-strategy-responsibly-built-for-recruiters-designed-for-impact/", "srcname": "Vendor release (Employ)", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Workday", "d": "2025-06-03", "t": "Agent System of Record opens to partner agents", "desc": "Workday announced the Agent Partner Network and Agent Gateway so partner agents, including Paradox, connect to the Workday Agent System of Record.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "interop", "mcp" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "announced", "src": "https://newsroom.workday.com/2025-06-03-Workday-Announces-New-AI-Agent-Partner-Network-and-Agent-Gateway-to-Power-the-Next-Generation-of-Human-and-Digital-Workforces", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Draup", "d": "2025-06-04", "t": "Draup launches Etter for AI workforce transformation", "desc": "Draup introduced Etter.ai, \"a next-gen workflow automation platform\" for HR and talent leaders. It maps how AI will change tasks, roles and workloads, estimates time savings and helps plan future-ready teams.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "analytics", "skills" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/draup-launches-etter-the-agentic-ai-platform-to-build-ai-ready-teams-874310072.html", "srcname": "Vendor release (PR Newswire)", "conf": "medium", "note": "Draup's press page lists 'Sept 19, 2025, HRTech: Draup Launches Etter.ai'; the HRTech article itself could not be opened (rate-limited).", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "HireRight", "d": "2025-06-05", "t": "HireRight releases 2025 Global Benchmark Report", "desc": "18th annual survey of more than 1,000 HR, risk and talent acquisition professionals. Accuracy stayed the top screening priority, and many businesses still do not run identity checks despite rising ID fraud.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.financialcontent.com/article/bizwire-2025-6-5-hireright-releases-2025-global-benchmark-report", "srcname": "Business Wire via FinancialContent", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Classet", "d": "2025-06-09", "t": "Classet raises $1.2M convertible note", "desc": "CB Insights lists a $1.2M convertible note for Classet dated June 9, 2025, bringing its total to $7.16M across four rounds.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/classet/financials", "srcname": "CB Insights", "conf": "low", "note": "Data-provider entry only; no announcement found.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "JobScore", "d": "2025-06-09", "t": "JobScore relaunches rules-based candidate scoring", "desc": "JobScore \"rebuilt and modernized our candidate scoring system\" to fight resume spam, moving to a 0 to 100 scale; it says no \"black box\" machine learning AI calculates scores.", "k": "launch", "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.jobscore.com/blog/candidate-scoring-re-launch/", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Scoring is deterministic, not AI; listed for context on JobScore's AI stance.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "iCIMS", "d": "2025-06-09", "t": "iCIMS announces iCIMS Agents", "desc": "iCIMS Agents are \"a purpose-built, domain-specific AI platform designed to accelerate the entire recruiting lifecycle\", starting with six agents such as a Sourcing Pipeline Agent and Conversational Analytics Agent, first available in Q3.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "sourcing", "chat", "analytics" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "announced", "human": "Recruiters keep decision-making at key stages of the hiring process.", "src": "https://www.icims.com/company/newsroom/icimsagents/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "SmartRecruiters", "d": "2025-06-10", "t": "SmartRecruiters launches Winston agentic hiring platform", "desc": "SmartRecruiters released a rebuilt platform with Winston, an agentic AI companion, at its core: Winston Chat went live, and Winston Match, Winston Screen, Winston Companion and the SmartOS layer went on sale with modular packaging and outcome-aligned pricing. CEO Rebecca Carr said \"The ATS era is over.\"", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "chat", "copilot", "matching", "scheduling" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Recruiters use the scores to prioritize candidates, and hiring managers give feedback and decide next steps.", "src": "https://smartrecruiters.com/news/smartrecruiters-unveils-ai-powered-platform-that-ends-the-ats-era/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Glider AI", "d": "2025-06-11", "t": "Glider AI launches ID Verify", "desc": "Glider AI launched ID Verify, a biometric identity check with facial recognition, liveness detection and government ID authentication, built into its hiring platform. It targets deepfakes and synthetic identities and confirms the same person is present from interview through the first day of work.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://aijourn.com/glider-ai-launches-id-verify-to-combat-sophisticated-candidate-fraud-in-hiring-and-national-security-threats/", "srcname": "PR Newswire via AI Journal", "conf": "high", "note": "Trade article dated 2025-06-13; the PR Newswire release is reported as 2025-06-11.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "CLEAR", "d": "2025-06-12", "t": "CLEAR and Greenhouse partner on candidate verification", "desc": "Greenhouse will \"implement CLEAR1, the identity platform for businesses, to improve hiring trust and reduce manual screening\"; candidates verify with a selfie in MyGreenhouse, launching for select customers from Q3 2025.", "k": "partnership", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": true, "src": "https://greenhouse.com/newsroom/greenhouse-and-clear-announce-partnership-to-enable-candidate-verification", "srcname": "Greenhouse release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Greenhouse", "d": "2025-06-12", "t": "Greenhouse and CLEAR add selfie identity checks to Real Talent", "desc": "CLEAR1 identity verification joins Real Talent: \"Candidates can now verify their identity right inside MyGreenhouse with a quick selfie\" matched to a government ID.", "k": "partnership", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": true, "src": "https://greenhouse.com/newsroom/greenhouse-and-clear-announce-partnership-to-enable-candidate-verification", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "No source uses the name \"Greenhouse Verified\"; this is the identity check feature.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "VONQ (EQO)", "d": "2025-06-17", "t": "VONQ launches CPA+ agentic hiring with Employ", "desc": "CPA+ uses AI agents to guide applicants, run a six-minute screening interview and score candidates on 15 skill dimensions, giving recruiters up to 20 ranked candidates for a fixed price via JazzHR and Lever.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "ai_interview", "assessment", "chat" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Recruiters stay in control of how candidates are interviewed, assessed and hired; scores and rankings are recommendations.", "src": "https://www.vonq.com/press-releases/vonq-launches-cpa-the-worlds-first-agentic-ai-cost-per-application-hiring-solution-powered-by-linkedin-and-in-partnership-with-employ/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Braintrust AIR", "d": "2025-06-18", "t": "Braintrust AIR interviews in 10 languages", "desc": "\"Braintrust AIR now supports fully conversational interviews in 10 languages\", with standardized English scorecards and transcripts for recruiters.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "ai_interview" ], "major": false, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Recruiters receive standardized English scorecards and transcripts for every candidate.", "src": "https://www.usebraintrust.com/blog/now-interviewing-in-10-languages", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Joveo", "d": "2025-06-18", "t": "Joveo launches AI career site builder", "desc": "An AI content management system builds career sites, landing pages and microsites from simple prompts, without code.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "job_ads" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.joveo.com/press/joveo-launches-first-ever-ai-led-career-site-builder/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "Page header shows 6.25.25; dateline reads June 18, 2025.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Pindrop", "d": "2025-06-18", "t": "Pindrop publishes data on fraud in its own remote hiring", "desc": "Pindrop said about 1 in 6 applicants to its fully remote roles showed signs of fraud, 1 in 343 were linked to North Korea, and about 1 in 4 of those used a deepfake in a live interview.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.pindrop.com/article/why-your-hiring-process-now-cybersecurity-vulnerability/", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Braintrust AIR", "d": "2025-06-20", "t": "Braintrust AIR passes independent bias audit", "desc": "An unnamed independent firm audited AIR's scoring against GDPR, EEOC guidance and NYC Local Law 144 and \"found zero adverse impact across every demographic group tested\".", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.usebraintrust.com/blog/independent-ai-bias-compliance-audit", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "Auditor not named.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Greenhouse", "d": "2025-06-20", "t": "Greenhouse tests Dream Job, a one-a-month priority application", "desc": "Job seekers can mark one application a month as a Dream Job to make it more visible to recruiters. Greenhouse said more than 1,200 companies had signed up.", "k": "launch", "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://fortune.com/2025/06/20/greenhouse-unveils-new-tool-makes-job-search-feel-more-like-dating-app", "srcname": "Fortune", "conf": "high", "note": "Not an AI feature itself; Greenhouse pitches it against AI application spam.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Texas TRAIGA (HB 149)", "d": "2025-06-22", "t": "Texas governor signs TRAIGA", "desc": "Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 149, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, effective January 1, 2026. It bars AI developed or deployed with the sole intent to unlawfully discriminate against a protected class.", "k": "legal", "major": true, "src": "https://natlawreview.com/article/texas-ai-governance-law-signed-governor", "srcname": "National Law Review", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Paraform", "d": "2025-06-24", "t": "Paraform raises $20M Series A", "desc": "Felicis led a $20M Series A with A*, BOND and Liquid 2, bringing total funding to $25M. 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Employment Hero said it passed A$300 million ARR and is \"embedding agentic AI directly into complex, regulated employment workflows.\"", "k": "funding", "major": false, "src": "https://employmenthero.com/blog/at-a300m-arr-ai-powered-employment-hero-enters-next-phase-as-seek-growth-fund-launches-stake-sale", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "A secondary stake sale process, not a new round.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Mobley v. 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Candidates take a 15 to 20 minute AI interview on their own schedule, and Sam scores answers against the recruiter's criteria with summaries and full transcripts.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "ai_interview", "agent", "matching" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "beta", "human": "Recruiters send interview links, review results and decide whether to advance or reject each candidate.", "src": "https://support.seekout.com/en/articles/13853182-sam-ai-screening-in-seekout", "srcname": "Vendor help center", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date from the page's datePublished metadata only; no visible date on the page.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Fabric", "d": "2026-02-19", "t": "Fabric tests its detection against Cluely", "desc": "Fabric ran a technical interview with every answer from Cluely's paid tier; \"Fabric flagged the interview with an 85% cheating probability\" from response timing, AI-typical language and behavior signals.", "k": "research", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": false, "src": "https://www.fabrichq.ai/blogs/how-fabric-caught-cluely-full-report-included", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Vendor's own test.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "HireVue", "d": "2026-02-19", "t": "HireVue launches Assessment Builder", "desc": "Assessment Builder lets teams build validated, role-specific assessments in minutes; it \"uses AI to analyze job descriptions and inform assessment creation.\"", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "assessment" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.hirevue.com/press-release/hirevue-launches-assessment-builder-to-scale-validated-skills-hiring-across-enterprises", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "Press listing shows February 18, 2026.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Zoho Recruit", "d": "2026-02-20", "t": "Zoho Recruit mobile app adds Ask Zia and Zia Search", "desc": "The Zoho Recruit mobile app added Ask Zia for questions about a record, plain-language Zia Search, Zia Candidate Matching and AI profile and notification summaries.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "matching" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://blog.zoho.com/recruit/ai-powered-hiring-mobile-app.html", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Indeed", "d": "2026-02-23", "t": "Indeed introduces the Smart Fit Score", "desc": "Indeed's Smart Screening gives \"every application\" a score from 0 to 100 against the employer's weighted screening criteria, with a Candidate Summary Page. Indeed says it is \"intentionally not a final decision-maker.\"", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "matching" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "human": "Hiring teams set and weight the screening criteria and make the decision; Indeed says the score is not a final decision-maker.", "src": "https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/introducing-indeeds-smart-fit-score?co=US", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "HireBound", "d": "2026-02-24", "t": "HireBound raises $2M seed for AI recruiting agents", "desc": "HireBound raised a $2M seed round led by Kalaari Capital, with Antler, Infinyte Club and CareerNet. 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It also reports 95 to 100 percent gross ARR retention in 2025 and cash-flow positive in H2 2025.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Sapia.ai", "d": "2026-02-26", "t": "Sapia.ai launches Phai career coach for enterprises", "desc": "Sapia.ai launched Phai, an AI career coach that runs on Anthropic's Claude, as an enterprise offering for employer branding, pre-application role matching and internal mobility.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "skills" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.onrec.com/news/launch/sapiaai-launches-phai-an-ai-career-coach-helping-people-find-their-place-in-a-changing", "srcname": "Onrec", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "JobScore", "d": "2026-02-27", "t": "JobScore uses AI to suggest similar job titles for scoring", "desc": "JobScore can \"use artificial intelligence to generate a list of similar job titles\" that candidate scores then count as matches.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "matching" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.jobscore.com/blog/similar-job-titles-in-candidate-scores/", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Deel", "d": "2026-03", "t": "Deel adds a hiring agent and a Deel app in ChatGPT", "desc": "At The Big Deel 2026, Deel launched AI agents for hiring, onboarding, payroll and PTO. The hiring agent \"recommends the right talent partners, generates job descriptions, and guides sourcing from day one, including directly inside ChatGPT.\" AI in Deel's ATS supports screening, scoring and sourcing.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "job_ads", "matching", "mcp", "sourcing" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.deel.com/blog/big-deel-recap-2026/", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Recap prints Last Update March 20, 2026; event day not printed on the page.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "ClearanceJobs", "d": "2026-03-02", "t": "DHI buys Point Solutions Group for ClearanceJobs", "desc": "DHI Group acquired Point Solutions Group, a defense staffing and services firm holding a Top Secret facility clearance, for $5.5M so ClearanceJobs can bid on federal contracts and staff cleared roles.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.builtincolorado.com/articles/dhi-group-acquires-point-solutions-group-20260302", "srcname": "Built In Colorado", "conf": "high", "note": "Staffing services, not AI. DHI's Q1 2026 call says the deal closed at the end of February.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "ChartHop", "d": "2026-03-03", "t": "ChartHop AI joins the ADP Marketplace", "desc": "ChartHop announced its AI is available on the ADP Marketplace, integrated with ADP Workforce Now, and said its AI is designed to augment, not replace, human decision-making.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://www.charthop.com/resource/charthop-ai-adp-marketplace", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Dover", "d": "2026-03-03", "t": "AI Scoring adds Anthropic and Gemini models", "desc": "\"Dover supports Anthropic and Gemini for scoring candidates (in addition to OpenAI).\"", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "matching" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-february-2026", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Perceptyx", "d": "2026-03-03", "t": "Perceptyx acquires Lyceum AI", "desc": "Perceptyx acquired Lyceum AI, 'an AI-native learning platform' whose learning agent Ellie uses conversational learning to personalize training. 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It also added one or two AI fluency questions to more than 70 existing AI video interviews.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "ai_interview", "assessment" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.01net.it/testgorilla-launches-new-ai-readiness-and-ai-fluency-assessments-to-help-companies-hire-for-the-skills-that-matter-now/", "srcname": "Business Wire release (via 01net)", "conf": "high", "note": "Article dated 2026-03-06; search results show a Business Wire release dated 2026-03-03 that could not be opened (429).", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Textio", "d": "2026-03-03", "t": "Textio launches Lavalier interview intelligence", "desc": "Lavalier helps teams define the skills a role needs, auto-generates structured interview guides, guides interviewers in real time and summarizes interview evidence. It is free to start.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "notes" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.01net.it/textio-launches-lavalier-to-raise-the-hiring-bar-with-interview-intelligence/", "srcname": "Business Wire release (via 01net)", "conf": "high", "note": "Textio named COO Colleen Gallagher CEO on 2026-01-13 ahead of this launch (https://markets.chroniclejournal.com/thepilotnews/article/bizwire-2026-1-13-textio-announces-ceo-transition).", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "iCIMS", "d": "2026-03-03", "t": "iCIMS rebrands its AI as Coalesce AI", "desc": "Coalesce AI is \"the unified intelligence layer embedded across the entire ICIMS platform\", spanning \"intelligent candidate search and match, digital assistants, autonomous agents and ICIMS Frontline AI\".", "k": "rebrand", "major": false, "src": "https://www.icims.com/company/newsroom/brand/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Checkr", "d": "2026-03-04", "t": "Checkr launches identity verification for hiring", "desc": "Checkr launched IDV, \"a new hiring-native solution designed to help employers confirm candidates are who they say they are\", combining liveness detection, device and network signals and forensic document analysis.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://checkr.com/resources/articles/checkr-identity-verification", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Mobile ID World (2026-03-10) reports the product is built with Socure biometrics.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Mobley v. Workday", "d": "2026-03-06", "t": "Judge holds job applicants can bring ADEA disparate-impact claims", "desc": "Judge Rita Lin rejected Workday's argument that the ADEA's disparate-impact protection excludes applicants, and dismissed some California claims and one disability claim with leave to amend.", "k": "legal", "major": true, "src": "https://hrdive.com/news/workday-partial-loss-judge-refuses-claims-dismissal/814227/", "srcname": "HR Dive", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "SmartRecruiters", "d": "2026-03-06", "t": "SAP embeds SmartRecruiters in SuccessFactors and pairs Winston with Joule", "desc": "SAP launched an integration that runs SmartRecruiters inside SAP SuccessFactors with one login and unified navigation, and brings SmartRecruiters hiring data into SuccessFactors. SAP said Winston and its Joule copilot will begin working together as connected agents during 2026. SuccessFactors Recruiting customers are not forced to migrate.", "k": "partnership", "caps": [ "copilot" ], "major": false, "src": "https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2026/03/06/sap-launches-smartrecruiters-hiring-platform-integration-into-successfactors", "srcname": "HR Brew", "conf": "medium", "note": "HR Brew cites an SAP announcement dated 2026-03-04, which we could not open (rate-limited).", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "HireVue", "d": "2026-03-10", "t": "HireVue acquires Hireguide technology", "desc": "HireVue acquired the technology behind Hireguide, an agentic AI recruiting startup, and its team joined HireVue product to build conversational agents, starting with a voice AI Interviewer.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.hirevue.com/press-release/hirevue-acquires-hireguide-technology-to-accelerate-agentic-ai-hiring", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "Release page prints March 10, 2026; press listing prints March 17, 2026.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Juicebox", "d": "2026-03-10", "t": "Juicebox raises $80M Series B at $850M", "desc": "Juicebox raised $80 million in Series B funding at an $850 million valuation, led by DST Global with Sequoia, Coatue, Y Combinator, NFDG and Verified Capital.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://pulse2.com/juicebox-80-million-at-850-million-valuation-raised-for-ai-recruiting-platform/amp/", "srcname": "Pulse 2.0", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Socure", "d": "2026-03-10", "t": "Socure biometrics power Checkr identity verification", "desc": "Checkr IDV, \"an identity verification product built with Socure biometrics\", brings Socure's checks into workforce screening.", "k": "partnership", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": false, "src": "https://www.mobileidworld.com/checkr-brings-mobile-native-identity-verification-to-workforce-screening/", "srcname": "Mobile ID World", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Persona", "d": "2026-03-11", "t": "Persona launches Candidate Verification for recruiting teams", "desc": "Persona launched Candidate Verification, \"designed for recruiting teams and built for security\", with ID and selfie checks at application, before key interviews and at offer, integrated with Greenhouse, Ashby and Workday.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "integrity" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "human": "The company sets the verification checkpoints and risk tolerance, and higher-risk sessions are flagged for review.", "src": "https://marketing.withpersona.com/blog/introducing-candidate-verification-solution-by-persona", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Syndio", "d": "2026-03-11", "t": "Syndio and Kognitiv partner on EU Pay Transparency Directive compliance", "desc": "Syndio and Workday services partner Kognitiv partnered to help enterprises meet the EU Pay Transparency Directive with a system that \"governs pay decisions continuously and in real time.\"", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://synd.io/press-release/kognitiv-and-syndio-partner-to-support-eu-pay-transparency-directive-compliance-across-global-enterprises/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Carefam", "d": "2026-03-12", "t": "Carefam raises $10.5M for healthcare hiring agents", "desc": "Carefam raised $10.5M led by Pitango HealthTech, bringing total funding to $14M, for conversational AI agents that handle outreach, credential screening, interview scheduling and onboarding for healthcare employers.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h1hd004eq11g", "srcname": "Calcalist (CTech)", "conf": "high", "note": "Calcalist puts the total at $14M; TechFundingNews and Skilled Nursing News report $14.5M.", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Gem", "d": "2026-03-12", "t": "Gem reports 10x AI revenue growth", "desc": "Gem reported \"10x AI revenue growth\" and \"7x AI customer growth\" over the prior year, and said it offers unlimited AI sourcing per licensed recruiter instead of credits.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.gem.com/blog/gem-ai-10x-growth-and-whats-next", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Page prints 'Posted on Mar 12'; datePublished metadata 2026-03-12.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "JobAdder", "d": "2026-03-12", "t": "JobAdder adds Smart Skills and transcript-based Smart Sync", "desc": "Adder Intelligence gained Smart Skills, which suggests skills from resumes, and Smart Sync for resumes and interview transcripts (beta), which captures candidate insights into the record.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "skills", "notes" ], "major": false, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "src": "https://jobadder.com/resources/platform-updates", "srcname": "Vendor changelog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Perfectly", "d": "2026-03-12", "t": "Perfectly launches Parker, a job-seeker agent", "desc": "Perfectly launched \"Parker by Perfectly: Your AI career super-connector,\" a job-seeker product that connects people with contacts who can open up job opportunities.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "candidate_ai" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://ycwatcher.info/en/companies/perfectly", "srcname": "YC Watcher", "conf": "medium", "note": "Candidate-side product; 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