Thursday, February 5, 2026

Boomband Secures $4M Seed Funding to Humanize AI-Driven Hiring

Boomband, an AI-native talent marketplace founded by Jeff Taylor, the creator of Monster.com, has secured seed funding of $4.0 million before its imminent launch, led by Boston Seed, with participation from...

Viventium Acquires Apploi to Build a Unified, Healthcare-Native HCM Platform

Viventium has acquired Apploi to build a national human capital management (HCM) platform. This...

WTW Launches Rewards AI, Transforming Compensation Intelligence with Generative AI

WTW (Willis Towers Watson), a global advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has launched Rewards...

Vestwell Expands Payroll-Integrated Retirement Platform with Accrue 401k Acquisition

Vestwell has completed its acquisition of Accrue 401k. This entity helps Guideline 401(k) plans...

EverFi Launches ComplyEQ to Redefine Workplace Compliance as a Cultural Driver

EverFi has launched ComplyEQ as a standalone brand for workplace training and compliance. This marks a shift from treating compliance as just risk management to seeing it as a...

LRN Names Patsy Doerr as First Chief People & Culture Officer

LRN Corporation, a global provider of ethics and compliance technology and solutions, has appointed Patsy Doerr as its inaugural Chief People & Culture Officer, a newly created role that...

CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Fountain, Atrium, Quantum Workplace, Papaya Global, Go1 & More

Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your essential briefing on the latest innovations shaping frontline hiring, workforce intelligence, talent management, global payroll, continuous learning, compliance readiness, and culture-driven performance....

McLean & Company Case Studies Show How Culture Turns Values Into Measurable Performance

Organizations are faced with the challenges of a tightening labor market and increasing demands for the employee experience, but many organizations have yet to translate their cultural aspirations into...

Thoma Bravo Finalizes $12.3B Acquisition of Dayforce

Thoma Bravo has finalized its acquisition of Dayforce, Inc. worth approximately US$12.3 billion, marking the transition of the worldwide leader in human capital management into a privately held company ready for...

Viventium Acquires Apploi to Build a Unified, Healthcare-Native HCM Platform

Viventium has acquired Apploi to build a national human capital management (HCM) platform. This platform is focused on post-acute and long-term care providers. It...

Agentic AI in HR: How Autonomous AI Agents Are Redefining Work, Productivity, and Decision-Making

For most of 2025, AI in HR was talked about in a very narrow way. Prompts. Chatbots. Copilots. Faster replies. Better summaries. It all...

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Pebl Introduces Crypto-Ready Payroll as Employee Pay Preferences Shift

Pebl, the AI-first global employment and payroll platform, has launched crypto-ready payroll in response to evolving employee expectations around how they want to be...

WTW Launches Rewards AI, Transforming Compensation Intelligence with Generative AI

WTW (Willis Towers Watson), a global advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has launched Rewards AI, a generative AI-enabled compensation intelligence platform, which is designed...

Vestwell Expands Payroll-Integrated Retirement Platform with Accrue 401k Acquisition

Vestwell has completed its acquisition of Accrue 401k. This entity helps Guideline 401(k) plans not included in Gusto’s initial acquisition. This move greatly expands...

Adeptia Launches New Retirement Benefits Enrollment Accelerator to Simplify Data Workflows

Adeptia, a leader in intelligent data automation™, has announced the launch of Adeptia Automate™ for Retirement Benefits Enrollment, a new accelerator pack designed to...

IBM Opens Global RFP for AI-Driven Workforce and Education Solutions

IBM has issued a global Request for Proposals (RFP) for AI-based solutions to address systemic issues in education, workforce development, and career readiness. The...

Skillsoft Advances Workforce Readiness with Next-Generation Skills Management Platform

Skillsoft has launched its next-generation Skillsoft Percipio® Platform. This marks a big step in the company's effort to manage skills for today’s workforce. The...

TriNet Expands Ascend Program to Build the Next Generation of Sales Leaders

TriNet has announced the expansion of its TriNet Ascend program, reaffirming its commitment to nurturing the next generation of sales talent as the need...

RSM Survey Finds Middle Market Firms Turning to AI and Skills Training Amid Ongoing Hiring Pressures

Middle market companies still face workforce challenges, even with a cooling U.S. labor market. This is according to the RSM US Middle Market Business...

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