HR Tech https://stayupdated.cloud/hrtech/ News on HR and HR technology, three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). The audio is AI-generated with Google NotebookLM from a curated selection of news sources, linked in each episode. It can contain mistakes; check the sources. en Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:09:21 +0000 Andreas Sollenbrant false episodic https://stayupdated.cloud/hrtech/covers/hrtech.pngHR Techhttps://stayupdated.cloud/hrtech/ HR Tech – 5–7 October 2026 hrtech-2026-10-07T06-10-04+02-00 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:28:36 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • SAP is buying Belgian skills-intelligence company TechWolf to ground its SuccessFactors HR agents in data about the work employees actually do, a sign that skills and work data are becoming the strategic layer under HR AI.
  • SAP made its Autonomous Enterprise architecture generally available, with Joule Work and Joule Desktop and consumption-based AI pricing, moving agents from in-app assistants to a cross-system work layer.
  • Workday's latest workforce data points to jobs being reshaped rather than cut, with demand shifting from basic to advanced AI skills and a widening gap in employer skills support.
  • It was a quiet period outside SAP Connect: no other in-period story met the quality threshold, so the feed is deliberately short.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

THE NEW STACK – M&A · Europe, Global · Companies: SAP, SAP SuccessFactors, TechWolf, Workday

SILICONANGLE – Vendor Strategy · Global, Europe · Companies: SAP, SAP SuccessFactors

WORKDAY – People Analytics · Global, USA · Companies: Workday

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • SAP is buying Belgian skills-intelligence company TechWolf to ground its SuccessFactors HR agents in data about the work employees actually do, a sign that skills and work data are becoming the strategic layer under HR AI.
  • SAP made its Autonomous Enterprise architecture generally available, with Joule Work and Joule Desktop and consumption-based AI pricing, moving agents from in-app assistants to a cross-system work layer.
  • Workday's latest workforce data points to jobs being reshaped rather than cut, with demand shifting from basic to advanced AI skills and a widening gap in employer skills support.
  • It was a quiet period outside SAP Connect: no other in-period story met the quality threshold, so the feed is deliberately short.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

THE NEW STACK – M&A · Europe, Global · Companies: SAP, SAP SuccessFactors, TechWolf, Workday

SILICONANGLE – Vendor Strategy · Global, Europe · Companies: SAP, SAP SuccessFactors

WORKDAY – People Analytics · Global, USA · Companies: Workday

]]> full 0:18:37 HR Tech – 2–5 October 2026 hrtech-2026-10-05T06-09-22+02-00 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:25:55 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • A quiet weekend period: only one story met the quality threshold, so the feed is deliberately short.
  • Agentic recruiting keeps moving from pilots into mainstream products: LinkedIn reports more than 20,000 companies using its agentic hiring tools.
  • Candidate fraud and identity verification are becoming a core design concern for AI-driven hiring platforms.
  • Recruiting agents are expanding from sourcing into screening, scheduling and ATS integrations.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

ERE MEDIA – Recruiting · Global, USA, Europe · Companies: LinkedIn, Microsoft, Greenhouse, Lever, SmartRecruiters

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • A quiet weekend period: only one story met the quality threshold, so the feed is deliberately short.
  • Agentic recruiting keeps moving from pilots into mainstream products: LinkedIn reports more than 20,000 companies using its agentic hiring tools.
  • Candidate fraud and identity verification are becoming a core design concern for AI-driven hiring platforms.
  • Recruiting agents are expanding from sourcing into screening, scheduling and ATS integrations.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

ERE MEDIA – Recruiting · Global, USA, Europe · Companies: LinkedIn, Microsoft, Greenhouse, Lever, SmartRecruiters

]]> full 0:09:14 HR Tech – 30 September – 2 October 2026 hrtech-2026-10-02T06-09-28+02-00 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:29:16 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • Agentic recruiting continues to attract large venture rounds, with Metaview moving its autonomous recruiting coworker to general availability.
  • Early-stage European HR tech funding is favouring AI agent layers that sit on top of existing HR systems rather than replace them.
  • Even leading HCM vendors are restructuring: Workday's second layoff round of 2026 targets product and technology teams and lowers its near-term outlook.
  • A quiet period for major vendor launches and regulation; no new EU AI Act developments surfaced beyond the already-adopted delay of high-risk obligations to December 2027.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

YAHOO FINANCE (PRESS RELEASE) – Investment · Europe, USA, Global · Companies: Metaview, Insight Partners, GV

HR TECH FEED – Vendor Strategy · USA, Global · Companies: Workday

TECH.EU – Investment · Europe · Companies: Ahron, Cusp Capital, Celonis

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • Agentic recruiting continues to attract large venture rounds, with Metaview moving its autonomous recruiting coworker to general availability.
  • Early-stage European HR tech funding is favouring AI agent layers that sit on top of existing HR systems rather than replace them.
  • Even leading HCM vendors are restructuring: Workday's second layoff round of 2026 targets product and technology teams and lowers its near-term outlook.
  • A quiet period for major vendor launches and regulation; no new EU AI Act developments surfaced beyond the already-adopted delay of high-risk obligations to December 2027.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

YAHOO FINANCE (PRESS RELEASE) – Investment · Europe, USA, Global · Companies: Metaview, Insight Partners, GV

HR TECH FEED – Vendor Strategy · USA, Global · Companies: Workday

TECH.EU – Investment · Europe · Companies: Ahron, Cusp Capital, Celonis

]]> full 0:20:24 HR Tech – 28–30 September 2026 hrtech-2026-09-30T06-09-24+02-00 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:27:44 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • A quiet 48-hour window: only two stories met the quality threshold and could be verified from accessible sources.
  • Skills assessment and verification is attracting strategic buyers, with Pearson moving to acquire Workera.
  • Agentic HR is increasingly delivered as an overlay on incumbent HCM platforms, with best-practice research embedded into agents that run inside SAP SuccessFactors and Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

PEARSON – M&A · Global, Europe · Companies: Pearson, Workera

BUSINESS WIRE (GLOAT) – AI in HR · Global, Europe · Companies: Gloat, The Josh Bersin Company, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • A quiet 48-hour window: only two stories met the quality threshold and could be verified from accessible sources.
  • Skills assessment and verification is attracting strategic buyers, with Pearson moving to acquire Workera.
  • Agentic HR is increasingly delivered as an overlay on incumbent HCM platforms, with best-practice research embedded into agents that run inside SAP SuccessFactors and Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

PEARSON – M&A · Global, Europe · Companies: Pearson, Workera

BUSINESS WIRE (GLOAT) – AI in HR · Global, Europe · Companies: Gloat, The Josh Bersin Company, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft

]]> full 0:17:31 HR Tech – 25–28 September 2026 hrtech-2026-09-28T06-10-20+02-00 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:47:51 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • Microsoft escalated the battle for the enterprise AI 'front door' by relaunching Copilot around persistent, autonomous agents, a shift with direct implications for how HR service delivery and administrative work get automated.
  • Legal entanglements among fast-growing global HR and payroll platforms continue to surface, with a federal court ruling keeping Deel's corporate-espionage dispute with Rippling alive and adding to vendor-risk considerations for enterprise buyers.
  • New research continues to highlight a gap between how confident HR leaders are that they understand future skill needs and how confident they are that their workforces actually possess those skills.
  • This was a comparatively quiet 72-hour period for HR Tech overall, spanning a weekend, with no major European-specific product launches, funding rounds or regulatory developments meeting the bar for inclusion.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

MICROSOFT – AI in HR · Global, Europe · Companies: Microsoft

THENEXTWEB – Vendor Strategy · USA, Global · Companies: Deel, Rippling

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX – Learning · USA

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • Microsoft escalated the battle for the enterprise AI 'front door' by relaunching Copilot around persistent, autonomous agents, a shift with direct implications for how HR service delivery and administrative work get automated.
  • Legal entanglements among fast-growing global HR and payroll platforms continue to surface, with a federal court ruling keeping Deel's corporate-espionage dispute with Rippling alive and adding to vendor-risk considerations for enterprise buyers.
  • New research continues to highlight a gap between how confident HR leaders are that they understand future skill needs and how confident they are that their workforces actually possess those skills.
  • This was a comparatively quiet 72-hour period for HR Tech overall, spanning a weekend, with no major European-specific product launches, funding rounds or regulatory developments meeting the bar for inclusion.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

MICROSOFT – AI in HR · Global, Europe · Companies: Microsoft

THENEXTWEB – Vendor Strategy · USA, Global · Companies: Deel, Rippling

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX – Learning · USA

]]> full 0:19:56 HR Tech – 23–25 September 2026 hrtech-2026-09-25T06-09-19+02-00 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:25:59 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • Major HCM vendors are pushing agentic AI further into benefits and payroll, historically two of the most fragmented and trust-sensitive HR domains.
  • Employee trust remains a real adoption barrier: multiple new surveys this period show workers are uneasy about AI handling payroll and often don't understand why AI tools were introduced at all.
  • Pay equity is emerging as a side effect of the AI skills race, with new hires commanding AI-related pay premiums that risk friction with existing staff.
  • No major European-specific HR Tech news broke during this particular 48-hour window; European developments continue to be shaped by the EU AI Act's delayed high-risk compliance timeline rather than new events.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

WORKDAY – Employee Experience · USA, Global · Companies: Workday, DailyPay

HR DIVE – AI in HR · USA · Companies: PayrollOrg, UKG

HR DIVE – AI in HR · Global, USA · Companies: Culture Amp

HR DIVE – People Analytics · USA, Global · Companies: Payscale

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • Major HCM vendors are pushing agentic AI further into benefits and payroll, historically two of the most fragmented and trust-sensitive HR domains.
  • Employee trust remains a real adoption barrier: multiple new surveys this period show workers are uneasy about AI handling payroll and often don't understand why AI tools were introduced at all.
  • Pay equity is emerging as a side effect of the AI skills race, with new hires commanding AI-related pay premiums that risk friction with existing staff.
  • No major European-specific HR Tech news broke during this particular 48-hour window; European developments continue to be shaped by the EU AI Act's delayed high-risk compliance timeline rather than new events.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

WORKDAY – Employee Experience · USA, Global · Companies: Workday, DailyPay

HR DIVE – AI in HR · USA · Companies: PayrollOrg, UKG

HR DIVE – AI in HR · Global, USA · Companies: Culture Amp

HR DIVE – People Analytics · USA, Global · Companies: Payscale

]]> full 0:15:26 HR Tech – 22–23 September 2026 hrtech-2026-09-23 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:45:57 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • This run covers an unusually short 19-hour window, and no significant Europe-specific HR Tech developments were identified within it; all four stories originated from US vendors and research, though each has global product relevance.
  • AI agents in recruiting and people analytics kept shifting from single-task features toward end-to-end, evidence-backed work products, with new agentic launches from Findem and Joveo.
  • New industry survey data pointed to a widening trust gap in hiring, with employer-reported applicant fraud, job-seeker exposure to fake or 'ghost' postings, and continued candidate skepticism toward AI keeping employer AI adoption roughly flat year over year.
  • Workforce-management vendors continued extending skills-based HR into frontline and deskless roles that core HCM systems, built primarily around office-worker data, have historically underserved.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

IHIRE – Recruiting · USA · Companies: iHire

FINDEM – People Analytics · USA, Global · Companies: Findem

JOVEO – Recruiting · USA, Global · Companies: Joveo

KAHUNA WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS – Workforce Management · USA, Global · Companies: Kahuna Workforce Solutions, Oracle, Workday, SAP, UKG

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • This run covers an unusually short 19-hour window, and no significant Europe-specific HR Tech developments were identified within it; all four stories originated from US vendors and research, though each has global product relevance.
  • AI agents in recruiting and people analytics kept shifting from single-task features toward end-to-end, evidence-backed work products, with new agentic launches from Findem and Joveo.
  • New industry survey data pointed to a widening trust gap in hiring, with employer-reported applicant fraud, job-seeker exposure to fake or 'ghost' postings, and continued candidate skepticism toward AI keeping employer AI adoption roughly flat year over year.
  • Workforce-management vendors continued extending skills-based HR into frontline and deskless roles that core HCM systems, built primarily around office-worker data, have historically underserved.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

IHIRE – Recruiting · USA · Companies: iHire

FINDEM – People Analytics · USA, Global · Companies: Findem

JOVEO – Recruiting · USA, Global · Companies: Joveo

KAHUNA WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS – Workforce Management · USA, Global · Companies: Kahuna Workforce Solutions, Oracle, Workday, SAP, UKG

]]> full 0:14:16 HR Tech – 20–22 September 2026 hrtech-2026-09-22 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:28:47 +0000 This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • This is the first run of the feed, covering a quiet 48-hour weekend-to-Tuesday window with a limited but verifiable set of developments rather than a full news cycle.
  • AI agents continued moving from demos into live recruiting workflows, with ZoomInfo launching an autonomous candidate-sourcing agent and European startup Spott raising fresh funding for its AI-native recruitment agency platform.
  • New IBM research highlighted a widening gap between what CHROs say AI-era work requires (judgment, critical thinking) and what employees themselves prioritise, a tension HR Tech and L&D vendors will need to design around.
  • Established HCM and workforce-management vendors kept broadening their platforms, from Dayforce's US federal compliance milestone to further bolt-on consolidation in vertical workforce-scheduling technology.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

TECH.EU – Investment · Europe, Global · Companies: Spott, Balderton Capital

IBM – People Analytics · Global · Companies: IBM

ZOOMINFO – Recruiting · USA, Global · Companies: ZoomInfo

DAYFORCE – Vendor Strategy · USA · Companies: Dayforce

ASCEND LEARNING – M&A · USA · Companies: Ascend Learning, M7 Health, StaffGarden, Laudio

]]> This episode was generated automatically with AI. The hosts are synthetic voices created by Google NotebookLM, not real people. The stories were selected and summarised by an AI research agent, and the episode is based only on the sources listed below. It is not reviewed by a human before publication and may contain errors or misattributions, so check the original sources before relying on or quoting anything. This is a personal project; views expressed are not those of my employer.

Editorial summary

  • This is the first run of the feed, covering a quiet 48-hour weekend-to-Tuesday window with a limited but verifiable set of developments rather than a full news cycle.
  • AI agents continued moving from demos into live recruiting workflows, with ZoomInfo launching an autonomous candidate-sourcing agent and European startup Spott raising fresh funding for its AI-native recruitment agency platform.
  • New IBM research highlighted a widening gap between what CHROs say AI-era work requires (judgment, critical thinking) and what employees themselves prioritise, a tension HR Tech and L&D vendors will need to design around.
  • Established HCM and workforce-management vendors kept broadening their platforms, from Dayforce's US federal compliance milestone to further bolt-on consolidation in vertical workforce-scheduling technology.

Sources used in this episode

Besides the articles below, NotebookLM was given the editorial summary above and, where available, a list of stories from recent episodes so it does not repeat them.

TECH.EU – Investment · Europe, Global · Companies: Spott, Balderton Capital

IBM – People Analytics · Global · Companies: IBM

ZOOMINFO – Recruiting · USA, Global · Companies: ZoomInfo

DAYFORCE – Vendor Strategy · USA · Companies: Dayforce

ASCEND LEARNING – M&A · USA · Companies: Ascend Learning, M7 Health, StaffGarden, Laudio

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