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LONDON--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Sapia.ai, the pioneer in AI-native hiring, today announced the launch of its Skills Intelligence API, a developer-first integration that embeds its science-backed skills intelligence directly into any system. With this launch, Sapia.ai expands from a standalone platform into the independent intelligence layer for the HR tech ecosystem.

Copilot AI powers Frontline OS for end-to-end frontline workforce workflows, delivering speed and scalability at scale SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fountain, the AI-native platform for managing the global frontline workforce, announced today the launch of Frontline OS, an AI-native operating system that automates hiring, onboarding and workforce management that is purpose built for the 2.7 billion frontline global workers. According to McKinsey research, “Losing a single frontline retail employee costs a retailer nearly $10,000.” This cost and other retention and hiring-related challenges extend into food and beverage, hospitality, healthcare, delivery, and other sectors with frontline employees.

Paradox's Candidate Experience Agent Delivers Superior Candidate Care, Accelerated Candidate Conversion and Time-to-Hire The Addition of Paradox Will Give Workday an AI-Powered Talent Acquisition Suite for Every Worker and Every Type of Work PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025 / PRNewswire / -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paradox, a candidate experience agent that uses conversational AI to simplify every step of the job application journey – particularly for high-volume frontline industries, which employ nearly 3 billion workers globally. The addition of Paradox will give Workday an AI-powered talent acquisition suite to help customers more efficiently find, hire, and onboard every type of worker – from the frontline to the back office – for every type of work, from full-time, to contingent. "Hiring is one of the most critical moments in the employee experience, yet too often it's slowed down by outdated processes and disconnected tools," said Gerrit Kazmaier, president, Product & Technology, Workday. "By bringing Paradox's candidate experience AI agent into Workday, we're giving organizations a smarter, faster, and more engaging way to connect with candidates.

20 August 2025, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Berlin, Belgrade – Culture Amp, the world’s leading employee experience platform, is delighted to announce the appointment of Paige O’Neill as Chief Marketing Officer. Joining the executive leadership team, O’Neill brings more than 20 years of CMO and marketing leadership experience at leading global B2B and mid-market SaaS companies including Oracle, Sitecore and Seismic, and Aprimo. "We are delighted to welcome Paige to the Culture Amp Executive team," said Didier Elzinga, CEO and Co-Founder of Culture Amp. “Her expertise in global marketing and focus on the storytelling at the heart of performance cultures make her an ideal leader as we continue our international growth and mission to create a better world of work for companies everywhere.” Drawing on her deep marketing expertise, O’Neill will further accelerate Culture Amp’s growth, with a focus on product positioning and storytelling, digital transformation, and brand and community building.

Fresh capital and newly appointed CEO to accelerate expansion of AI-powered document processing and workflow automation platform ST. LOUIS & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- KnowledgeLake, an AI‑powered enterprise workflow automation platform, and growth equity firm Edison Partners announced a majority growth investment of $65 million.

Strategic partnership drives skill mastery to accelerate business innovation London, UK – August 19, 2025 – HowNow - the AI learning and upskilling platform today announces a strategic partnership with Pluralsight, the leading technology skills development company. The new integration supports access to Pluralsight’s technology-specific learning content, enabling HowNow customers to accelerate upskilling and innovation in a rapidly changing environment.

Built on a serverless, event-driven platform and advanced agentic AI, G-P EOR delivers frictionless self-service global employment REMOTE FIRST COMPANY, Aug. 19, 2025 – G-P (Globalization Partners), recognized as the undisputed leader in global employment by industry analysts, today announced the next generation of G-P Employer of Record (EOR) to deliver a compliant global employment solution that enables HR teams to effortlessly expand globally with autonomy and efficiency. Built on a serverless, event-driven platform and advanced agentic AI, G-P EOR delivers frictionless self-service compliant global employment in more than 180 countries. G-P EOR is powered by G-P’s Global Compliance Engine (GCE), the first knowledge base with actionable, real-time compliance and G-P Assist, G-P’s in-platform agentic AI support.

Search and AI Assistant Enhancements extend AI leadership CHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today unveiled significant investments in AI innovation across the platform, highlighting three breakthrough capabilities that transform how customers can benefit from intelligent applications of AI. These advances support iManage's commitment to bringing AI Confidence TM to knowledge professionals by providing a secure knowledge foundation that grounds AI in your content, with outputs you can explain, trace, trust and defend. iManage customers benefit from sustained AI innovation natively within iManage Cloud - delivered seamlessly to knowledge workers - while iManage's open ecosystem gives customers the choice to leverage AI innovation from across the technology landscape.

Powered by its Work Intelligence® engine, Wrike delivers the ultimate AI assistant for managing work, ushering in a new era of enterprise productivity SAN DIEGO--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wrike, the intelligent work management platform, today announced an all-around update to Wrike Copilot, turning it into a real-time AI teammate that transforms how enterprise teams uncover key insights, collaborate, and act on what matters. Wrike Copilot leverages natural language to get rapid responses and real-time insights about key projects, initiatives, and workflows.

Building on the success of HelptFlow, HelptFlow+ deepens integrations and gives Managed Service Providers (MSPs), IT support providers, and Point-of-Sale (POS) resellers more customizable control. IRVINE, Calif., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Helpt (gethelpt.com), the leading provider of always-on, US-based technical support services, proudly announces the launch of HelptFlow+, an upgraded support service designed to operate seamlessly within each client's preferred tools and environments.