Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry September 23-29, 2024: • Creating a behemoth or a very big bubble: OpenAI closes in on largest VC round of all time; • Blocking LLM developers’ big steal: Cloudflare announces AI bot blocking with one click; • Launching an AI-first solution: SmartRecruiters announces V3.0 and Winston, an ‘AI...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry September 16-22, 2024: • Resetting the market: Stepstone CEO Dettmers on Axel Springer/KKR/CPP Investments; • Stiffing the scammers: LinkedIn’s new search filter protects against suspicious job postings; • Expanding its solution: Kula debuts complete hiring platform with purpose-built AI for recruiting; • Predicting tough times: ‘Largest labor shortage...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry May 9-15, 2024: • Applying for a job while grabbing a toothbrush: Manpower opens job hubs in Walmart stores; • Cutting headcount or reallocating talent: Challenger survey finds employers shedding more jobs; • Changing the rules of the game: The Impact of Google’s latest core update on online...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry September 2-8, 2024: • Trading equity for airtime: Gig platform Airtasker USA raises $9.75 million in media capital; • Finding a pearl: As remote working keeps rolling, Oyster raises $59M Series D at $1.2B valuation; • Looking for “AI teammates”: Mayfield devotes $100M to AI entrepreneur-in-residence program; •...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry August 26-May 1, 2024: • Cutting the work in campaigns: Jobilla raises $6.7M to fuel AI-driven recruitment platform; • Adding to the DEI portfolio: DirectEmployers acquires Equality Magazine and its’s job boards. • Pulling back the curtain: Anthropic publishes the ‘system prompts’ that make Claude tick; • Feeling...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry August 19-25, 2024: • Waiting for Godot: Survey finds startups take longer to close rounds as funding cliff looms; • Creating even more confusion: FTC noncompete ban suffers another blow with judge’s ruling; • Making training easier: Recogni unveils new AI method to slash costs and power requirements;...Read More
