May 11-17, 2026:
• Handing the fairy a megaphone: Tink AI acquires the ApplyCall voice-AI recruitment portfolio;
• Figuring out the fakes is now routine: Job seekers are more wary amid surging employment scams;
• Giving candidates a voice: Greenhouse signs a Definitive Agreement to acquire Ezra AI Labs;
• Getting dumber with technology: Gen Z reports early cognitive decline – the brain rot epidemic;
• Being human still matters: Large study finds that replacing workers with AI is backfiring badly.
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Today, Tink AI, Inc., the recruitment technology company behind Tink and gettink.ai, is announcing the strategic acquisition of the ApplyCall voice-AI recruitment portfolio. The acquisition includes applycall.com, applycall.jobs, searchjobs.ai, and tateam.co.uk; a set of technologies focused on helping recruiters and hiring managers identify ready-to-hire talent, without the frustration of low-fit, low-interest ATS applies.
Questioning whether a job is real has become a routine part of job searches for workers seeking new roles amid a global surge in employment scams, according to research from professional networking platform LinkedIn. The survey found that nearly three-quarters of professionals, 72%, say they stop to think about the legitimacy of a role at least sometimes before applying, while 29% always do.
Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ezra AI Labs, a voice AI interviewer that delivers structured, on-demand conversations that feel natural rather than robotic. Once closed, the acquisition will deepen Greenhouse’s ability to help companies identify genuine talent in a job market overwhelmed by AI-generated applications. The acquisition is expected to close this quarter, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
A 2025 Yale study reports a sharp increase in self-reported cognitive difficulties, especially among ages 18–34, nearly doubling from 5.1% in 2013 to 9.7% in 2023. Technology & Learning Impact: Experts link digital overuse and early tech exposure to stalled cognitive development, with Gen Z scoring lower on standardized tests despite unprecedented access to information.
80% of surveyed executives cut human staff to invest in AI, but financial gains are no better than companies that kept employees. Many firms sacrificed institutional knowledge and employee goodwill to fund AI, yet saw no detectable ROI. Companies using AI to enhance employee productivity rather than replace them are seeing the most significant gains, though adoption remains a challenge with 54% of employees avoiding AI tools.
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