Technology

Coverage of developments in artificial intelligence, products that address issues from diversity to effective performance management, and developments impacting HCM system implementation and support. Also news and information on the growing market for HR technology solutions that address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.

Oyster launched an AI-powered chatbot designed to answer questions about global hiring and remote-work regulations. Called Pearl, the feature is designed to help companies gather information that can help them make informed decisions on issues related to global employment.   By applying AI to Oyster resources -- such as its guides...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer, my guest today is Duri Chitayat the CTO of Safeguard Global. You'd probably expect the CTO would be thinking a lot about AI today and Duri is, a lot. So we're going to talk about...
Crosschq added new DEI features to its TalentWall product, expanding its ability to visualize the entire active and historical candidate pool in order to help companies more accurately track diversity-focused sourcing and hiring initiatives. Acquired by Crosschq in 2022, TalentWall created a recruiting analytics platform to help talent acquisition teams...
Datapeople launched Datapeople Insights, a recruiting analytics solution that aims to provide data-based insights for talent acquisition teams. The company hopes the product will allow recruiters to better focus their efforts and make more effective hiring decisions by using data. According to the company, the product helps organizations make sense...
Employees Prefer Human Instructors Over AI for Learning and Development
Employees don’t want AI to take over their learning and development (L&D) activities, according to a new survey by Wiley. It found that more than half of respondents – around 59% -- preferred having a human instructor in charge of their workforce development, as opposed to the mere 7%...
Companies Rush to Harness the Power of AI, Despite Challenges
Many businesses are eager to find ways to tap into the power of generative AI, according to the New York Times. As a result, tech companies are racing to create and sell products that incorporate generative AI to their enterprise customers. The New York Times found that in the last...
Skillsoft launched the beta for its AI conversation simulator CAISY, a tool that claims to help build business and leadership conversational skills. The company said the product will provide employees with “a safe space” to practice important business conversations with an AI trainer. “Through experiential, active learning, organizations can prepare...
Fifty-two percent of executives said they are unable make “critical” workplace decisions because of a lack of data, according to a recent report from Envoy. The research found that 80% of the same executives would have approached their return to office (RTO) initiatives and policies differently if they had...
Salesforce released a redesign for Slack with the aim of making it easier for users to navigate the platform, work across multiple workspaces and stay focused. The company hopes the update will help improve employee productivity for enterprises. Recent research from Salesforce found that business app volumes have increased nearly...
In search of the most insightful HR analytics metrics, we've gathered insights from industry leaders, ranging from business development leads to marketing specialists. From guiding recruitment marketing with the time-to-hire metric to determining the cost savings from HR software, discover the metrics that have proven particularly insightful for these...