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Performance Management

AI-assisted performance reviews can’t replace human insight, report warns

A new report from Highwire, a coaching program run by Knopman Marks, finds that 78% of U.S. people managers have used AI tools for employee feedback or performance reviews in the past year — yet only 16% of employees were informed that AI played a role in their most recent review. The transparency gap is creating a psychological safety crisis: roughly two-thirds of employees report changing their workplace behavior to protect themselves, including avoiding risks, withholding ideas, and hiding mistakes.

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AI-assisted performance reviews can’t replace human insight, report warns

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Hiring tools face legal fire while platforms race to automate benefits and pay equity

Regulatory pressure on AI-driven assessments and immigration-linked hiring is landing the same week vendors push deeper automation into benefits and job architecture.

Oct 9, 2026

HR Technology

Deel and Golden State partnership

Deel has announced a multi-year partnership with Golden State, becoming the Official HR Platform Partner for the Golden State Warriors, Golden State Valkyries, Santa Cruz Warriors, and Chase Center. The deal includes in-arena branding, marketing activations, and community engagement initiatives for the 2026–2027 season, as well as a ticket donation to Bay Area small businesses on opening night.

Oct 9, 2026

AI in HR

Workday Named as a Market Shaper in the 2026 Gartner® Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Agents in Human Resources — Established Vendors - PR Newswire

Workday has reportedly been named a 'Market Shaper' in the 2026 Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Agents in Human Resources (Established Vendors), according to a company press release on PR Newswire. The designation places Workday among established vendors Gartner recognizes as actively shaping the nascent agentic AI-for-HR segment.

Oct 9, 2026

Agentic AI

Workday Expands Agentic AI in HR With New Total Benefits Experience - Cloud Wars

Workday is reportedly expanding its agentic AI capabilities within its HR platform through a new offering called Total Benefits Experience, according to Cloud Wars. The product is designed to automate and personalize how employees interact with and manage their benefits — marking a concrete step in Workday's broader push to embed autonomous AI agents into core HR processes.

Oct 9, 2026

Cybersecurity

Rein Security Raises $25M in Series A Funding - FinSMEs

Rein Security has reportedly closed a $25M Series A funding round, according to FinSMEs. The company operates in the cybersecurity sector; no HR technology or workforce platform connection has been identified.

Oct 9, 2026

HR Tech & Analytics

Even woman-presenting AI bots are “paid” less, research says

A multi-institution study found that participants in a virtual reality workplace experiment paid female-presenting AI agents 10% less than male-presenting ones for completing identical tasks — suggesting that human gender bias may extend to how workers perceive and financially reward AI.

Oct 8, 2026

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