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Asia-Pacific recruiters lean on AI as job race intensifies

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Asia-Pacific recruiters ramp up AI hiring tools as applications surge, talent stays scarce and employers push for faster, fairer decisions.
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NZ employers swamped by overqualified job applicants

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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New Zealand employers face a flood of overqualified applicants, with 98% struggling to spot standout talent amid rising job applications.
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Pluralsight names Michael Ross as new Chief Product Officer

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Pluralsight has hired veteran product leader Michael Ross as Chief Product Officer to steer innovation in its tech skills platform.
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UKG, HR Crowd partner on SAP SuccessFactors WFM rollouts

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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UKG partners with HR Crowd to deliver SAP SuccessFactors-aligned workforce management for complex, highly regulated employers in ANZ.
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Wipro unveils unified AI-led enterprise functions model

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Wipro launches a unified AI-led model to fuse consulting, transformation and operations across people, finance, supply chain and customer work.
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IT providers expect wage inflation to ease by 2026

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Wage inflation at IT solution providers is forecast to cool to historic norms by 2026, boosting margins despite stark regional differences.
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Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
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Shuttlerock unifies finance & HR globally with Workday

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Shuttlerock adopts Workday to unify global finance and HR, tightening controls and boosting real-time insight as its international footprint grows.
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Workers get just 2-3 hours of real focus time a day

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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New Hubstaff data shows workers average only 2-3 hours of true focus a day as meetings, app overload and AI tools fragment attention.
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Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.
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PayFit rolls out contextual HR AI copilot to staff

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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PayFit extends its contextual HR AI copilot to 220,000 staff, promising personalised, confidential answers on pay, leave and contracts.
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Sage partners with Augusta Labs to speed applied AI push

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Sage taps Augusta Labs' embedded AI teams to turbocharge product development and accelerate its shift to an AI-first software model.
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AI tops global C-suite worries on corporate reputation

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI has become the top corporate reputation fear for global leaders, yet most admit they are underprepared for its fast-rising risks.
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Bitdefender warns of surge in fake job recruitment scams

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Bitdefender warns of a global surge in fake job emails posing as Amazon, Carrefour and the NHS, stealing data, money and account logins.
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NZ firms lean on scales for new roles, market for old

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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New Zealand employers lean on internal salary scales for new roles, while market guides still dominate pay decisions for familiar positions.
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Aspire links with Deel to streamline cross-border hiring

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Aspire embeds Deel's Employer of Record tools to let startups hire, pay and manage overseas staff from a single cross-border finance platform.
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Betterworks unveils AI-native NextGen performance platform

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Betterworks launches its AI-native NextGen platform, adding 400+ features to turn everyday performance data into real-time workforce insight.
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AINA raises USD $1 million for AI hiring platform rollout

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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AINA secures USD $1 million seed funding to speed rollout of its AI hiring platform for recruiters and jobseekers battling application overload.
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'The Orchestrator' tops SmartRecruiters' job title list

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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SmartRecruiters crowns “The Orchestrator” Job Title of the Year as employers prioritise coordination roles in AI-driven, fragmented workplaces.
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INVNT names James Nicholas Kinney Global Chief AI Officer

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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INVNT appoints James Nicholas Kinney as its first Global Chief AI Officer, tasked with scaling client-facing AI innovation, led from APAC.