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Knowledge & Findability
Franz Unveils AllegroGraph 8.0, the First Neuro-Symbolic AI Platform Merging Knowledge Graphs, LLMs, and Vector Storage
Dec 11, 2023
AllegroGraph - Franz Inc. AllegroGraph - Best Knowledge Graph - Reader's Choice 2023 AllegroGraph 8.0 Validates Generative AI Content, Unveils Hidden Knowledge within Documents and Powers Natural Language Queries AllegroGraph v8 delivers Knowledge Graph driven Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities to provide users with seamless, fact-based, Neuro-Symbolic AI solutions.” — Dr.
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Talent Management
HireRight Receives Non-Binding Acquisition Proposal from General Atlantic and Stone Point Capital
Dec 11, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HireRight Holdings Corporation (NYSE: HRT) (“HireRight” or the “Company”), a leading provider of global background screening services and workforce solutions, announced today that it has received a non-binding proposal from General Atlantic, L.P. (“General Atlantic”) and Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”), and their respective affiliated funds (collectively, the “Sponsors”), to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock that are not already owned by the Sponsors for $12.75 in cash per share. The board of directors of the Company previously formed a special committee of independent directors (the “Special Committee”) to evaluate and consider any potential or actual transaction proposal from the Sponsors and any other alternative proposals or other strategic alternatives that may be available to the Company.
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Collaboration & Productivity
Rising Team Releases Mini Kits, Expanding Its Team Development Platform to Serve Frequent Team Meetings and Front Line Workers
Dec 08, 2023
The Interactive Tool Boosts Trust and Engagement for Remote and In-Person Employees Across Industries MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising Team, the industry-leading team development platform helping companies build more connected and successful teams, today announces its introduction of its Mini Kits. A series of interactive team-building experiences, the Mini Kits are 10–15-minute sessions that help leaders increase trust and understanding on their teams, helping to boost team effectiveness.
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Employee Experience
ContactMonkey Secures $55 Million in Series A Funding to Transform Employee Engagement
Dec 07, 2023
Updata Partners invests to help ContactMonkey meet increasing demand TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - ContactMonkey, the internal email communications platform, today announced the completion of a Series A investment of $55 million from Updata Partners, a leading growth equity firm. The funding comes as employee engagement is more critical to enterprises than ever: the BBC reported that 59% of global workers report being not engaged at work, which can lead to "quiet quitting." A Gallup report found that disengaged employees cost the global economy around $8.8 trillion. "At ContactMonkey, we believe it is vital that companies improve their communications with their employees and facilitate a strong, collaborative, and transparent culture, even across remote workplaces and disparate teams," said Scott Pielsticker, CEO and Founder, ContactMonkey. "We're looking forward to partnering with the Updata team to grow our teams and solutions as more companies realize how critical their internal communications are to their business." Pielsticker founded the company in 2010.
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Talent Management
Spotwork's AI Flexible Staffing Solution Shapes the Future of Work and Hiring
Dec 07, 2023
Pandemic success story changes workforce norms and challenges traditional methods of hiring on-demand skilled labour force TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2023 /CNW/ - Workforce management platform, Spotwork – launched to solve a workforce hiring problem realized 3 years ago during the pandemic – today announces that it is on a clear path to changing the future of work and hiring. Workforce management platform, Spotwork, is on a clear path to changing the future of work and hiring.
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Employee Experience
PeopleReign Announces Winter 2023 System of Intelligence Platform Release
Dec 07, 2023
The PeopleReign Virtual Agent browser plugin Introducing SupportGPT for employee service©, the world’s first LLM dedicated to IT and HR These enhancements put the PeopleReign Virtual Agent far ahead of anything I’ve seen in terms of intelligence, usability, and configurability.” — Ben Brennan, Head of UX at PeopleReign SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 6, 2023 / EINPresswire.com / -- PeopleReign, the industry-leading SaaS platform that automates IT and HR employee service, is excited to announce the release of its flagship system of intelligence platform for winter 2023. This latest release introduces innovation, including SupportGPT for employee service©, the world’s first LLM dedicated to IT and HR.
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Digital Workplace
The Hackett Group Launches Ai XPLR: A Pioneering Gen AI Readiness and Opportunity Assessment
Dec 07, 2023
Provides the Ability to Define the Value Realization Impact from Gen AI Strategies MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading benchmarking, executive advisory and strategic consultancy, has launched Ai XPLR ™, a readiness and opportunity assessment that leverages the extensive proprietary benchmark database of The Hackett Group ® to enable companies to quickly and comprehensively identify opportunities to harness artificial intelligence (AI) across key business services domains, including finance, procurement, human resources and global business services (GBS) organizations. The Hackett Group’s Ai XPLR is the tip of the spear and first of many new generative AI-related offerings that will be introduced by the company.
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Employee Experience
Voya Enhances Employee Wellness Platform With Launch of New Homepage Experience
Dec 07, 2023
New employee dashboard offers data-driven personalized insights to help inform employees of their complete health and financial picture WINDSOR, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), a leading health, wealth and investment company, is announcing today the launch of its new employee homepage dashboard, the latest addition to the company’s platform of employee wellness solutions. The new experience, which will be available to Voya’s Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions individual customers, provides access and visibility to all of one’s Voya workplace retirement plans and health savings accounts in one place.
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Talent Management
HireRight Launches New Global Digital Identity Solution
Dec 07, 2023
HireRight’s Global ID digital identity verification service enables employers to remotely verify their candidates’ identity documents NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HireRight Holdings Corporation (NYSE: HRT), a leading provider of global background screening services and workforce solutions, today announced the launch of its new global identity verification solution, Global ID. With identity theft and fraud on the rise —and many employees being onboarded and working remotely—it is arguably more important than ever to verify candidates’ identities.
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Employee Experience
Sleep Reset Launches Employers Program to Combat Sleep Health Crisis in the Workplace
Dec 06, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sleep Reset, a clinically-proven sleep program, announced the launch of its Employers Program. This initiative, aimed at tackling the widespread issue of sleep health in the workplace, is designed to equip organizations, particularly those within the healthcare industry, with the necessary tools and resources to prioritize their employees' well-being.