Workday’s AI Bet: What the Paradox Deal Means for Talent Access
Big News at the Intersection of HR Tech and Talent: Workday Acquires Paradox: A Strategic Leap in Agentic AI for Recruiting. Check out Tony’s full analysis of what this means for the Flexible Talent Future.
Beeline + Human Cloud: Expanding the Future of Talent Access
Beeline and Human Cloud are partnering to combine Beeline’s enterprise technology with Human Cloud’s expertise in flexible talent solutions to help organizations make Talent Access more strategic, scalable, and compliant.
Upwork Launches Lifted: Reinvention or Repositioning?
On August 19, 2025, Upwork Inc. unveiled Lifted, a wholly owned subsidiary aimed at servicing enterprise customers with a comprehensive suite of contingent workforce solutions. This signals a strategic shift from selling enterprise offerings within its broader marketplace to segregating them into a dedicated business unit. On one hand, it’s encouraging. They’ve signaled they’re not walking away from enterprise, but rather recognizing the need to package solutions differently. On the other, the move may be more reflective of shareholder optics than mission-aligned transformation. After repeated strategic pivots, one wonders whether this is positioning Lifted as a cleaner, enterprise-ready asset that’s ripe for acquisition, rather than truly doubling down on client-centric innovation.
Human Cloud Podcast LIVE
HC Live is an in person podcast experience, with Human Cloud managing the end to end experience for event attendee’s, with episodes airing across Human Cloud’s global media channel, for select events.
Upwork Acquires Bubty and Ascen
Today Upwork acquired Bubty, a workforce management platform, and signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ascen, a global compliance and EOR company.
July, Human Cloud Monthly Recap
Summary of Human Cloud’s July Community Call.
Human Cloud Monthly, July, 2025
Join Human Cloud for a monthly community call.
SHRM25 Recap
Tony Buffum recaps a successful week at SHRM Annual meeting with 75+ executives at the forefront of technology and talent.
Human Cloud Executive Dinner at SHRM Annual
Join Tony Buffum and your HR executive peers at SHRM for a closed door dinner to discuss HR, TA, and the intersection of talent and technology.
Talent Innovator Index
Talent Innovator Index: Are You A Leader Or Lagger? We developed a quick way to measure you or your clients level of talent innovation. Each leader gets a score, and that score determines which persona you fit in below.