Mappa, founded by Sarah Lucena, uses AI to analyze voice patterns and assess candidate traits such as communication style, empathy, and confidence. The startup, which has raised a seed round led by Tim Draper’s firm, reports that hires made through its platform have a turnover rate of just 2%, far below the industry average. With more than 130 U.S. customers and over 3,000 hires, Mappa is a top‑20 finalist in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, showcasing its technology to investors and enterprises alike. Leia mais →

OpenAI announced the development of an AI-driven hiring service called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, aimed at matching businesses with talent through artificial intelligence. Led by Fidji Simo, the platform will include a dedicated track for small businesses and local governments, and will be supported by a certification program through OpenAI Academy that targets millions of Americans. The initiative positions OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, and reflects the company’s broader push into new markets beyond its ChatGPT product. Partnerships with major employers such as Walmart underscore the platform’s ambition to reshape recruitment and AI education. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

OpenAI announced the development of an AI-driven hiring service called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, aimed at matching businesses with talent through artificial intelligence. Led by Fidji Simo, the platform will include a dedicated track for small businesses and local governments, and will be supported by a certification program through OpenAI Academy that targets millions of Americans. The initiative positions OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, and reflects the company’s broader push into new markets beyond its ChatGPT product. Partnerships with major employers such as Walmart underscore the platform’s ambition to reshape recruitment and AI education. Leia mais →

OpenAI announced the development of an AI-driven hiring service called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, aimed at matching businesses with talent through artificial intelligence. Led by Fidji Simo, the platform will include a dedicated track for small businesses and local governments, and will be supported by a certification program through OpenAI Academy that targets millions of Americans. The initiative positions OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, and reflects the company’s broader push into new markets beyond its ChatGPT product. Partnerships with major employers such as Walmart underscore the platform’s ambition to reshape recruitment and AI education. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

OpenAI announced the development of an AI-driven hiring service called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, aimed at matching businesses with talent through artificial intelligence. Led by Fidji Simo, the platform will include a dedicated track for small businesses and local governments, and will be supported by a certification program through OpenAI Academy that targets millions of Americans. The initiative positions OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, and reflects the company’s broader push into new markets beyond its ChatGPT product. Partnerships with major employers such as Walmart underscore the platform’s ambition to reshape recruitment and AI education. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

OpenAI announced the development of an AI-driven hiring service called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, aimed at matching businesses with talent through artificial intelligence. Led by Fidji Simo, the platform will include a dedicated track for small businesses and local governments, and will be supported by a certification program through OpenAI Academy that targets millions of Americans. The initiative positions OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, and reflects the company’s broader push into new markets beyond its ChatGPT product. Partnerships with major employers such as Walmart underscore the platform’s ambition to reshape recruitment and AI education. Leia mais →

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, a panel explored how startups are swapping early hires for AI agents. Speakers included Caleb Peffer of Firecrawl, who enables developers and firms like Shopify and Zapier to embed AI on the live web; Jaspar Carmichael‑Jack of Artisan, whose “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign backs a $35 million effort to build AI employees; and Sarah Franklin of Lattice, a former Salesforce president who shared scaling insights. The discussion covered practical uses, ROI, and the balance between automation and human teams, highlighting a shift toward AI‑driven go‑to‑market functions. Leia mais →