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Q2 2026 sets billion-dollar startup exit record since 2021 peak
SpaceX's $2.1 trillion IPO and Cursor's $60B acquisition by SpaceX drove Q2's highest count of $1B+ exits in five years. What's changing about exit velocity.
Small businesses overlook 3 employee management risks hiding in plain sight
HR Dive identifies three widespread assumptions about employee management that expose small businesses to hidden compliance and operational risk. Learn what they are and how to spot them.
Compliance training must prove readiness, not just completion
HR leaders are shifting compliance programs away from seat-time metrics toward measurable workforce readiness. Here's what the standard actually requires.
Volkswagen plans 100,000 layoffs and four plant closures
VW CEO Oliver Blume has presented plans to cut 15% of the global workforce and shutter German factories. The supervisory board meets July 9 to decide, but unions say they will fight the move.
Your compensation data is stale. AI will scale that problem.
HR teams are layering AI onto outdated survey data and manual processes. Payscale research shows 53% worry AI will reduce human judgment; 44% fear bias. Here's what actually needs to change first.
86% of remote tech jobs pay $7,700 less annually than office roles
JobLeads analyzed 42 standardized tech positions and found a 6% pay cut for remote work—except at the executive level, where VPs earn $39K more remotely. What HR leaders should know about comp equity.
49% of Americans can't afford healthcare—lowest rate since 2021
West Health–Gallup data shows fewer than half of U.S. adults can consistently pay for care and medications. Racial and income disparities are widening sharply.
JPMorgan exec exits after viral trash video—what HR can't do
A JPMorgan Chase director left the company after a video of her dumping trash went viral. The incident exposes a legal trap: employers who fire workers for off-duty conduct may violate New York's broad leisure-activity protections.
Your team needs watercooler breaks. Here's why remote work made it harder.
Informal workplace connections drive engagement, retention, and safety — but hybrid teams lose them by default. Four workplace staples show how to rebuild them.
Three major Trump rulings due as Supreme Court's term ends
The Supreme Court will issue three significant decisions affecting Trump before its term concludes. Legal experts expect rulings on major constitutional and criminal matters in coming weeks.
Alaska judge restores Dan Sullivan to Senate ballot in write-in ruling
An Alaska state court ordered election officials to place write-in candidate Dan Sullivan back on the US Senate ballot after he was initially removed. The ruling affects November's Senate race and clarifies state write-in eligibility rules.
Australia empowers regulator to fine Big Tech over under-16 ban
Australia's communications regulator gains enforcement authority to pursue social media platforms that fail to comply with a new under-16 user ban. The shift gives the ACMA direct power to issue penalties and court orders.