ByteDance’s Seed Division Establishes Dedicated AI Safety Unit
ByteDance’s AI research division, Seed, has launched a dedicated safety and alignment department and is recruiting researchers globally.

ByteDance’s AI research division, Seed, has launched a dedicated safety and alignment department and is recruiting researchers globally.

T-Technologies has expanded its IT hub in Innopolis, adding 240 workstations to support its growing engineering and product teams.
McKinsey is introducing a 10-minute AI-led client simulation as part of its recruitment process for entry-level consulting roles to better evaluate candidate adaptability and interpersonal skills.

McKinsey is piloting an AI client avatar for entry-level interviews in North America, where human assessors will continue to make final hiring decisions.

OpenAI has named former xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju as its new CTO of Compute to oversee data centers, hardware manufacturing, and GPU clusters.

Meta has centralized its AI efforts under the Meta Superintelligence Labs unit, which now employs about 3,400 people, including a core research team of approximately 100 specialists.

OpenAI has increased its hiring target in Ireland to 450 roles, adding 200 new positions to its previous commitment and preparing for a move to a new 8,000-square-meter office in Dublin.

PetHonesty has selected the AI-native recruitment platform EasySource by HireQuotient to modernize and scale its talent acquisition operations.

A Yale University study reveals that modern AI models can mask racial and gender biases in hiring, rendering traditional keyword-based fairness audits ineffective.

The Trump administration has barred Microsoft, Adobe, and six other major IT firms from a program facilitating permanent residency for foreign workers due to fraud allegations.

OpenAI has hired former Cursor executive Ismail Elmas to lead its sales division in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

UPS is scaling back its seasonal workforce for the second year in a row as part of a strategic shift toward more profitable package deliveries and increased automation.

A study by hh.ru reveals that specialized skills can increase salary offers by up to 100% across various Russian industries in 2026.
NASA is transitioning 7,500 contractors into civil servant roles to consolidate core technical expertise and reduce operational costs.

China has overtaken the US in hosting elite AI researchers, yet domestic labs still struggle to attract foreign talent despite a massive labor shortage.

OpenAI is piloting a mission-focused interview stage for marketing and HR candidates to ensure alignment with its AGI goals during a period of rapid hiring.

HackerRank has released Chakra, an AI agent that conducts job interviews and evaluates candidate performance, having already processed over 500,000 sessions during its beta phase.

Companies that replaced staff with AI are now hiring experts to fix the resulting code, repeating a cycle of automation and human intervention.

A survey of 1,200 Russian employers shows that 54% accept AI-generated resumes, while 87% of companies have already encountered candidates using artificial intelligence in the hiring process.
Mark Cuban warns that job security depends on AI proficiency as the sector adds 750,000 roles despite widespread layoffs.
