Mountain View, CA (USA), May 2026 -  "I’m excited to share that we have completed the Coursera–Udemy combination, bringing together two mission-driven companies to create one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms", said Greg Hart, Chief Executive Officer and President of Coursera.

London (UK), May 2026 - Fewer than one-third of decision-makers can tie the value of AI to their organisation’s financial growth (Forrester, 2026). AI tools are everywhere, but the link to performance is unclear.

Dublin (IR), May 2026 - Questionmark, a leading provider of online assessment solutions, today announced a new strategic reseller agreement with Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a leader in workforce agility solutions.

Derry (XI), May 2026 - Learning Pool, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, has announced the acquisition of Confirm, an AI-first people development platform.

Boston, MA (USA), May 2026 - Skillsoft, a leading AI-native skills management platform, has announced that it has appointed Ron Kisling as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Kisling is joining Skillsoft as the Company begins the next phase of its transformation following the signing of the Global Knowledge business sale.

Cambridge (UK), May 2026 - Behaviour change consultancy Acteon has released TikTok style training helping employees use AI safely, effectively and confidently.

Alexandria, VA (USA), May 2026 - iSpring has released an AI course generator inside iSpring LMS and iSpring Cloud. The feature produces a working draft of a course from a one- or two-sentence description and up to five source files. Authors then edit the draft as a Page in the platform before publishing to learners.

Fairfax, VA (USA) / London (UK), May 2026 - GE HealthCare and Imparta have been awarded a Bronze Stevie® Award for Sales Training or Coaching Programme of the Year, recognising the success of their collaborative work to design and deliver the PDX Sales Academy.

London (UK), May 2026 – Mediazoo, The Human Performance Specialists, brings together S2T, its Centre for Story, Strategy & Training, with its Creative Studio in a single proposition that equips leaders with strategic narrative and enables teams to deliver it at scale.

Brighton (UK), May 2026 - The Tech Imaginarium, a new podcast series from John Helmer's successful Learning Hack stable was launched on Tuesday 26 May 2026 — marking the centenary of Amazing Stories, the magazine that founded modern science fiction.

Paris (F), May 2026 - The global coaching industry generated an estimated $5.34 billion in revenue over the past year, a 17% increase on 2023, according to the International Coaching Federation’s Global Coaching Study 2025.

Munich (GER), 2026 — Speexx, the leading people development platform, has announced the launch of Intercultural Foundations, a scalable intercultural training program designed to build awareness and understanding of how culture shapes communication, collaboration, and workplace behavior. The new offering expands Speexx Intercultural Programs and supports more effective collaboration across global teams.

Sydney (AU), May 2026 - Modern leadership is shifting fast. Complexity, geopolitical uncertainty, technological acceleration and cross-functional interdependence mean that leaders can no longer rely solely on technical expertise or hierarchical authority. In this environment, negotiation and influence aren’t “soft skills”, they’re critical adaptive capabilities. 

Norwich (UK), May 2026 - Acteon's Rebecca Trigg uses a playful framework inspired by the Spice Girls to explore the different responses to AI adoption in organisations – and explains why understanding people, not technology, is the key to lasting change.

Westlake, TX (USA), May 2026 - Pluralsight, a leading technology skills development company, has announced the launch of Pluralsight Cloud Ready, an enterprise cloud upskilling program that helps organizations assess workforce readiness, close cloud skills gaps, and validate the hands-on capabilities needed to maximize cloud ROI, modernize infrastructure, and scale AI initiatives.