Payroll built for every state, every team, and every pay run, so your business can grow without payroll slowing it down.
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Feature Spotlight: Niural’s Employee Cost Calculator
Base salary is only part of the picture. Hiring costs vary by country, and employer taxes, statutory contributions, and benefits can significantly impact your budget.
That’s where the Niural Employee Cost Calculator comes in.
Get a complete view of employee costs across 100+ countries for both EOR and Global Payroll.
The impact?
⚡ See total employer costs instantly
⚡ Compare two countries side by side
⚡ View monthly or annual costs
⚡ Switch between local currency and USD benchmarks
⚡ Download reports for planning and approvals
Try the Employee Cost Calculator.
AI News: Microsoft Build 2026
Microsoft is building an end-to-end AI stack that spans infrastructure, models, context, security, devices, and user experiences. At Microsoft Build 2026, the company unveiled five major announcements that reinforce its vision of AI as the foundation of future computing.
- Project Solara: Microsoft introduced a chip-to-cloud platform for AI-first devices and agents, including a Qualcomm-powered wearable badge that follows users across contexts rather than being confined to apps or browsers. The platform is designed for autonomous agents, signaling a shift away from app-centric computing.
- MAI-Thinking-1 and New AI Models: Microsoft launched its first in-house reasoning model, MAI-Thinking-1, along with six additional AI models to strengthen its vertically integrated AI ecosystem and reduce reliance on external providers.
- Scout and Microsoft IQ: Microsoft unveiled an AI assistant that can manage work across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Security and governance are built into the system, giving organizations control over what information AI agents can access and act upon.
- Surface RTX Spark Dev Box: Microsoft introduced a compact AI development PC capable of running large AI models locally. Combined with new developer tools and AI-focused Windows enhancements, it positions Windows as a leading platform for building and deploying AI applications securely.
- Majorana 2 Quantum Chip: Microsoft showcased progress toward scalable quantum computing, highlighting its potential to accelerate scientific discovery and enhance future AI capabilities.
Why It Matters to C-Suite Executives: Microsoft’s announcements point to a future where AI agents become the primary interface for work, software, and computing. Organizations that prepare for AI-native workflows and build strong data governance and infrastructure foundations will be best positioned to capitalize on this shift.
Hiring in Sweden – What You Need to Know
Thinking about expanding your business to Sweden? Here’s what you need to know!
Key Highlights:
◆ Minimum wage: There is no statutory minimum wage in Sweden.
◆ Standard workweek: 40 hours
◆ Employer costs: ~31.42%
◆ Paid leave: 25–30 days
Learn everything you need to know about hiring in Sweden 🇸🇪
Glimpses from the Niural AI Summit 2026
Niural AI just hosted its first-ever AI Summit, and wow, it was electric! ⚡ Incredible speakers, amazing insights, and energy in the room you had to feel to believe. Days like this are exactly why we do what we do.
Big thanks to Maximor AI, PwC, Aetna, Ramp, Basic Capital, 401GO, and ShayCPA for their support.
Maximor AI transforms the office of the CFO for the agentic era. They replace the most painful workflows, such as revenue recognition, cash tracking, month-end close, and reconciliation and reporting, with AI agents without any IT replatforming. CFOs cut 80-90% of their repetitive work, close blocks early, manage leaner teams, and stay audit-ready with real-time financials and traceable journals.
PwC helps clients drive their companies to the leading edge. They’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting, they help build, accelerate, and sustain momentum.
At Aetna, a CVS Health® company, they’re building a healthier world by making health care easy, affordable, and all about you. Because Healthier Happens Together™! Founded in 1853 in Hartford, CT, Aetna® is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 39 million people with information and resources to help them make better decisions about their health. As a health care leader, they believe that their corporate responsibility starts with helping people live healthier lives. And that means using their resources to make the communities and the world we live in better places.
Basic Capital is a powerful, modern 401(k) provider that is built for the modern workplace. Their plans combine a flexible design that adapts to each company’s needs, access to 6,000+ investment options, including exchange-traded institutional digital asset funds, and a fee structure that scales down as plans grow. What truly sets Basic Capital apart is its breakthrough financing feature, which can multiply employee contributions, turning every $1 saved into as much as $5 of investment power. With effortless payroll integration, mobile-first technology, and ongoing financial education, Basic Capital delivers a retirement experience that’s more engaging for employees and easier for employers.
401GO is a fintech retirement benefit platform. Using their proprietary automation technology, they have substantially simplified the setup and administration of a 401(k), reducing day-to-day work and driving down costs. They collaborate with financial advisors, payroll providers, benefits brokers, and more to create the most beneficial solution for clients.
Shay CPA P.C. is a Certified Public Accounting firm that specializes in helping Tech Companies with tax compliance and accounting. Their expertise is in tax planning & preparation for corporations and implementing online bookkeeping, payroll, cash-flow management, and financial forecasting systems. Their goal is to help get your tech company up and running so you don’t face costly tax audits, late filing penalties, workers' compensation penalties, and have to deal with a box full of paper receipts a week before your tax returns are due.
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