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Toptal has been ranked the No. 1 most reliable professional services company in America on the America’s Most Reliable Companies 2026 list by @Newsweek and @StatistaCharts. The rankings are based on an independent survey of more than 80,000 evaluations submitted by 2,400 business decision-makers at America’s largest companies and scored on criteria including likelihood of recommendation and consistency of deliverables. In Newsweek’s ranking of 300 companies across all industries, Toptal took 10th place, right behind @BankofAmerica and @Oracle, which tied for 9th. As the most reliable professional services organization in America, Toptal, which ranked 11th in absolute rankings across all companies, placed well ahead of companies like Accenture (33), Deloitte (39), and Cognizant (66). We’re proud to be recognized for our commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes across tech services, AI services, data labeling and annotation, management consulting, managed services, and more—all executed by the top 3% of the world’s talent. Read more about the ranking here: rankings.newsweek.com/americas-most-… #Reliability #ProfessionalServices #FutureOfWork

A recent @USATODAY article highlights how AI is fundamentally changing the way companies engage entry-level talent. Toptal Chief Economist Erik Stettler notes that companies increasingly value professionals who can bridge AI with business context, bringing the creativity and judgment AI lacks. This shift in how companies evaluate talent aligns with the findings in Toptal’s High-skilled Job Report, which shows growing demand for talent that can combine AI fluency with domain expertise. Read the full USA Today article: usatoday.com/story/money/20… #FutureOfWork #AI #AItalent

At NRF 2026, Toptal joined The Estée Lauder Companies for a podcast conversation with Rakesh Srinivasan, Global SVP of Data & Analytics, AI, and Emerging Tech. Rakesh and Toptal’s GM of Consumer Products and Services, Chris Daniel, discussed the impact of AI on the beauty industry and the inflection point the industry is facing due to disruptive forces like brand fatigue and fragmented shopper journeys. Listen to the full episode here: rethink.industries/podcast/moving… #NRF2026 #Leadership #Innovation

A recent @Forbes article on how AI is reshaping the way value is measured at work reflects a shift we’re seeing across the talent market. Demand for experienced, highly qualified professionals remains strong, but expectations have changed. Increasingly, value is defined by how human judgment and experience are applied in AI-augmented environments. This aligns with insights from Toptal’s High-Skilled Job Report: demand is shifting toward high-skilled professionals who can pair AI fluency with experience and domain expertise to drive outcomes. Read the full Forbes article here: forbes.com/sites/niritcoh… #FutureOfWork #AI #TalentMarket

#AI search is reframing how buyers research, decide, and convert. On the latest Executive Guidance episode, Scrunch’s Head of Marketing Kevin White joins Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, to unpack how #LLMs reframe intent, why structure beats scale, and how brands can adapt to AI-driven search. Listen now: topt.al/NncKR5

In Davos, Toptal CEO Taso Du Val, alongside @AnthropicAI CEO Dario Amodei, @ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott, and David O. Sacks, Chair of the President of the United States Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, shared perspectives on how AI is reshaping the global job market. Toptal is currently seeing job demand rise in several areas as a result of AI. Read more in the @FortuneMagazine article here: fortune.com/2026/01/23/dav… #WEF26 #Leadership #AI

In Davos, Toptal hosted the Entrepreneurs Lunch at Goals House, where our CEO Taso Du Val joined visionaries like @MiroHQ CEO Andrey Khusid, @unity founder David Helgason, and @BBC Head of Future World Design Manon Dave. Together, they shared stories of how creative applications of AI are solving today's challenges and shaping the future of business and society. #WEF26 #Leadership #AI

At #WEF2026 Annual Meeting in Davos, Toptal joined global leaders like Canadian Prime Minister @MarkJCarney and US Secretary of Commerce @howardlutnick to engage in an insightful dialogue about today’s most pressing issues, including the responsible implementation of #AI at scale. Toptal CEO Taso Du Val spoke at the @FortuneMagazine Global Leadership Dinner and engaged with executives from leading organizations, including @PwC Global Chairman Mohamed Kande and @PublicisSapient CEO Nigel Vaz, discussing how AI-driven innovation is transforming industries and driving systemic change.

Toptal has acquired No Single Individual, a talent platform known across the advertising industry for connecting agencies with rigorously vetted independent talent in advertising, brand, creative, and social. By integrating NSI into Toptal, we’re expanding our ability to help agencies scale with curated teams that drive results and achieve industry recognition. Read more here: topt.al/zNcrrD

#Laravel 12, the web’s most-used PHP framework, refines #API development with modern tooling, cleaner syntax, and a developer-first philosophy. In this hands-on guide, Toptal developer Alex Braden shows how to build, secure, and test RESTful APIs with Laravel’s latest features. See the full article here: topt.al/MZcm7d

Cybersecurity isn’t just a technology challenge, it’s also a human one. On Executive Guidance, @Yahoo's Director of Security GRC, Steven Asifo, joins Toptal’s Cyber and Information Security Practice Lead, Zohra Ibrahimi, to explore how #Security leaders can move beyond fear and compliance to build real engagement, better habits, and stronger security culture. Listen now: topt.al/j7cQvR

Toptal announces the acquisition of @Graphite_Inc, a leading talent platform of over 12,000 rigorously vetted independent experts, consultants, and executives across finance, accounting, strategy, marketing, and more. By bringing together two networks built on world-class expertise, we're strengthening our ability to deliver high-impact, cross-functional solutions to the world's top companies. Read more at: topt.al/b7camV

Great marketing doesn't start with tactics, it starts with mastering the business. In the latest Executive Guidance podcast, Lumivero CMO Tessa Barron joins Toptal's Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, to share how #StrategicPlanning and audience alignment can turn #Marketing into a true growth engine. Listen now: topt.al/Q7cw8K

Go-to-market teams often chase too many priorities and don't have a clear value proposition. On the latest Executive Guidance podcast, Pavilion Founder and CEO Sam Jacobs joins Toptal Growth and Digital marketing Practice Lead Jeff Gangemi to talk about why clarity beats complexity and why narrowing your focus and sharpening positioning is the wisest #BusinessGrowth strategy. Listen now: topt.al/b7cjdw

Toptal’s High-skilled Job Report for November reveals a #JobMarket in transition. As companies reshape teams around AI, the market indicates short-term volatility but long-term resilience among senior technology and professional services talent. Backed by exclusive data and analysis across global job sources, this report delivers a new perspective of where the labor market is heading next. Explore a summary of the findings and access the full report here: topt.al/Z7cwK3

More #B2BSaaS companies are turning to #FractionalCMOs for strategic clarity and measurable growth, without the costs and long-term obligations of a full-time hire. Toptal's Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead Jeff Gangemi breaks down the fractional marketing leader model and shares insights from veteran CMOs who've scaled multiple SaaS companies. Read the full article here: topt.al/D5cBbB

Be the first to discover where the job market is heading. Sign up now for early access to Toptal's High-Skilled Job Report for November 2025, built on exclusive #jobmarket data drawn from major remote freelance platforms and available only to Toptal, along with insights from Lightcast, Indeed, Hacker News, and more. Get early access to exclusive job market insights here: topt.al/JJcVeG

How are organizations using the power of cloud and #AI to transform their business? In the latest Executive Guidance podcast, @awscloud's Head of Partner Solutions Architecture, Divyesh Shah, joins Toptal’s Cloud Services Practice Lead, TJ Urglavitch, to share how AWS empowers partners to build trusted AI solutions and scale #Innovation responsibly. Listen now: topt.al/xmczqR

What does it take to turn data into meaningful, one-to-one experiences? On the latest Executive Guidance podcast, @movableink's VP of Growth Marketing, Justin Keller, joins Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, Jeff Gangemi, to share how #AI and creative automation are transforming #Personalization at scale. Listen now: topt.al/v3cbMP

Toptal was mentioned by @BusinessInsider in a list of companies continuing to embrace remote work amid the RTO push, alongside @Atlassian, @deel, @Dropbox, @mozilla, @drinkolipop, and @zapier. #RemoteWork #FutureOfWork topt.al/eecd6b