Summary: Upwork adds Uma AI recruiter to Business Plus

Why It Matters: The platform is moving toward AI-driven talent matching. They are now promising a curated shortlist of freelancers in under 6 hours for their paid tier.

What Changed:

  • Added "Uma Recruiter," an AI hiring agent, to the Business Plus plan.
  • Updated the Business Plus value proposition to focus on the "top 1% of talent."
  • Changed the pricing section to show specific service fees (5% for Basic, 10% for Business Plus).
  • Simplified the homepage headline to focus on "connecting businesses to freelancers."
  • Added a link to the official Upwork subreddit in the footer.
  • Removed "Join Business Plus" from the Writing & Content sub-navigation.
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