LinkedIn: News

LinkedIn is a professional networking platform that’s a subsidiary of Microsoft. It claims to be the largest platform of its kind with over 774 million members from over 200 countries around the world as of 2021. The company’s roots hark back to 2002 when co-founder Reid Hoffman conceptualized the platform in his living room. Hoffman is a distinguished alumnus of Stanford University, Oxford University, and Babson College. LinkedIn was officially launched on May 5, 2003. In 2016, Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26.2 billion while the platform got to retain its ethos and its then-CEO Jeff Weiner. LinkedIn allows job seekers to create profiles and boost their visibility to potential recruiters. Similarly, recruiters and organizations can also list their vacancies, track applications, and view candidate profiles. Individuals can also “connect” with each other and build professional networks. LinkedIn users can also keep tabs on organizations they’re interested in by “following” the corresponding company profile on LinkedIn. In 2012, the company also acquired SlideShare for $119 million. Slideshare is a social distribution platform for presentations. 2003

03 Dec 2024

Donald Trump

Trump effect: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman mulls leaving US

Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn and a major donor to the Democratic Party, is said to be considering leaving the US after President-elect Donald Trump's win.

03 Dec 2024

Apple

Apple sued for allegedly snooping on employees' personal iPhones

Apple is facing a lawsuit for allegedly spying on its employees' personal iPhones and iCloud accounts.

29 Nov 2024

Rahul Vaidya

Rahul Vaidya joins LinkedIn, jokes Varun Dhawan 'copied him'

Popular singer and Bigg Boss 14 finalist Rahul Vaidya recently joined the professional networking platform LinkedIn.

Over 54% of LinkedIn posts are now AI-generated

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of the content we see online, with platforms like LinkedIn embedding AI into their offerings.

26 Nov 2024

Technology

LinkedIn sunsets feature that allowed live, audio-only events

LinkedIn has announced that it will be shutting down its Audio Events feature from December 2, 2024.

25 Nov 2024

Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan deletes LinkedIn after criticism over '300cr mega-hits' bio

Bollywood star Varun Dhawan recently joined the professional networking platform, LinkedIn, only to delete his account four days later.

23 Nov 2024

Elon Musk

LinkedIn co-founder flags Musk's AI policy influence on Trump administration

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has expressed his fears over the influence of Elon Musk, in determining artificial intelligence (AI) policies under the incoming Donald Trump administration.

22 Nov 2024

Bollywood

Priyanka-Deepika: Varun aside, these Bollywood stars are also on LinkedIn

While Instagram continues to be the go-to platform for Bollywood celebrities to share updates about their work and lives, many have also made their way to LinkedIn.

22 Nov 2024

Bollywood

Varun debuts on LinkedIn; fans joke, 'planning to enter corporate'

Actor Varun Dhawan has expanded his social media presence by joining LinkedIn, a platform primarily used for professional networking.

30 Oct 2024

Noida

HR professional exposes lewd messages from rejected job applicants 

In a shocking trend of unprofessionalism, rejected job applicants have been sending inappropriate messages to a talent acquisition specialist.

LinkedIn unveils AI-powered 'Hiring Assistant' for recruiters: How it works

LinkedIn, the popular professional networking platform, has introduced its first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) tool — Hiring Assistant.

16 Oct 2024

Airbnb

Airbnb rolls out network where hosts can hire other hosts

Airbnb has launched a new feature, the Co-Host Network, to make the process of property management easier for hosts.

15 Oct 2024

Wipro

Wipro now allows 30 additional days of WFH per year

Wipro has revised its hybrid work policy, allowing employees an additional 30 days of remote work every year.

14 Oct 2024

Zepto

'I miss you, says I-Pill': Zepto apologizes for outrageous notification

Quick commerce platform Zepto has come under fire, for sending an unsolicited and inappropriate marketing message to a customer.

13 Oct 2024

Business

Man rejects ₹23L job for work-life balance, sparks LinkedIn debate

In a recent LinkedIn post, performance marketing manager Dev Kataria shared an interesting career decision made by his friend.

Ex-FTX leader updates LinkedIn profile with prison stint

Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, has decided to take a light-hearted approach to his upcoming prison sentence.

20 Sep 2024

India

'Deeply saddened': EY chairperson apologizes for missing Anna Sebastian's funeral

Rajiv Memani, the chairperson of Ernst and Young (EY) India, has apologized for the company's absence at the funeral of an employee who allegedly died due to excessive work pressure.

19 Sep 2024

Data privacy

LinkedIn is using your data to train AI models

LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, has silently opted its users into a program that uses their data for training artificial intelligence (AI) models.

17 Sep 2024

Microsoft

Satya Nadella describes Microsoft's productivity problem: '85% employees feel overworked'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has shed light on a "productivity paradox" currently impacting the company.

17 Sep 2024

Microsoft

Ex-Microsoft employee shares career lessons: Skills matter, not background

Rajat Garg, a former Microsoft India employee and now an entrepreneur, has shared valuable career insights on LinkedIn.

04 Sep 2024

Microsoft

Microsoft to host Copilot-focused event on Sep 16

Microsoft is set to host an event dedicated to the "next phase of Copilot innovation" on September 16.

29 Jul 2024

South Carolina

This man used AI to impersonate a lawyer

Nathan Chambers, a resident of South Carolina, is facing accusations of impersonating a lawyer and allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create false legal documents.

9-5 jobs ending by 2034: LinkedIn co-founder predicts gig-economy future

LinkedIn's co-founder, Reid Hoffman, has forecasted that the conventional 9-5 jobs will become obsolete by 2034.

20 Jul 2024

Instagram

Why this influencer refused ₹3.6L offer to promote Ambani wedding

A well-known Indian influencer Kavya Karnatac has made headlines by revealing that she turned down a ₹3.6 lakh offer to promote the high-profile wedding of billionaire heir Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

10 Jul 2024

Google

AI-powered job scams on the rise: How to protect yourself

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by scammers to create fraudulent job advertisements, according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

LinkedIn introduces AI-powered tools to enhance job search experience

LinkedIn has launched a suite of AI-powered tools designed to aid job seekers.

08 Jun 2024

Microsoft

LinkedIn halts targeted ads based on group data in EU

LinkedIn, the Microsoft-backed business social network, has decided to discontinue allowing advertisers to target users, based on data from LinkedIn Groups.

05 Jun 2024

Google

Google's Chief Privacy Officer announces departure, position won't be filled

Keith Enright, Google's Chief Privacy Officer, has announced his departure after a 13-year tenure.

06 May 2024

Shark Tank India

Start-ups agitated as 'Shark Tank India' issues copyright infringement notices

The business reality TV show Shark Tank India has issued legal notices to several start-ups, including Dorje Teas, for alleged copyright infringements.

04 May 2024

Google Chrome

Want summaries of long-winded LinkedIn posts? Use this Chrome extension

LinkedIn users can now navigate lengthy posts more efficiently with the help of a new Chrome extension, "LinkedIn TLDR."

18 Apr 2024

Amazon

Ex-Google, Amazon recruiters advise against LinkedIn's 'Open to Work' badge

Two former recruitment professionals from Google and Amazon have advised job seekers against using LinkedIn's "Open to Work" badge.

17 Apr 2024

Microsoft

LinkedIn working on premium business pages with AI features

LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, is testing a new service specifically designed for small to medium-sized businesses.

28 Mar 2024

Microsoft

LinkedIn tests TikTok-inspired short video feed on its app

LinkedIn, Microsoft's professional networking platform, is experimenting with a new feature that mirrors the short-form video feed of TikTok.

17 Mar 2024

Microsoft

LinkedIn to venture into gaming to boost user engagement

LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform, is set to diversify its offerings by introducing gaming, according to TechCrunch.

17 Nov 2023

X

You can now use X to find jobs: Here's how

X, previously known as Twitter, has made its job search feature available to all web users after launching a beta version in August.

LinkedIn celebrates 1bn members, announces AI tools for job seekers

LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, announced on November 1 that it has surpassed one billion members.

17 Oct 2023

Microsoft

LinkedIn axes over 660 employees in second cut this year

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has announced a second wave of job cuts this year, impacting as many as 668 employees across its engineering, product, talent, and finance teams.

India is among the world's top 5 in AI talent

India ranks among the top five nations with the fastest-growing artificial intelligence (AI) talent, says a new LinkedIn report.

05 Jul 2023

Social Media

Canva shakes up the workspace: Introduces laptop accessories vending machine

Technology is moving faster than we think and is accessible to people in various ways.

17 Jun 2023

SpaceX

Why LinkedIn blocked this 14-year-old SpaceX engineer's profile

A 14-year-old Bangladeshi-American boy recently took to LinkedIn to announce that Elon Musk's SpaceX hired him as a software engineer.

09 May 2023

Microsoft

LinkedIn fires over 700 employees, shuts down China-focused app

LinkedIn, which helps others find jobs, has decided to axe as many as 716 of its employees amid a weakening global economic outlook.

AI recreates images of Ramayana characters, netizens in awe

Another day to wake up to the wonders of artificial intelligence and machine learning!

23 Mar 2023

Uber

This Indian researcher earned Rs. 4.6L for detecting Uber's bug

Founder of a cyber security firm and an ethical hacker by profession, Anand Prakash was paid about Rs. 4.6 lakh reward by global ride-hailing giant Uber for giving information about a bug in the app in 2019.

20 Mar 2023

X

Screenshot of man's unfortunate work history goes viral

People usually switch jobs to get a better position or better pay scale.

25 Jan 2023

Microsoft

Microsoft services face outage: Teams, Outlook, Azure down globally

Multiple Microsoft services, like Outlook and Teams, are down for users around the world, including India. The company said that it is investigating the issue.

22 Sep 2022

Microsoft

LinkedIn outage affects nearly 15,000 users; website back up soon

Microsoft's popular professional networking site LinkedIn underwent a brief outage on Wednesday (September 21) which affected thousands of users.

28 Jul 2022

McDonald's

McDonald's UAE sends free food to customer in hospital

Sometimes, a few heart-touching stories go viral online breaking the continuous stream of informative or entertaining content, to motivate and evoke empathy in us.

13 Jul 2022

Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Man spotted working on laptop while riding a bike

Known as the start-up capital of India, there is no dearth of jobs in Bengaluru. However, the increase in work pressure and deadlines has taken a toll on people's mental health.

23 Jun 2022

X

Saurabh Verma lauded for refusing misogynistic Layer'r SHOT ad, reacts

Netizens lauded actor Saurabh Verma after he turned down a controversial body spray advertisement.

08 Apr 2022

Social Media

BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer apologizes for remarks on salary row

Fintech start-up BharatPe's CEO Suhail Sameer on Thursday apologized for his comments on social media, claiming the company's former chief Ashneer Grover had stolen all the money and they have very little left to pay salaries.

02 Sep 2021

X

LinkedIn discontinues Stories feature in favor of 'short-form video format'

Microsoft-owned networking platform LinkedIn recently announced that it is shutting down its Stories feature that allowed users to post content that disappears after 24 hours, just like Instagram and Snapchat stories.

09 Apr 2021

Security

Massive LinkedIn data leak affects nearly 70 percent accounts

Private data belonging to a whopping 500 million LinkedIn users has been leaked. Leaked credentials include LinkedIn ID, email addresses, phone numbers, full names, and gender details.

31 Mar 2021

X

Spotify and LinkedIn gear up to join the Clubhouse party

Spotify and LinkedIn are preparing to jump into the trendy "live audio" space after the invite-only Clubhouse app grabbed the attention of millions of iPhone users.

23 Feb 2021

Facebook

NewsBytes Briefing: Facebook shows Australia its merciful side, and more

After successfully getting Google to capitulate and pay for news, Australia learned the hard way that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is made of sterner stuff. Facebook's Aussie news ban also wiped out critical resources involving suicide helplines and COVID-19 information channels.

23 Feb 2021

Microsoft

Microsoft takes on Fiverr, Upwork with LinkedIn Marketplaces

Professional social networking platform LinkedIn will soon give the likes of Fiverr and Upwork a run for their money. The Microsoft-owned company will enter the gig economy with a new service called Marketplaces.

23 Jan 2021

Volkswagen

Volkswagen teases Project Trinity as its next flagship electric car

German automaker Volkswagen is working on a new flagship electric vehicle, called Project Trinity, the company's CEO, Ralf Brandstätter has confirmed via a LinkedIn post.

08 Oct 2020

Facebook

Slack is testing 'Video Stories' and many more features

After almost every mainstream social media service on the block, even work-focused companies are jumping on the bandwagon of 'Stories'.

19 Sep 2020

Delhi Police

Arrested journalist shared India's border strategy with China, say police

The Delhi Police on Saturday said that freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma was sharing sensitive information about India's border strategy with Chinese intelligence.

28 Aug 2020

Iran

How hackers used WhatsApp, LinkedIn to target human rights activists

Phishing is a common hacking technique, but in some cases, it can be deployed to do more damage than you can possibly imagine.

21 Jul 2020

Microsoft

LinkedIn lays off 960 employees, due to COVID-19 pandemic

Microsoft-owned professional network LinkedIn has announced that it will be laying off about 960 employees, or 6% of its workforce, around the world.

05 Jul 2020

Reddit

After TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit caught snooping on clipboard of iPhones

A few days back, we reported the case of Chinese video app TikTok snooping on the clipboard of iPhones.

04 Jul 2020

Facebook

COVID-19 Free Jobs Forum, a place to find work opportunities

COVID-19 has put a dent in the Indian economy, with several industries suffering and tens of thousands of people going out of work.

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