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GPT-4 has come to LinkedIn, because of course it has

LinkedIn will begin testing GPT-4 inundated features with its Premium subscribers as of March 16......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsMar 16th, 2023

Hackers Leak LinkedIn 700 Million Data Scrape

A collection containing data about more than 700 million users, believed to have been scraped from LinkedIn, was leaked online this week after hackers previously tried to sell it earlier this year in June. From a report: The collection, obtained by T.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2021

Blizzard Entertainment"s chief legal officer leaves the company

Claire Hart made the announcement on LinkedIn, noting that last Friday was her last day at Blizzard. For the last three years, she was officially the chief legal advisor and a senior vice president at Blizzard, but she also directed the legal team fo.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsSep 21st, 2021

The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts

LinkedIn normalized the idea of making people’s resume’s visible to anyone who wanted to look at them, and today a startup that’s hoping to do the same for companies and how they are organized and run is announcing some funding. The.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsSep 16th, 2021

LinkedIn is launching its own $25M fund and incubator for creators

When LinkedIn first launched Stories format, and later expanded its tools for creators earlier this year, one noticeable detail was that the Microsoft-owned network for professionals hadn’t built any kind of obvious monetization into the progr.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 14th, 2021

Gen Z LinkedIn Is Full of Parodies and Snark

There is a corner of LinkedIn free from humble brags, self-promotion, thought leadership and strict decorum. You just need to connect with a zoomer. Although LinkedIn is not a popular online hangout for Generation Z, some of their most viral posts ar.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsAug 17th, 2021

Zoom Agrees to $85M Settlement in Possible Class Action Over Data-Sharing, Zoombombing

Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million — and to bolster its security practices — to settle a lawsuit that had claimed Zoom violated users' privacy rights by sharing their personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and by failing to sto.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2021

LinkedIn To Allow Most Employees To Work Remotely, Reversing Course

LinkedIn will allow most employees to opt for full-time remote work as offices gradually reopen, Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson told Reuters. From the report: This new policy from Microsoft's professional social networking site is a reversal of t.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJul 29th, 2021

Man behind LinkedIn scraping said he grabbed 700M profiles ‘for fun’

Last month we reported a LinkedIn scraping that exposed the data of 700 million users – some 92% of all those on the service. The data included location, phone numbers, and inferred salaries. The man behind it has now been identified, and says tha.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2021

Man Behind LinkedIn Scraping Said He Grabbed 700 Million Profiles "For Fun"

The man behind last month's scraping of LinkedIn data, which exposed the location, phone numbers, and inferred salaries of 700 million users, says that he did it "for fun" -- though he is also selling the data. 9to5Mac reports: BBC News spoke with th.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJul 19th, 2021

iOS zero-day let SolarWinds hackers compromise fully updated iPhones

Flaw was exploited when government officials clicked on links in LinkedIn messages. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Russian state hackers who orchestrated the SolarWinds supply chain attack last year exploited an iOS zero-day as part of a s.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 14th, 2021

Study: Older LinkedIn Users Get Fewer Job Offers, But a Younger Picture Helps

Slashdot reader tinkers writes: A new study has found that older job seekers on LinkedIn receive fewer job offers than younger ones. But using a profile photo with a younger appearance reduces this effect... The study's authors say these results re.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJul 11th, 2021

TikTok wants you to send video resumes directly to brands to land your next gig

A new pilot program from TikTok would inject a little LinkedIn into the youthful video-based social network. TikTok announced that, starting today, it will invite users to submit video resumes to participating companies, including Target, Chipotle, S.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJul 8th, 2021

LinkedIn Breach Reportedly Exposes Data of 92% of Users, Including Inferred Salaries

A second massive LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, which is more than 92% of the total 756M users. The database is for sale on the dark web, with records including phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation data, and infe.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 29th, 2021

LinkedIn formally joins EU Code on hate speech takedowns

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has committed to doing more to quickly purge illegal hate speech from its platform in the European Union by formally signing up to a self-regulatory initiative that seeks to tackle the issue through a voluntary Code of Conduc.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJun 25th, 2021

Scholars on LinkedIn Are Being Blocked in China "Without Telling Them Why"

Affected users say social-networking site owned by Microsoft is obstructing them over 'prohibited content' without further explanation. From a report: Eyck Freymann, an Oxford University doctoral student, was surprised to get a notice from LinkedIn t.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 23rd, 2021

Supreme Court Revives LinkedIn Bid To Shield Personal Data

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft's LinkedIn another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs from harvesting personal data from the professional networking platform's public profiles -- a practice that LinkedIn contends threatens the priva.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 14th, 2021

Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in final talks to merge with Reid Hoffman’s newest SPAC

Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is close to finalizing a deal to merge with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, the newest special purpose acquisition company launched by LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and mana.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJun 4th, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and Other Internet Giants Comply With India"s IT Rules

Google, Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn and Tiger Global-backed Indian startups ShareChat and Koo have either fully or partially complied with the South Asian nation's new IT rules, TechCrunch reported Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 28th, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and other internet giants comply with India’s IT rules

Google, Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn and Tiger Global-backed Indian startups ShareChat and Koo have either fully or partially complied with the South Asian nation’s new IT rules, according to two people familiar with the matter and a government not.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 28th, 2021

LinkedIn introduces Event Ads and “boosted” posts

Posts can now be promoted directly from a brand’s LinkedIn page, and the platform is also launching a new Event Analytics tool alongside its Event Ads. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 25th, 2021