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Elon Musk Tells X Staff New Products Will Challenge YouTube, LinkedIn

27Oct

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Elon Musk Tells X Staff New Products Will Challenge YouTube, LinkedIn

[ad_1] Executives at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, said they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors while pursuing new business lines in video and hiring. Owner Elon Musk and Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino called out the two sites during an all-company meeting Thursday to commemorate one year since Musk's takeover of Twitter Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter. The duo also referenced ambitions to create a news wire service called XWire, which would rival Cision's PR Newswire, the person said, asking not to be identified as the discussion was private. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. The meeting was the first time Musk and Yaccarino have addressed the entire company together, the person said. Yaccarino was hired as X's CEO ...

Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Cuts 668 Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs This Year

17Oct

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Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Cuts 668 Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs This Year

[ad_1] Microsoft Corp.'s LinkedIn is cutting about 668 roles across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams. These are the second such cuts this year as fewer companies use the hiring platform and corporate social network.LinkedIn is “continuing to invest in strategic priorities for our future and to ensure we continue to deliver value to our members,” the company said in a blog post Monday. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. As fewer employees look for new jobs and fewer companies hire, LinkedIn is facing less demand for its services. In May, the social network said it planned to shutter its Chinese jobs app and cut about 716 roles.Still, LinkedIn has grown under Microsoft, which acquired the professional network for $26.2 billion in 2016. The company said revenue from L...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI-related jobs surge, skin colour in AI bias, and more

4Oct

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI-related jobs surge, skin colour in AI bias, and more

[ad_1] LinkedIn data has revealed a dramatic two-year surge in AI-related job postings; Sony research has revealed an overlooked aspect of skin colour in AI bias testing; Vyzer has secured $6.3 million seed funding for AI-driven wealth management platform; Google Pixel 8 series touts abundance of innovative generative AI features- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. LinkedIn data reveals dramatic two-year surge in AI-related job postingsLinkedIn data reveals that job postings mentioning AI or generative AI have more than doubled globally between July 2021 and July 2023. Some countries, such as the U.K., Germany, and France, saw even larger increases. This trend spans various industries, with demand for AI skills emerging across diverse roles, from AI engineers to d...

Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn vow more ads transparency

26Aug

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Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn vow more ads transparency

[ad_1] Microsoft will provide more information on targeted adverts and protect users against any new risks from artificial intelligence, the company vowed Friday, as stringent EU rules on tech platforms enter into force.Internet giants must now enforce the milestone EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), which demands they protect users online from harmful content and be more transparent about their algorithms. The European Union has named 19 platforms, the majority of whom are based in the United States, including Microsoft's Bing and LinkedIn as well as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. The rules apply from Friday to these "very large" social media networks and websites.One of the most significant demands under the DSA is the requirement to give users the option to have a non-person...

Shocking! Ethical hacker goes rogue, steals cryptocurrency worth $9 mn

12Jul

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Shocking! Ethical hacker goes rogue, steals cryptocurrency worth $9 mn

[ad_1] In a shocking incident, the US government arrested an individual and accused him of hacking into a crypto exchange and stealing cryptocurrency worth $9 million. The fraud seemingly started as an ethical hack of sorts by the engineer and then he went rogue. As per the indictment, the accused, Shakeeb Ahmed, used his expertise in the field to defraud the exchange and its users and stole the massive sum. While the report mentions Ahmed is a senior security engineer for an international technology company, it does not mention exactly where he worked. However, a report found out through his LinkedIn page that he was once employed by Amazon. TechCrunch reached out to the company and the spokesperson said he is no longer employed there.As per the press release by the US Attorney's Offic...

Meta’s Threads is Fun and Friendly, But Won’t Land You a Job — Yet

11Jul

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Meta’s Threads is Fun and Friendly, But Won’t Land You a Job — Yet

[ad_1] Meta Networks Inc.'s Threads app has exploded on the digital scene in its first few days, topping 100 million users, many of whom have extolled the platform's warm vibes especially compared with rival Twitter Inc.But while Meta promises that Threads will host “positive, productive” conversations, the jury's still out on whether it will be of any use to jobseekers or those looking to boost their career profile. “It's brand new. There's some ambiguity as to what it really is,” said Jennifer Davis, a marketing and strategy executive who's worked at Amazon.com Inc. and other technology firms and is looking for a new role. With senior-level jobs scarce in tech, Davis, 49, is eyeing industrial and manufacturing companies. An early adopter of Twitter and an avid LinkedIn user, Davis joi...

23Jun

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LinkedIn reveals AI image detector to catch fake profiles

[ad_1] Social media is a microcosm of our society. And just like the real world has its own dangers, social media is also not free of them. One such danger is the issue of fake profiles. Fake profiles are deeply problematic as they not only confuse other users about the authenticity of the person behind the profile but also many people's identity is stolen this way. And when such incidents occur in a professional space such as LinkedIn, the gravity of the situation increases manifold. To stop such issues, the social media platform has introduced a new AI tool that can catch fake profile pictures and mitigate the risk of such accounts spreading on the platform.Announcing the new AI tool, LinkedIn said in a blog post, “To protect members from inauthentic interactions online, it is importa...

Swiggy Agent Walks 3km To Deliver Food, Customer Gets Him A New Job

14Jun

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Swiggy Agent Walks 3km To Deliver Food, Customer Gets Him A New Job

[ad_1] A food delivery executive's life is indeed hard. From cutting through heavy traffic to beating the summer heat, we have often come across various stories of how much delivery executives go through to deliver food on time. Many times, the order gets delayed, and they end up facing rude and not-so-friendly behaviour from the customers. However, a lady named Priyanshi Chandel and her heartwarming gesture helped a food delivery guy get a better job. Ms. Chandel, who works as a Marketing Manager at a tech company, shared the entire incident in a LinkedIn post. The lady narrated the story of a hungry and broke Swiggy delivery agent, who delivered her ice cream order, but the delivery was late by 30-40 minutes. When she asked him the reason for the delay, Sahil Singh - the food delivery ...

LinkedIn cuts over 700 jobs, phases out China app as demand wavers

9May

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LinkedIn cuts over 700 jobs, phases out China app as demand wavers

[ad_1] LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft Corp that focuses on business professionals, said on Monday it would cut 716 jobs as demand wavers, while also shutting down its China-focused job application.LinkedIn, which has 20,000 employees, has grown revenue each quarter during the last year, but it joins other major technology companies including its parent in laying off workers amid a weakening global economic outlook. In the past six months, more than 270,000 tech jobs globally have been cut, according to Layoffs.fyi, which has been tracking the fallout. LinkedIn makes money through ad sales and also by charging for subscriptions to recruiting and sales professionals who use the network to find prospects.In a letter to employees, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky said the ...

Google is rolling out ‘blue ticks’ for Gmail! Will you get it?

4May

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Google is rolling out ‘blue ticks’ for Gmail! Will you get it?

[ad_1] Google has started rolling out verified checkmarks to Gmail users! The purpose of these blue checkmarks is to confirm the identity of select senders by displaying the checkmarks next to their names. This new feature will be available to companies that have adopted Gmail's existing Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature.The BIMI feature for Gmail was initially launched in 2021 after undergoing testing in the previous year. It functions as an additional security measure, and senders are required to utilize robust authentication as well as authenticate their brand logos to have them displayed as an "avatar" in emails. Additionally, BIMI assists email security systems in distinguishing between spoofed or phishing emails and genuine ones. Furthermore, strong email ...