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In the wake of the newly released Epstein files last week, President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into Democrats mentioned in the files -- including LinkedIn co-founder and major Democrat donor Reid Hoffman.
Reid Hoffman has spent years trying to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, having apologized repeatedly for his former ties to the disgraced financier. Now, the LinkedIn cofounder and prominent Democratic donor has been thrown into a widening political storm—one fueled by the release of emails between him and Epstein in the late 2010s and President Donald Trump’s efforts to scrutinize Democrats named in the Epstein files after newly released documents revealed seemingly extensive ties between Epstein and Trump that appear to challenge the president’s account of their relationship.
The world’s greatest business expertise still resides in the brains of individual humans. This feature is about making it easier to find them.
LinkedIn is rolling out AI-powered people search to premium users in the U.S. with plans to expand it to other geographies in the coming months. People who will have access to this feature will see “I’m looking for…” in the search bar instead of “Search.”
That’s exactly what Megan Cornish, the founder of Richmond, Virginia-based mental health startup consultancy Therapy Trust Collective, did almost two weeks ago, according to a now-viral post she created on LinkedIn. As a result, her views increased by more than 400 percent in just seven days.
Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn and EBuddy Technologies BV were granted a stay in EBuddy’s patent-infringement lawsuit while they finalize a deal to end the five-year-old case.
AI interview prep is a new generative AI feature from LinkedIn that uses existing LinkedIn job postings to create a short, personalized mock interview. The AI can understand the job description, create questions based on the role and give you feedback after the interview is complete.
One of the most effective ways to use LinkedIn without ever sending a DM? Flip the job search strategy on its head.
The LinkedIn Games today continue to be pretty simple, but there are a couple curveballs too. Don't forget to keep your streak!