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LinkedIn is working to train all of its engineers on the basics of implementing artificial intelligence as part of the company’s implementation of new technologies to make its professional social network smarter. “The demand for AI across the company has increased enormously,” Deepak Agarwal, the head of artificial intelligence at LinkedIn, said during an onstage […]
The ability to swipe left and right to determine if you want to do business with someone is Tinder’s signature feature. It’s been copied by hundreds of imitators, but few would have expected the staid LinkedIn to be one of them. The Microsoft-owned professional network is rolling out a swipey-choosey feature that will enable hungry […]
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The robots are coming for our jobs, and Wall Street is getting a little nervous. A recent survey of 1,000 financial professionals conducted by LinkedIn, the networking site, found that 25% of Wall Streeters are worried their job could be jeopardized by automation. Retail bankers are the most fearful with a third of respondents […]
Good news for Microsoft: Its Surface revenues have rebounded from last quarter’s slump, when sales fell 26 percent over the previous year. For the fourth quarter, Microsoft says Surface sales only fell 2 percent year-over-year. Sure, decreases aren’t generally good, but in this case it’s a sign that sales have actually picked back up. It’s […]
Drew Angerer/Getty LinkedIn is testing a new feature that will help users find potential mentors and mentees, Fast Company reports. The free service is only available to some users right now, but it will be available to all LinkedIn users by the end of the summer, a LinkedIn representative told Fast Company. Here’s how it […]
RBC Capital Markets Matthew Eckler has an unusual background for a Wall Streeter. He didn’t attend a top business school, nor did he get a degree in finance or economics. The senior biotech analyst holds a BS in biology and a PhD in molecular biology. And before Eckler nabbed a position at RBC Capital Markets, the […]
Steve Jennings/Getty Images LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman is leading a $ 30 million investment in Change.org, the for-profit “social change platform” that’s best known as a site for activists to post petitions to the public. Hoffman revealed that he’ll be leading the round in a post to LinkedIn, with Fortune reporting that Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates […]
REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga With the ratification of a peace deal late last year and their move to demobilization camps earlier this year, Colombia’s left-wing FARC rebels are well into their transition from Colombia’s biggest rebel group to legitimate citizens and political actors. The shift from fugitives in their own country to normal Colombians has been fraught […]
LinkedIn has revealed it now has more than half a billion users, having added 33 million new members in the last six months. The social networking service for professionals announced the milestone on Monday, adding that its membership base currently spreads across 200 countries. Growth has been steady for the site but not as striking […]
Giant cloud-based resume repository LinkedIn announced that it now has 500 million members spread across 200 countries. For context, the company announced 400 million members back in October 2015, and 450 million members in August 2016. However, these numbers don’t tell the full story — at last count, only 25 percent of LinkedIn’s members were active […]
