Could word games be the future of networking? Linkedin thinks so May 23, 2024 Linkedin's gaming push has raised some eyebrows, but capitalising on Gen Z's crossword craze is a smart move, writes Anna Moloney.
Talent agency that looks after Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman sold for £60m March 19, 2024 The London talent agency that represents the likes of Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman has been sold for £60m.
How a little-known vaping group went from nothing to sales of $1bn in just two years March 9, 2024 How has a vaping group reached $1bn in sales in only its second year?
‘I have no doubts it’ll take many by surprise’: Nando’s hires motor finance veteran as UK chief March 5, 2024 Nando's has hired a veteran of the motor finance industry as its new UK&I chief executive.
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt could back £450m ‘Hollywood of the North’ March 4, 2024 Plans for a £450m film and TV studio in the North East of England could be backed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt when he unveils his spring Budget later this week.
‘We were wrong’: Coffee brand pulls out of Tesco after learning ‘simple truth’ February 20, 2024 The boss of an independent coffee brand has opened up about the decision to pull its products from the shelves of Tesco.
LinkedIn latest tech giant to axe jobs blaming ‘drop in demand’ May 9, 2023 LinkedIn is culling over 700 jobs and closing its local app in China, blaming a slump in consumer demand and turbulent market conditions. In an email to LinkedIn employees, Ryan Roslanksy, LinkedIn chief executive. said the changes would be made in order to shake up the business, which is being hit by slower revenue growth. [...]
Getting a piece of the Pi: Google DeepMind and LinkedIn cofounders launch AI chatbot May 3, 2023 An artificial intelligence startup founded by the cofounders of LinkedIn and Google DeepMind has launched a new chatbot. The company, Inflection AI, said the chatbot, named Pi, uses AI technology developed in house to hold conversations with users, give feedback and work through “tricky decisions.” “We think of Pi as a digital companion on hand [...]
UK LinkedIn users targeted in hacking scam via connection requests ‘in disguise’ August 30, 2022 LinkedIn is being used by hackers to spread data stealing malware via sending connection requests in disguise of people working with reputed companies. Researchers reportedly found that scammers are exploiting Microsoft-owned LinkedIn’s chat and job posting features to share links and files that are laced with stealer malware. Since most LinkedIn users accept any and [...]
LinkedIn triples UK editor headcount as it expands news desk April 6, 2022 LinkedIn has said it will be tripling its UK News headcount it has across the world as the firm expands from a professional network into a news one. The Microsoft-owned network currently employs three editors in the UK, which is increasing to nine, according to Press Gazette. Across the globe, the platform will now have 200 editors [...]