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LinkedIn to offer ‘verified skill badges’ through new standardized testing feature

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is adding new standardized tests to let users prove how skilled they are in a variety of areas.… Read More

Three Seattle startups make LinkedIn’s 2019 list of 50 hottest companies to work for now

LinkedIn’s 2019 list of the 50 Top Startups in the U.S. once again includes three companies from Seattle, with two… Read More

New York Times report calls out LinkedIn as an ‘ideal’ vehicle for China to recruit spies

Add LinkedIn to the list of social media platforms being used for nefarious purposes by a foreign government. A New… Read More

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is moving to the public cloud, and guess which platform it’s choosing?

LinkedIn is moving all its data to the public cloud — bringing the professional information and networks of 645 million… Read More

Microsoft and Adobe team up to take on Salesforce, leveraging LinkedIn for marketing and sales tools

Microsoft and Adobe are teaming up again, announcing new tools today to give marketers and salespeople new insights into purchasing… Read More

New LinkedIn hiring tools include ability for recruiters to issue bulk rejections to job applicants

LinkedIn is about to make it a lot easier for recruiters to quickly reject unqualified job candidates as part of… Read More

LinkedIn dives into live video content with new pilot program

LinkedIn is getting into live video. The Microsoft-owned business social network is testing a new service called LinkedIn Live, as… Read More

LinkedIn finds Gen Z workers put more emphasis on mastering ‘hard’ skills than learning ‘soft’ skills

A new survey released by LinkedIn shows a disconnect between what types of skills the youngest workers think are important… Read More

LinkedIn Learning embraces content from education companies, integrating it in one platform

LinkedIn is again expanding its professional learning options by integrating content into LinkedIn Learning from outside companies that are focused… Read More

Book review: Reid Hoffman’s ‘Blitzscaling’ is an essential primer for building a bigger, better, faster company

In the startup world, getting a marketable idea and then getting it to market poses some of the biggest hurdles… Read More

Microsoft’s fiscal 2019 already ranks among its biggest years for acquisition spending

Just four months into Microsoft’s fiscal year, the company has spent more on acquisitions than it has in many entire… Read More

Microsoft stock rises as tech giant posts $29B in revenue powered by cloud, gaming growth

Following a record year, Microsoft started its 2019 fiscal year off strong, cruising past Wall Street expectations. The tech giant… Read More

LinkedIn rolls out new AI-powered diversity tools, aiming to tackle gender gaps in recruiting

LinkedIn today unveiled several new features powered by to help companies better plan for, hire, and develop diverse and inclusive… Read More

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn acquires Glint to bolster employee engagement tools

LinkedIn has acquired Glint, a Redwood City, Calif. company that helps organizations get feedback from employees. LinkedIn did not disclose… Read More

TLDR: Instagram’s co-founders are leaving the company

Today’s featured stories Instagram Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Systrom announces plans to leave LinkedIn aims to share its trove of… Read More

LinkedIn aims to share its trove of intel on companies and workers through new Talent Insights tool

LinkedIn has a ton of data — thanks to 575 million worldwide members, 20 million companies and 15 million job… Read More

Microsoft deepens LinkedIn-Office 365 ties with ability to co-author docs through social network

LinkedIn users will soon be able to co-author documents on Office 365 programs with their contacts on the business social… Read More

One Seattle company cracks the top 25 in LinkedIn’s new list of most sought-after startups

Outreach is on a roll. The enterprise software startup raised $65 million this spring, announced it was moving into a… Read More

LinkedIn adds voicemail feature to messaging, for some reason

Just in case you wanted a second voicemail box to fill up with messages you tell yourself you’re going to… Read More

Lessons learned from LinkedIn: How Microsoft’s biggest buy will influence $7.5B GitHub acquisition

Microsoft has learned a few lessons from the $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn that executives say they’re applying to the… Read More

LinkedIn taps Microsoft’s language skills for new translation tool within main feed

LinkedIn has added a new feature that allows immediate translation of posts in its news feed. Now, below a post… Read More

TLDR: Google AdWords won’t run campaign ads in WA state, LinkedIn adds commute times to job postings, Amazon to stream U.K. soccer matches

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

LinkedIn leverages Microsoft’s Bing Maps to add commute times to job postings

LinkedIn is adding commute times for jobs on its website, the latest in a growing series of integrations between the… Read More

Here’s where Microsoft’s GitHub acquisition ranks among the tech giant’s largest deals

Bigger than Nokia and Minecraft, smaller than LinkedIn and Skype. And nowhere near Yahoo, but that doesn’t count because it… Read More

LinkedIn forms AI Academy to help its employees understand the trendy technology

LinkedIn is starting an artificial intelligence bootcamp for its employees, providing another example of how pervasive the technology has become… Read More

Microsoft expands ad business beyond Bing search results with help from LinkedIn data and AI

Microsoft, which has quietly built a $6.9 billion/year advertising business through its Bing search engine, will attempt to expand its… Read More

LinkedIn among Microsoft’s fastest growing businesses as $26B investment begins to pay off

LinkedIn was a stand out of Microsoft’s latest earnings report, as the business social network saw a 37 percent jump… Read More

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on integration with Microsoft: ‘So far, so good’

LinkedIn’s integration with Microsoft has “exceeded expectations,” propelling the business social network to record levels of engagement and revenue is… Read More

TLDR: Zuckerberg responds to Facebook scandal, Starbucks ends pay gap, Amazon’s workplace reigns

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube to catch every episode, check back… Read More

Amazon

Has Amazon changed its ways? LinkedIn’s Top Companies list puts Seattle tech giant at No. 1

A week after taking the top spot in a ranking that measures brand reputation in the eyes of the public,… Read More

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