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Hot or not: LinkedIn data shows which jobs and skills are on the rise and which are fading

Machine learning is in; Flash is out. Data scientists are in great demand, specialized developers, not so much. These are… Read More

Microsoft’s new Resume Assistant uses LinkedIn data to help people write better resumes in Word

Microsoft today detailed one of the deepest integrations between Office 365 and its blue-chip acquisition LinkedIn: a new tool designed… Read More

Political skills in high-demand at tech companies in Seattle, New York, and San Francisco

Political skills are becoming a hot commodity on the tech talent market. That’s according to LinkedIn’s monthly workforce report for… Read More

LinkedIn CEO says they’re ‘open to the idea’ of original video content

Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Video. LinkedIn? The Microsoft-owned business social network, best known for displaying the career histories of tens of… Read More

Melinda Gates says the modern workplace isn’t suitable for America’s modern workforce

Her own husband was a self-professed workaholic in his early days at Microsoft, but in a new essay on LinkedIn,… Read More

Microsoft connects LinkedIn and Office 365 via profile cards, starting to capitalize on $26B deal

More than a year after Microsoft announced its plans to purchase LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, the technology giant is rolling… Read More

Working Geek: ‘Cirkled in’ founder Reetu Gupta aims to streamline college admissions

Three years ago, Reetu Gupta found herself asking the agonizing question that plagues thousands of parents of high school students:… Read More

Seattle is the fastest growing market for software developers, according to LinkedIn data

If you think the traffic is bad now, just wait: Seattle is the fastest growing market for software developers in… Read More

Microsoft begins rolling out LinkedIn app for Windows 10 following $26.2B acquisition

Microsoft today is beginning to roll out the new LinkedIn app for Windows 10, displaying some of the integration promised… Read More

Tech Moves: LinkedIn China president resigns; Amperity adds to leadership board; and more

Derek Shen, the president of LinkedIn China, has reportedly resigned from his role at the Microsoft-owned company. The news was… Read More

LinkedIn maps out where new Seattleites are coming from, and it’s exactly what you’d expect

Seattle is the fastest-growing big city in the country, its population just passed 700,000, and more than 1,000 new people… Read More

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman leads $30M investment in social petition site Change.org, joined by Bill Gates

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leading a $30 million investment round in the social petition site Change.org, and he is… Read More

Amazon No. 2 on LinkedIn’s Top Companies list — see where else ‘the world wants to work now’

The biggest names in tech are also the best places to work according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2017 list, which… Read More

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Full Video: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman on startup secrets, Seattle’s tech scene, and more

It’s been 15 years since Reid Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn, which was acquired by Microsoft last year to the tune of $26… Read More

Reid Hoffman: ‘If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good’

What would happen if we put artificial intelligence on a path to enlightenment? LinkedIn founder and Microsoft board member Reid… Read More

‘Settlers of Catan’ is the ‘board game for entrepreneurship,’ says LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was the special guest at Tech Alliance’s annual luncheon in Seattle on Friday, and he had… Read More

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Week in Geek: How Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Starbucks and Expedia fared in the first quarter

Quarterly earnings season is an opportunity to look behind the scenes of the largest tech companies in the world, to… Read More

Microsoft boosts profits by 16% even as LinkedIn drags on bottom line

Microsoft this afternoon posted revenue of $23.6 billion, up 6 percent, and earnings of 73 cents a share, an increase… Read More

LinkedIn tops 500M members, as Microsoft starts to take advantage of all that LinkedIn data

LinkedIn has surpassed 500 million members globally, one of the first big milestones for the business social network since its acquisition by… Read More

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman joins Microsoft board following $26B acquisition

Microsoft announced today that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has joined the company’s board of directors. Hoffman, who helped start LinkedIn in… Read More

Facebook takes on LinkedIn with new job postings feature

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn might be facing its greatest threat yet with a new feature Facebook rolled out this week. Businesses in… Read More

Microsoft posts $26B in revenue, beating estimates in first report since closing LinkedIn acquisition

Microsoft reported revenue of more than $26 billion for the December quarter, with earnings of 84 cents a share, after adjusting… Read More

With Microsoft on its side, LinkedIn rolling out its largest desktop redesign ever

LinkedIn has a new look. The business social network, which Microsoft acquired last year for $26.2 billion, is rolling out… Read More

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Microsoft in 2016: Surging stock, new devices and a huge new AI team

Satya Nadella’s third year as CEO of Microsoft turned out to be a pretty good one. Microsoft closed the year… Read More

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Week in Geek: Amazon’s grocery store, Microsoft + LinkedIn, and T-Mobile’s new number

The new Amazon Go store in Seattle was the buzz of the tech world this week, promising extreme convenience at… Read More

Microsoft just completed its $26B LinkedIn acquisition: Here’s what they’re going to do first

Microsoft’s deal to buy professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion has officially closed. Microsoft announced completion of the deal,… Read More

Microsoft holds annual meeting, minus Gates and Ballmer, after big year for company stock

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft is holding its annual shareholders meeting here this morning, and it’s notable in part because of… Read More

Report: Microsoft offers EU concessions in bid to win LinkedIn deal approval

Microsoft is offering new concessions to European regulators in an effort to win approval of its proposed $26 billion acquisition of… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reassured LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner about the $26B acquisition with these two key remarks

PALM DESERT, Calif.— Microsoft has a mixed track record when it comes to large acquisitions, with big-time misses on deals… Read More

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is worried about automation displacing workers, but believes his social network can help

PALM DESERT, Calif.— During this year’s U.S. presidential race, there was a lot of chatter about the loss of jobs,… Read More