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Why 2025 was hell for job huntersWhy 2025 was hell for job hunters
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It’s a key reason the economy felt so, so bad this year.

By Jordan Weissmann
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Layoffs are making LinkedIn the new hot social networkLayoffs are making LinkedIn the new hot social network
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Vulnerability is having a moment on the platform as mass layoffs hit the tech industry.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
This billionaire built a big-money machine to oust Trump. Why do some Democrats hate him?
The future of the vote

Reid Hoffman symbolizes a bigger debate over whether Silicon Valley disruption has any place in our politics.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.
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Hempel joined the site’s editorial team this year after 17 years at magazines like Businessweek, Fortune, and Wired.

By Eric Johnson
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If you can quit social media, but don’t, then you’re part of the problem, Jaron Lanier saysIf you can quit social media, but don’t, then you’re part of the problem, Jaron Lanier says
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“You’re not doing anything to free those who are more trapped. You’re only enslaving them more by entrenching the system.”

By Eric Johnson
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Is ‘Uber meets Harvard’ the future of learning?Is ‘Uber meets Harvard’ the future of learning?
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GLG CEO Alexander Saint-Amand explains how the company works on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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Full transcript: LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman on Recode DecodeFull transcript: LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman on Recode Decode
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His Decency Pledge is just a first step to improving online interactions.

By Recode Staff
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How LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman would fix social mediaHow LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman would fix social media
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Hoffman, now a general partner at Greylock Partners, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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LinkedIn is finally selling autoplay video adsLinkedIn is finally selling autoplay video ads
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Better late than never.

By Kurt Wagner
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Marc Andreessen and  LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman at CodeMarc Andreessen and  LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman at Code
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The two were interviewed on our Code Conference stage by Kara Swisher.

By Meghann Farnsworth
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LinkedIn is rolling out a trending topics sectionLinkedIn is rolling out a trending topics section
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LinkedIn pulls a Facebook.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook is rolling out job postings and applicationsFacebook is rolling out job postings and applications
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Hey, LinkedIn!

By Kurt Wagner
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LinkedIn wants more ad dollars, so it’s offering up more user data to advertisersLinkedIn wants more ad dollars, so it’s offering up more user data to advertisers
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LinkedIn is partnering with DataSift so advertisers know more about the company’s user base.

By Kurt Wagner
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LinkedIn’s and eBay’s founders are donating $20 million to protect us from artificial intelligenceLinkedIn’s and eBay’s founders are donating $20 million to protect us from artificial intelligence
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It’s part of a $27 million fund being managed by MIT and Harvard.

By April Glaser
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The Russian government has demanded Apple and Google remove LinkedIn from their app storesThe Russian government has demanded Apple and Google remove LinkedIn from their app stores
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LinkedIn is “disappointed.”

By Kurt Wagner
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Why is there no fake news on LinkedIn? Listen to its editor explain.Why is there no fake news on LinkedIn? Listen to its editor explain.
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The difference between LinkedIn and Facebook is the difference between your office and your home, Daniel Roth says.

By Eric Johnson
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LinkedIn’s CEO says the U.S. cares too much about four-year college degreesLinkedIn’s CEO says the U.S. cares too much about four-year college degrees
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Skills, not diplomas, need to be valued more, says Jeff Weiner.

By Kurt Wagner
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Marc Benioff says companies buy each other for the data, and the government isn’t doing anything about itMarc Benioff says companies buy each other for the data, and the government isn’t doing anything about it
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The FTC has never challenged a merger based on the anticompetitive acquisition of data.

By April Glaser
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How much money do you make? LinkedIn wants to know.How much money do you make? LinkedIn wants to know.
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LinkedIn is adding salary information to its site to help job seekers.

By Kurt Wagner
LinkedIn’s workforce is a little more diverse than it was a year ago
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It’s still mostly white, mostly male.

By Kurt Wagner
Want a new job? You can now say so on your LinkedIn profile.
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LinkedIn promises your boss won’t find out.

By Kurt Wagner
CEO Jeff Weiner will talk about LinkedIn’s $26 billion sale to Microsoft and more at November’s Code Enterprise conference
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With a new owner, will the company become more than just a job network?

By Johana Bhuiyan and Kara Swisher
LinkedIn finally built a video feature, but only for its influential users
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LinkedIn is late to the party.

By Kurt Wagner
Salesforce CEO told LinkedIn he would have paid much more than Microsoft
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A LinkedIn board committee met earlier this month to discuss the email from Marc Benioff.

By Ina Fried
Google just scored a bunch of new property to make its crazy dream campus come true
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With the deal, LinkedIn is handing over its Mountain View headquarters.

By Mark Bergen
The tick-tock story of how LinkedIn shopped itself to Microsoft, Salesforce and Google
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How the $26 billion deal went down.

By Mark Bergen
Google and Facebook also looked at buying LinkedIn
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LinkedIn had more suitors than we thought.

By Kurt Wagner and Mark Bergen
Microsoft didn’t have the highest bid for LinkedIn, but its $26 billion in cash won out
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Another bidder, likely Salesforce, was offering a few million dollars more, but its offer was made up of both stock and cash.

By Ina Fried
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Seven ways Obama can get the most out of joining LinkedInSeven ways Obama can get the most out of joining LinkedIn
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The ultimate thought leader is thinking about joining.

By Casey Newton
Salesforce also made a bid for LinkedIn, CEO Benioff confirms
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It bought Demandware instead

By Kara Swisher
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$26 billion and the incalculable value of LinkedIn$26 billion and the incalculable value of LinkedIn
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Microsoft got a great deal on LinkedIn. Here’s why.

By Shane Atchison
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LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman is likely to get a Microsoft board seatLinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman is likely to get a Microsoft board seat
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The longtime tech investor and entrepreneur is an insider’s insider in Silicon Valley.

By Kara Swisher
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LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner says he’s at Microsoft for the long haul, though some in Silicon Valley beg to differLinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner says he’s at Microsoft for the long haul, though some in Silicon Valley beg to differ
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The media-loving exec has options, ya know!

By Kara Swisher
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Here are three scary reasons why LinkedIn sold to Microsoft for $26 billionHere are three scary reasons why LinkedIn sold to Microsoft for $26 billion
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LinkedIn’s stock was struggling, among other things.

By Kurt Wagner
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Microsoft’s Nadella says LinkedIn will get the hands-off treatment: “We absolutely want to approach it differently.”Microsoft’s Nadella says LinkedIn will get the hands-off treatment: “We absolutely want to approach it differently.”
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But results will get rolled up and hidden away .

By Kara Swisher
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Here’s what the Microsoft CEO and the LinkedIn CEO are telling their staffs about the acquisitionHere’s what the Microsoft CEO and the LinkedIn CEO are telling their staffs about the acquisition
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Satya Nadella and Jeff Weiner are using all the correct buzzwords like “scale” and “cloud.”

By Recode Staff
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Does the LinkedIn sale put Twitter in play? Yes, it does.Does the LinkedIn sale put Twitter in play? Yes, it does.
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Twitter stock is up more than 8 percent in early-morning trading.

By Kurt Wagner
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Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 billionMicrosoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
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CEO Satya Nadella says the acquisition will be “key to our bold ambition to reinvent productivity and business processes.”

By Peter Kafka, Ina Fried and 1 more
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LinkedIn shares soar after big Q1 beatLinkedIn shares soar after big Q1 beat
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Revenue, earnings, membership all higher than expected.

By CNBC