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The Black Business Boom: LinkedIn Data Reveals Key Drivers Behind Surge in Black Entrepreneurship

Black professionals are gravitating toward entrepreneurship at incredible rates, whether by launching a side hustle or leaving the traditional workforce altogether to start their own ventures. Today, LinkedIn released a new report that found 77% of Black professionals aspire to be an entrepreneur or start their own business in the next year. Other key highlights from LinkedIn’s new report on the Black Business Boom include: 85% of Black professionals note having multiple streams of income is a must 69% of Black professionals say that seeing layoffs in the news has made them think […]

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LinkedIn Business Highlights from Microsoft’s Q4 FY24 Earnings

Today, Microsoft announced Q4 FY24 Earnings. Included in the report on the financial performance were the following LinkedIn highlights: In Q4, LinkedIn’s revenue increased 10% year-over-year (9% in constant currency). LinkedIn continues to see accelerated member growth and record engagement. Members engage with 1.5 million pieces of content every minute on the platform, and video is now the fastest growing format on LinkedIn, with uploads up 34% year-over-year. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions continues to be a leader in B2B digital advertising, helping companies deliver the right […]

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LinkedIn is ‘the place to B2B’ at Cannes Lions 2024

At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2024 from June 17 - 21, LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network and leading B2B advertising platform, will transform the iconic Carlton Cannes hotel rooftop into ‘the place to B2B,’ with B2B-focused panels, studio sessions, and networking events. LinkedIn will showcase that it has the tools and insights to help B2B marketers reach and engage the buyer group, and build “collective confidence” among decision-makers, which can be done best on LinkedIn with its professional community of one billion members and 68 […]

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Gen Z is willing to skill up to fill the hiring gap for green jobs

New data from LinkedIn shows just 1 in 20 Gen Zs globally have the green skills needed to tackle the climate crisis, compared to 1 in 8 of the workforce as a whole. Learn more in this post from Sue Duke, VP, Global Public Policy & Economic Graph at LinkedIn and this post from Efrem Bycer, Senior Lead Manager, Public Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn.

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Unlocking New Possibilities for the Future of Work with AI

To help professionals and employers thrive during these fast changing times in the workforce, we’ve been rolling out our own AI-powered enhancements, each designed to enable you to meet your aspirations by becoming more productive and successful. Today, we’re debuting a suite of new experiences, including: New AI-powered job experience: Today, we’re bringing our AI-powered job experience to all Premium subscribers starting in English worldwide and we’re adding even more enhancements based on your feedback: Explore careers with your Jobseeker Coach: Navigate & find job opportunities […]

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Introducing new offerings to help B2B marketers build “collective confidence” among the buyer group

After a challenging year of tighter budgets and heightened pressure to prove ROI, B2B marketing leaders globally are optimistic about the future with 9 in 10 feeling confident in their ability to drive revenue in the year ahead, according to our 2024 B2B Marketing Benchmark. To succeed, they’ll need to focus on building relationships and “collective confidence” among the buyer group, including decision makers and brand advocates, who influence purchase decisions. B2B buying cycles are long, emotion-driven and typically involve six to 10 stakeholders, so getting everyone on board is […]

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LinkedIn and Impact Media Collaborate on ‘Out @ Work’ Guide to Navigating the Invisible Roadblocks of PRIDE

Today LinkedIn and Impact Media are collaborating to launch our 2024 ‘Out @ Work’ Guide to Navigating the Invisible Roadblocks of PRIDE. Making space for queer professionals in the workplace has reached major strides in recent years. Thanks to the work of incredible activists globally and equity and inclusion strategies, the conversation around queer acceptance and joy at work is becoming increasingly normalized. Even still, there’s work to be done, especially when it comes to ensuring that the workplace is grounded in inclusion and safety for all employees. In fact, while new data […]

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LinkedIn adopts C2PA standard

Today we shared in a post from Patrick Corrigan, our VP of Legal, how we are rolling out the new C2PA AI-generated content standard on the LinkedIn platform. LinkedIn members will start seeing a new icon that helps members trace the origin of AI-created media, including the source and history of the content, and whether it was created or edited by AI. Read more about this news in Patrick’s article.

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Responsible AI update: Testing how we measure unfair bias in the U.S.

Today we shared an update on how we’re starting to measure the effects of algorithmic bias across demographics on LinkedIn in the U.S. while staying true to our Responsible AI Principles, including our privacy commitments. Learn more on our Engineering Blog.

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LinkedIn Business Highlights from Microsoft’s Q3 FY24 Earnings

Today, Microsoft announced Q3 FY24 Earnings. Included in the report on the financial performance were the following LinkedIn highlights: In Q3, LinkedIn’s revenue increased 10% year-over-year (9% in constant currency). We continue to combine our unique data with this new generation of AI to transform the way members learn, sell, and get hired. Features like LinkedIn AI-assisted messages are seeing a 40% higher acceptance rate and are accepted over 10% faster by job seekers, saving hirers time and making it easier to connect them to candidates. Our AI-powered collaborative articles, […]

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