NYTIMES (Isabella Kwai) - How LinkedIn Found Its Social Platform Era
Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Chinese spies using LinkedIn to solicit intelligence from job recruits, intelligence network says
The intelligence operatives pose as job recruiters from private consultancies, think tanks and human-resource firms seeking candidates for foreign-policy or defense-analyst positions, according to the Five Eyes intelligence-share network.
THEFEDERALIST (Shawn Fleetwood) - Reid Hoffman’s Left-Wing Antics Go Far Beyond Bankrolling E. Jean Carroll’s Anti-Trump Lawfare
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is well-known for being a rabid, anti-Trump Democrat Party megadonor who’s bankrolled several of the left’s egregious political schemes in recent years. Now, it appears that some of those antics have landed him in some potentially hot water with the law. Numerous media outlets reported on Wednesday and Thursday that residential […]
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - DOJ probe targets Reid Hoffman nonprofit tied to E. Jean Carroll case
The Department of Justice is investigating the nonprofit of billionaire Reid Hoffman, which made contributions that were partially used for E. Jean Carroll's legal expenses during her civil lawsuit against President Trump , a source familiar tells Axios. Why it matters: The investigation raises concerns about a pattern of retaliation against Trump critics while testing the independence of DOJ officials. - Hoffman, a LinkedIn co-founder, has donated millions to Democratic causes and the party over the years and is a longtime Trump critic. The president previously alleged Hoffman is a funder of "radical left" groups that promote political violence. What they're saying: "The investigation is more focused on Reid Hoffman's nonprofit,"…
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - DOJ Launches Perjury Investigation Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether E. Jean Carroll, who accuses President Donald J. Trump of rape, sexual abuse, and defamation, committed perjury regarding outside funding for her lawsuits
. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll , examining whether she committed perjury during a deposition in which she denied receiving outside funding for her lawsuits against President Donald J. Trump. The investigation focuses on her 2022 deposition, where she stated she had not received external financial support for her legal battles. DETAIL: Concerns about Carroll’s truthfulness after it was revealed in 2023 court filings by Trump’s legal team that LinkedIn co-founder and Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman had contributed to Carroll’s legal expenses. Carroll claims that she was unaware of the external funding from the Epstein Island visitor , and…Open
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - OpenAI and Anthropic dig in against each other on AI jobs apocalypse
AI's most powerful CEOs are splitting into warring camps over whether their own technology will gut white-collar work or supercharge it — but the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. Why it matters: The two leading AI labs are trading in hype and doom, making it nearly impossible for companies, policymakers, and the public to know what's coming. The big picture: A pair of public appearances this week highlighted how far apart Anthropic and OpenAI are. - Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah , speaking Sunday at the Vatican's AI ethics conference, doubled down on rhetoric CEO Dario Amodei has used about the dangers of AI. "There is a real possibility that AI will displace human labor at very large scale," Olah said. - OpenAI CEO Sam…
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Microsoft-owned professional networking site LinkedIn plans to cut 5% of its staff: report
The Microsoft-owned professional social-networking site is expected to inform staff of the cuts on Wednesday.
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - AI is changing how we write and speak
While AI was trained to write like humans, these large language models are eroding the unpredictability of our writing and shifting the way we talk. The big picture: Researchers found that AI pushes users toward a more standardized speaking and writing style, reducing variations in sentence structure and vocabulary. - The University of Southern California study analyzed scientific journals, local news articles and social media and found writing style diversity dropped sharply after ChatGPT's release. - ChatGPT's favored words — such as "delve," "meticulous," "boast" and "comprehend" — are showing up more in everyday conversation, researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Human Development found after reviewing 740,249…
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Judge reassigns three Elon Musk cases after accusations of bias
Musk accused Delaware Chancery Judge Kathaleen McCormick of bias after her LinkedIn account appeared to "support" a post on the platform that celebrated Musk’s recent legal loss in California, and urged her to recuse herself over the interaction.
BITCHUTE (PragerU) - Why Glenn Beck Says He Finally Knows His Life’s Purpose at 62
Glenn Beck tells PragerU CEO @realtalkwithmarissa about the moment he believes God revealed why he was born: to stand for truth in a time of rising hatred, especially toward the Jewish people. Watch the full episode https://l.prageru.com/4rYn96u Watch our content ad-free on our app: https://prageru.onelink.me/3bas/vgyxvm79 Your donation to PragerU makes a lasting impact. Give today https://l.prageru.com/4jiAT85 Follow PragerU: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/prageru/) X (https://twitter.com/prageru) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/prageru/) TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@prageru) Follow Marissa: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/) X (https://twitter.com/marissastreit) LinkedIn …