Woman, 25, announces her own death with devastating LinkedIn post
The young woman shared her heart wrenching final words on the professional network. A woman who tragically passed away from a rare form of cancer broke the news of her death to friends and colleagues by posting an emotional message on the networking site, LinkedIn. The HR professional from Leeds pre-wrote the message and saved […]
2 years ago
Student asked AI to turn her photo into a professional headshot and it changed her race
‘For the love of god, this is disturbing’ An Asian student has sparked a conversation around AI’s problem with “racial bias” after an AI tool changed her race when she used it to create a professional headshot. MIT student Rona Wang made the discovery while using Playground AI, an artificial intelligence image generator, to create […]
2 years ago
CEO criticised for advocating 18-hour workdays and telling people to ‘worship’ their job
Don’t know about that one, chief A CEO is getting considerable flak on social media after he gave some rather ruthless professional advice to young people looking to build a successful career: work 18-hour days and simply “worship” your job. Shantanu Deshpande, the founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Co, dished out his rather cutthroat […]
3 years ago
Boris Johnson has, for some reason, got a LinkedIn account
A good use of his time, I’m sure you’ll agree Prime minister Boris Johnson has taken advantage of this quiet period in the political calendar to join business networking site LinkedIn. According to Johnson, his reason for doing so is to engage with business owners, something he would usually do at places like the lavish […]
6 years ago
One of West Ham’s Europa League opponents was signed via LinkedIn
He’s one of a kind
10 years ago
Here are the 10 most hacked passwords – people *actually* use these
123456 reasons to change your password.
10 years ago