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A heartfelt graduation post by 22-year-old Indian-origin student Saketh Sreenivasaiah has resurfaced on social media days after his body was recovered from a lake in California, drawing attention to an emotional tribute he paid to a “dearest friend and batchmate Kedar. ” Sreenivasaiah, a postgraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, had graduated nearly six months ago from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) with a BTech in Chemical Engineering. According to his LinkedIn profile, he secured a CGPA of 8.41. In July 2025, sharing a photograph from his convocation ceremony, he had written: “I'm delighted to share that I've officially graduated from IIT Madras with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.” Reflecting on his journey, he added: “The past 4 years (technically 3.5 since we started during the later part of the infamous Covid era) have been an incredible journey, rich with learnings not just from lectures and labs, but more so from the projects and PoRs I've been a part of, and all the amazing people I've had the privilege to know closely (my peers, professors, seniors & juniors). There are far too many stories, learnings, and moments to do justice to in a single post!”

Feb. 15, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET Your network is your net worth. But when networking becomes a competition to reach over 500 connections with people you’ve never met, something fundamental has been lost in translation. Networking leads to job opportunities and future success. At least this is what career fairs, conferences, and LinkedIn promise. Increasingly, networking culture is centered more on how many people you know, instead of who you know. The focus has shifted from cultivating meaningful professional relationships to accumulating connections and broadcasting achievements for maximum visibility. Recent data shows that 35% of students use LinkedIn as a primary source for their job searches, up 700% over the last two years. Since its creation in 2003, LinkedIn has fundamentally reshaped what networking means. Connections that once required in-person interactions, address books, follow-up phone calls, and conferences can now be made with a single click. LinkedIn is more passive than traditional networking, though it can help manage relationships with people you’ve met in person. The platform also allows you to connect with people whom you’ve never met in real life, a feature that could be helpful, but isn’t if you never reach out to them and simply view them

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The 50-year-old male accused studied at Laurentian University and has been working with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board since 2007, most recently as a vice principal A longtime educator with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board is facing several sexual abuse charges after being identified by Greater Sudbury Police Service members. These members, who work under the Internet Child Exploitation Unit, retain a provincial mandate, GSPS spokesperson Kaitlynn Dunn clarified, and assisted Waterloo and Toronto police. Although this provincial work doesn’t explicitly point to a Greater Sudbury connection, the 50-year-old educator’s LinkedIn page notes he studied at Laurentian University from 2004-07. He has been employed by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board since 2007 and has been a vice principal since 2003. Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Cybercrime – Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged him as part of an investigation involving luring and child sexual abuse and exploitation material, GSPS reported in a media release issued this afternoon. The suspect is described as being a Cambridge resident, who was arrested on Feb. 13. He faces the following charges: Possession of Child Sexual Assault and Exploitation Material Making Child Sexual Assault and Exploitation Material Distribution of Child Sexual Assault and

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Audrey Scott | Feb. 13, 2026 Photo by Rocco Fonseca | The Triangle In 2024, I deleted Instagram. While this was not an easy step, I had only had the app for a year and a half in comparison to many other 20-year-olds who have been on Instagram for nearly a decade.  To me, this step was necessary as all of the negative repercussions of social media that we are warned of became actualized in my life. Years-long friendships were damaged when I forgot to post stories on birthdays. I would find myself unconsciously refreshing the app for more content even after I had seen what I wanted, and I was constantly comparing my life to the pictures I saw people posting and feeling bad about myself — even when I knew it was merely a fraction of their real lives.  While I experienced the sensation of trying to open an app that was no longer there, I experienced no other “withdrawal” symptoms. Overall, I was thrilled to be rid of the platform and felt freed from a level of overthinking that was present the entire time I had the app. Only a few months later, however, I began to

LinkedIn has today launched its Premium All in One subscription service, allowing SMBs access to hiring, sales, marketing and brand-building tools without increasing their workload.   The single platform provides smaller business customers with AI capabilities such as built-in guidance, centralized tools and personalized insights to save time on research.   LinkedIn’s offering has already delivered results for early adopters, with 57 percent of users reporting more followers after implementing the tool.   Judy Nam, VP of Marketing, Small Business at LinkedIn,  argued that SMB owners are overwhelmed by the complexity of modern tools, with each function requiring separate tools, increasing operational effort.   “What we hear often from small business owners is that they want fewer decisions, not more tools,” Nam explained.   “They’re wearing many hats—juggling sales, marketing, and hiring on their own, and when those tools live in different places, it creates unnecessary friction.” SMBs are Struggling with Tool Overload and Limited Resources  As SMBs operate with limited time, budget and headcount, fragmented growth tools can quickly increase operational burden.   Context switching for small teams can drastically reduce productivity levels and slow execution, affecting hiring, CRM, email outreach, analytics, and content scheduling.   And with customer data unconnected

American Banker American Banker In-depth analysis, perspective and commentary on key issues affecting the banking industry. Published Feb 12, 2026 Compensation packages for the chief executives at four large U.S. banks soared to $40 million or more in 2025 , reflecting competitive dynamics and a year of robust financial performance. Sign up here to receive American Banker's complete Bankers' Hours newsletter — delivered to your inbox every morning. What last week's crypto crash can teach us about stablecoins' value Rather than dive into what the market drop tells us about the evolving relationship between macro and crypto market narratives, I want to instead f ocus on what it reveals about stablecoins and their role as a settlement asset for the digital economy. Upstart CEO to step down; stock dips 15% on earnings report Upstart will see a major leadership transition this spring as co-founder and CEO Dave Girouard steps down to make way for co-founder and current chief technology officer Paul Gu. The fintech reported the transition on Tuesday alongside its fourth-quarter results that beat analyst estimates and introduced a bullish three-year revenue outlook, but its share price fell approximately 15% following the after-hours earnings release. Illinois judge rules in

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LinkedIn has become a common place for CFOs to share perspectives, stay visible and engage with peers across the finance community. As more executives use the platform, questions remain about how to show up in a way that feels credible and useful without slipping into cringe territory.  For this edition of the Peer Audit series, we asked CFOs: How can you build a strong presence on LinkedIn without being cringy? Hugo Doetsch, CFO, AuditBoard (management and compliance software)  Hugo Doetsch Permission granted by AuditBoard “I look at LinkedIn two ways. First, it’s the network. I don’t even take business cards anymore. It’s just, ‘Let’s connect on LinkedIn.’ It’s where I create, grow and manage my professional relationships. The second part is brand, whether that’s awareness for your company or equity for you as an individual. I’m not a big social media person. I’m not on Instagram or Facebook, but I am on LinkedIn. As an executive, you’ve got to have a profile there. In some ways, it’s like being a professional athlete. You have to make sure your image, your reputation and your results are spot on. LinkedIn is

For years, ransomware encryption was the clearest signal of a serious cyberattack. Systems locked. Operations stopped. The damage was impossible to ignore. But what if the most dangerous attacks today are the ones that never announce themselves? Analysis from Picus Labs’ Red Report 2026 , based on more than 1.1 million malicious files and 15.5 million adversarial actions observed throughout 2025 , points to a clear shift. Attackers are no longer optimizing for disruption. They are optimizing for residency . Rather than breaking in loudly and burning systems down, modern adversaries aim to remain inside environments quietly, feeding on credentials, trusted services, and identity infrastructure for as long as possible. Increasingly, they behave less like smash-and-grab criminals and more like digital parasites . The Ransomware Signal Is Fading Ransomware is not disappearing, but its role is changing. In 2025, Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) declined by 38 percent year over year , dropping from 21.00 percent to 12.94 percent. This is not a loss of attacker capability. It is a strategic decision. Instead of triggering an immediate response through encryption, attackers now prefer to: Quietly exfiltrate sensitive data Harvest credentials and access tokens Maintain persistent access without disrupting operations Apply