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Good People, our feed got featured in LinkedIn News. The post was an amazing one ( read here  ) – it was about a rich man who bought a blue bird with $44 billion, reminding me of my life in the village of Ovim. We hunted for birds on the road to the village stream (Tantuta) with our catapults. But here, the zen-master of money, Elon Musk, who has demonstrated new physics on how to accumulate empires with no financial gravitational force affecting his voyage, is leading the way. I am a fan of Musk and do hope he will not do to his bird what we used to do in the village: after you have gotten a bird, most times, after playing with it, you abandon it, because there was really nothing you could do with it. His blue bird is very expensive at $44 billion and he cannot afford to leave it to fly away! Good luck Musk. Mr. Musk, I know you have a company called The Boring Company. The way you guys bore holes to transport people reminds of how we look for rabbits in the burrow. But I tell you frankly: you do not abandon…

Paul and Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul "underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands," following an attack at their San Francisco home, according to the California Democrat's spokesperson. The big picture: The attack early Friday morning came amid an uptick in threats against members of Congress and a series of security incidents over the summer.Driving the news: The suspect — who police identified as 42-year-old David DePape — was looking for the speaker, per a source briefed on the attack. The source said that before the attack, DePape confronted Paul Pelosi, shouting, "Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?"Paul Pelosi's doctors expect him to make a "full recovery," the House speaker's spokesperson Drew Hammill said in a statement. DePape will be charged with multiple felonies including attempted homicide for allegedly attacking Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, early Friday morning at their San Francisco home, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said during a news conference Friday.DePape attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer in front of officers after they arrived for a "wellbeing check" at around 2:30 am local time,…

Nasdaq 100 futures were lower Thursday night after disappointing Amazon earnings added to the already pressured index.Futures tied to the Nasdaq dropped 0.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.5%, and S&P 500 futures lost 0.1%.Amazon led the declines in extended trading, having plunged after the company posted weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and issued disappointing fourth-quarter sales guidance.Apple shares were initially lower too after the company reported weaker-than-anticipated iPhone revenue, but they have since reversed higher. The company still beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly earnings and revenue.Tech names were a dark cloud over the market in regular trading, too. Earlier in the day, the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.6%, due to a rout in Meta and other tech stocks, and the S&P 500 fell 0.6%. Meanwhile, the Dow rose 194.17 points, or 0.6%, for its fifth straight day of wins, helped by GDP data that hinted that inflation may be waning.SoFi head of investment strategy Liz Young said the pain investors are feeling in earnings was inevitable and necessary to move forward in the current cycle."We've been waiting for this to happen," she said on CNBC's "Closing Bell: Overtime." "There's usually a sequence of events: First the market goes, then earnings…

The Committee Wanted Information About JiaQi Bao, A Friend Of Hunter Biden’s, Connections To The CCP And Her Interactions With The Biden Family, Know Her LinkedIn Account In a letter to the FBI, James Comer, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, demanded that the agency give Congress information. By November 9, 2022, Comer has requested that the FBI give over all documents and correspondence related to Bao, Timothy Thibault, the Hunter Biden investigation, and CEFC’s efforts to obtain American energy and infiltrate the Biden family.  Meet Hunter Biden’s Fang Fang Her name is JiaQi, AKA JaiQi Bao, AKA Jiaqi Wang, AKA Jiaqi Wang Bao, AKA Wang Bao Jiaqi, AKA Qinping Bao, AKA TianTian Bo, was Ye Jianming’s US based assistant/advisor. https://t.co/irdFEYdtgD — Kevin McCashion 🇺🇸 (@Kevin_McCashion) January 5, 2021 Breaking news…more details being released of Hunter Biden being involved with China's #1 spy JaiQi Bao. See it on any news network??? Of course not. This is so crazy it's hard to believe. Peep goes the sheep. — NMHeadhunter 🇺🇸 (@nmheadhunter) May 11, 2021 Comer stated in the letter that Bao “offered Hunter expertise on obtaining liquified natural gas reserves in the United States to sell to China, had…

Home News Computing (Image credit: LinkedIn) LinkedIn is adding more steps to help users verify a profile’s legitimacy as it cracks down on fake accounts and bots on its platform.The Microsoft-owned social media and networking platform is set to roll out two additional verification steps this week to help users confirm that they are who they say they are.Select users will soon be able to verify their account with their phone number or work email account, which other users will then be able to check in a new ‘About this profile’ section. Also here will be information on when the account was created, and when its information was last updated.(Image credit: LinkedIn)LinkedIn profile boostOn the company’s blog (opens in new tab), Oscar Rodriguez, VP of Product Management at LinkedIn, noted the “plan is to start with a limited number of companies”, with more added in the future. It seems that LinkedIn will need to verify each company - and the domains it uses for its email addresses - before adding them to the program.The ‘About this profile’ section is also set to roll out more widely across the platform, with quicker access from other pages like connection invitations and direct messages.This…

Image: djile/Adobe Stock In 14 countries LinkedIn studied, all have decreased their hiring rate over the past year, yet employees still wield power due to the tight labor market, the networking site said in its new Global Talent Trends report. “In many ways, employees still hold the power to demand more from their employers when it comes to salary, flexibility and benefits,’’ said LinkedIn Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough, in the report. But Kimbrough added a note of caution, adding that “this power balance is likely to start leveling out in the coming months.” SEE: The COVID-19 gender gap: Why women are leaving their jobs and how to get them back to work (free PDF) (TechRepublic) In short, hiring is expected to decelerate from the historic highs of 2021, Kimbrough said. Her advice to talent leaders is to look inward. “Continue to understand the skills your employees have, and the skills your company needs. That understanding will help you weather economic highs and lows and labor-market volatility.” Workers are bracing for the economic decline Employees are acutely aware of the “sharp slowdown in economic growth in regions around the globe,” LinkedIn Principal Economist Guy Berger said in the report. His advice…

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A YouTube logo seen at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015.Lucy Nicholson | ReutersThe online advertising market continues to suffer, as heavyweights Alphabet and Microsoft reported disappointing sales during their most recent quarters.YouTube advertising revenue dropped 2% year over year to $7.07 billion during the Google parent's third quarter, missing analysts' estimates of $7.42 billion. It was the first time YouTube's ad revenue shrank on a year-over-year basis since the company started breaking out the division's results in 2019.Alphabet's overall revenue growth drastically declined from 41% a year ago to 6%, underscoring how fears of a looming recession have caused companies to cut back on their advertising and marketing campaigns. Indeed, Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said during a call with analysts that YouTube's revenue decline "primarily reflects further pullbacks in advertiser spends."Some of the advertisers that slowed their online advertising spending with Alphabet come from the financial services, insurance, loans and mortgage and crypto industries, said Alphabet chief business officer Philipp Schindler.Last week, Snap set the tone for the online advertising market when it missed third-quarter analyst estimates with $1.13 billion in sales, sending its shares tumbling more than…

ShutterstockLinkedIn is arguably the social media site for working professionals to establish their brand. But while posts, shares, and updates can establish a presence, there are better -- and even more efficient -- ways to build engagement within the platform. Creating a LinkedIn Poll is one of the most effective ways to engage with current and potential members of your online community. Before you think, "That's too much work," here's a little secret: Creating and managing a poll actually takes less brain power than curating the perfect post for both you and viewers. The process takes less than 5 minutes (especially once you become proficient) and after you hit "Publish," the stress of it all is out of your hands. Plus, polls aren't just a simple way to get your questions answered, they show that you (or your company) are interested in the public's opinion and feedback. With that in mind, here's a step-by-step guide to creating a LinkedIn post on both a mobile device and a computer. More: IT leaders aren't getting listened to, and they're ready to walk awayBefore you get startedHere are a few important things to keep in mind as you create and share your first LinkedIn Poll. Use hashtags: To…

LinkedIn adds many features to upgrade its platforms. It also has many plans to work on features dealing with inclusivity. The new features will deal with personal needs that viewers can customize. However, the aim is to make LinkedIn more user-friendly. LinkedIn adds the feature of automatic captions to its videos. This is a big upgrade from LinkedIn. They are making the videos on their website available to everyone. The captions will also help people who are deaf or hard of hearing. If they are in a public place, they can turn on captions and watch the videos on mute. The captions will get integrated during the upload process itself. LinkedIn adds a color upgrade to its app as well. This feature has been under development for some time. The feature deals with contrast settings on the app. The feature will allow you to turn on the huge contrast settings on the app. This is also helpful for people with certain visual disabilities. LinkedIn is also working on its bread and butter. They are making some changes to job postings and user profiles. The new features will enhance them as per accessibility. LinkedIn adds these features as unemployment rises to…