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NewsWorldEuropeAlex Konanykhin called the offer his ‘moral duty’ in LinkedIn post Victoria Derbyshire hits out at Russian defending Putin's military strikes on UkraineA Russian businessman has placed a $1m bounty on Vladimir Putin’s head and urged the country’s military officers to bring the president to justice.Entrepreneur Alex Konanykhin made the promise in a post on social media site LinkedIn and called it his “moral duty” to take action and help Ukraine following the unprovoked attack.“I promise to pay $1,000,000 to the officer(s) who, complying with their constitutional duty, arrest(s) Putin as a war criminal under Russian and international laws,” wrote Mr Konanykhin.“Putin is not the Russian president as he came to power as the result of a special operation of blowing up apartment buildings in Russia, then violated the Constitution by eliminating free elections and murdering his opponents.”His post included a photo of Mr Putin, with the caption, “Wanted: Dead or alive. Vladimir Putin for mass murder.”And he added: “As an ethnic Russian and a Russia citizen, I see it as my moral duty to facilitate the denazification of Russia. I will continue my assistance to Ukraine in its heroic efforts to withstand the onslaught of Putin’s Orda.”The word “Orda”…

LinkedIn users now have a tool to explain gaps in their resume.In the employment history section of LinkedIn profiles there’s a new option to add a “career break,” and choose from a dropdown menu of reasons to explain the hiatus. Reasons, and there are many of them, include things like full-time parenting; bereavement; caregiving; personal goal pursuit; and layoff/position eliminated.Recruiters say career breaks are becoming more commonOn a practical level, having the ability to keep your resume timeline intact is important since screener bots often scan and disqualify resumes—or profiles pulled from LinkedIn—that show a gap without explanation. Recruiters recommend that people find ways to explain breaks to improve their odds of being hired.But the symbolism here is also meaningful. Could this change reflect enlightened attitudes about taking extended breaks from work?The practice is nothing new, of course. In a recent global survey of more than 22,000 people, LinkedIn found that 62% of people globally have taken a break from their career at some point in their lives.Still, the company believes returnees are being assessed differently now. LinkedIn data show that the number of US job postings on the site that mention career breaks or “returnships”—the ad might reference hiring…

On February 28, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that updates the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to align with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance on face coverings for indoor locations issued the same day. The executive order states that beginning March 1, 2022, masks will no longer be required for unvaccinated workers indoors. This is consistent with the CDPH guidance and less stringent than the previous Cal/OSHA ETS requirement that “unvaccinated workers wear face coverings at all times while indoors.” Specifically, the executive order suspends California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 3205(c)(6)(A), which provided that “or all employees who are not fully vaccinated, employers shall provide face coverings and ensure they are worn when indoors or in vehicles.” The order also extends the current ETS through May 5, 2022, to ensure the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has time to review the new guidance in anticipation of the next readoption of the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 ETS. Ogletree Deakins will continue to monitor and report on developments with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Cal/OSHA makes a new proposal to the Standards Board, we will…

Zain Nadella, the son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, has died, the company confirmed Tuesday. He was 25. "Very sadly Satya’s son Zain Nadella has passed away," the company said in a statement emailed to USA TODAY. "The Nadellas are taking time to grieve privately as a family."Zain Nadella was born with cerebral palsy, was legally blind and had spastic quadriplegia, according to a 2021 story from Seattle Children's Hospital, where he received care."He is the joy of our family, whose strength and warmth both inspire and motivate me to keep pushing the boundaries of what technology can do," Satya Nadella wrote in a 2017 LinkedIn post.Last year, Nadella's family donated $15 million to the hospital "to advance precision medicine neurosciences and youth mental health care."UKRAINE MISINFORMATION: US allegations against conservative financial website show depths of Russian info warsCYBERSECURITY: Americans are at higher risk of after Ukraine invasion: What you should do right now“As parents, our lives have been shaped by the needs of our children, and it is our hope that in honoring Zain’s journey, we can improve and innovate care for future generations in every community,” said Anu Nadella, Satya Nadella's wife, in a statement when the donation was…

multinationals The serial entrepreneur, who sold her first company to Autodesk in 2009, is selling Oribi to LinkedIn. The startup will turn into the first LinkedIn development center in Israel Idan Ben Tovim / 1 Mar 2022 • 4 min read In 2009, Autodesk came to Israel due to the acquisition of Iris Shoor’s Visual Tao, and now she is doing it again with Oribi, her latest startup, which has now been acquired by Microsoft's LinkedIn. As part of that acquisition, LinkedIn will open a new research and development center in Israel. The value of the deal has not been announced, but it is estimated that it was worth tens of millions of dollars. To date, Oribi has raised about $30 million.Are your efforts really paying off for your company?The product developed by Oribi focuses on analyzing marketing results and helps businesses, large and small, understand where and whether it is worth investing more resources. Among other things, Oribi provides insights into how much each marketing effort really contributes to the company's goals. For example, Oribi helps understand how a site functions, does a company blog really contribute to sales and subscriptions, how a company’s social media activity affects sales,…

It’s about time. LinkedIn has jumped on the podcast bandwagon and is launching a series of podcasts related to professionals. The world of podcasts continues to expand. Now, the popular audio format is reaching the spheres of social media, where it’s LinkedIn’s turn to get in on the action. The professional platform is preparing to host podcasts on various aspects of the working world. These will be accessible directly via the social network. LinkedIn is launching the “LinkedIn Podcast Network,” a series of podcasts addressing topics related to the world of work, created by internal teams and external experts. “Starting today, we’re piloting an exciting new way for you to connect with leading professional voices with the launch of the LinkedIn Podcast Network. With this pilot you’ll have access on LinkedIn to programming and conversations from industry leading creators such as Morra Aarons-Mele, Jonathan Fields, and Mita Mallick and Dee C. Marshall, as well as shows created in-house by LinkedIn News,” said the social network. Image Credit: Alexander Shatov/Unsplash The podcasts will touch on topics ranging from technology with “The Big Technology Podcast,” to finding meaning in one’s work with “Sparked,” while offering tips on how to better navigate the workplace…

It’s about time. LinkedIn has jumped on the podcast bandwagon and is launching a series of podcasts related to professionals. The world of podcasts continues to expand. Now, the popular audio format is reaching the spheres of social media, where it’s LinkedIn’s turn to get in on the action. The professional platform is preparing to host podcasts on various aspects of the working world. These will be accessible directly via the social network. LinkedIn is launching the “LinkedIn Podcast Network,” a series of podcasts addressing topics related to the world of work, created by internal teams and external experts. “Starting today, we’re piloting an exciting new way for you to connect with leading professional voices with the launch of the LinkedIn Podcast Network. With this pilot you’ll have access on LinkedIn to programming and conversations from industry leading creators such as Morra Aarons-Mele, Jonathan Fields, and Mita Mallick and Dee C. Marshall, as well as shows created in-house by LinkedIn News,” said the social network. Image Credit: Alexander Shatov/Unsplash The podcasts will touch on topics ranging from technology with “The Big Technology Podcast,” to finding meaning in one’s work with “Sparked,” while offering tips…

Solna: A recent study has revealed that in addition to risk factors such as advanced age and chronic diseases like diabetes, genetic heritage also contributes to individual COVID-19 severity risk. The study was published in 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS). In the autumn of 2020, Hugo Zeberg at Karolinska Institutet and MPI-EVA and Svante Paabo at MPI-EVA showed that we inherited the major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 from Neanderthals. In the spring of 2021, the same researcher duo studied this variant in ancient human DNA and observed that its frequency has increased significantly since the last ice age. In fact, it has become unexpectedly common for a genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals. Hence, it may have had a favourable impact on its carriers in the past. "This major genetic risk factor for COVID-19 is so common that I started wondering whether it might actually be good for something, such as providing protection against another infectious disease," said Hugo Zeberg, who is the sole author of the study. The genetic risk factor is located in a region on chromosome 3 that consists of many genes. There are several genes in its vicinity that encode receptors in…

PROVO, Utah – BYU Women’s Basketball is the 2021-22 West Coast Conference regular-season champions. The 19th ranked team in the land closed out the regular season like they did many games this year, in blowout fashion. BYU crushed Pacific 82-52 to put the final touches on a 25-2 season. BYU’s top four players in Shaylee Gonzales, Paisley Harding, Lauren Gustin, and Tegan Graham led the way in Stockton, outscoring the Tigers on their own, combining for 55 points. BYU made sure they would lock up the outright title from the opening tip. BYU had a 30-point halftime lead and coasted to a championship coronation in the final 20 minutes. Gonzales scored a game-high 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out three assists, and had four steals. Head coach Jeff Judkins feels this was the best conference season of his 21-year career at BYU as they capped off the league slate with a 15-1 record. Judkins also noted that he was surprised with a nice contingent of BYU fans to support his team. He thanked the BYU fans that attended the game during his postgame comments with the media. BYU women’s basketball now sets its sights on trying to win the WCC…

LinkedIn has about 600 million Hindi language speakers globally.As part of the program, LinkedIn will be selecting 200 creators from the country and helping them grow their communities on the platformFollowing the US launch in September 2021, professional networking platform LinkedIn, on Wednesday, introduced its Creator Accelerator Program (CAP) in the Indian market. Part of the company’s $25 million commitment to creators globally, the CAP is a 10-week incubator-style program aimed at helping people grow their audiences and engagements on the platform.As part of the program, LinkedIn will be selecting 200 creators from the country and helping them grow their communities on the platform. For it, the selected creators will be given support and access to LinkedIn’s Community Management team, educational workshops, creator-to-creator networking opportunities, access to rich tools and resources, and mentorship opportunities.The networking has site has partnered with Nearbuy founder Ankur Warikoo, Edelweiss AMC MD and CEO Radhika Gupta, Nas Academy CEO Nuseir Yassin and Le 15 Patisserie founder Pooja Dhingra to offer the mentorship to creators.The assistance to the creators will also extend to financial grants for bringing their ideas to life and exploring their creativity. The quantum of the grant, however, has not been revealed by…