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What you need to know First impressions now happen online — your headshot is your digital “hello.” A great professional photo communicates confidence, credibility, and approachability. Preparing for a headshot is about finding your authentic vibe, dressing intentionally, and trusting a photographer who helps you feel comfortable and natural This Community Voices column is written by Tonya Bolton, who shares advice, tips and ideas for entrepreneurs. You can reach her at info@tonyaboltonphotography.com . Let’s talk about first impressions. You know, those magical few seconds when people decide whether you’re confident or clueless, trustworthy or suspicious, approachable or “let’s pretend we didn’t see them.” In the old days, you made a first impression when you walked into a room — maybe you had time to smooth your hair, take a deep breath, and hope your lunch wasn’t stuck in your teeth. But now? You make your first impression before you even know it’s happening. Your “Hello, nice to meet you” moment happens online — on LinkedIn, your website, your business card, or even that Zoom meeting where your camera angle is… unflattering at best. (If your webcam currently points directly up your nose, this is your sign to fix that immediately.) Whether you’re

Happy second day of the new year, folks! We’re entering the first weekend of 2026, and I’m back with another round of LinkedIn Games answers. The puzzles are pretty fun today. If you want to try these games out, you’ll find them here. The first time you do these puzzles, you’ll get a tutorial level separate from the daily puzzle. With that in mind, here are all the LinkedIn Games solutions for January 2, 2026. And if you’d like to try some of our web games, you can visit FW Gaming! LinkedIn Mini Sudoku Solution for January 2, 2026 (#144) The daily Mini Sudoku | Image Credit: LinkedIn/FandomWire The Mini Sudoku is the newest game in this lineup, and its difficulty remains consistently the same every day. Here are the solutions for today: Row 1: 5, 2, 4, 3, 1, 6 Row 2: 6, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2 Row 3: 3, 6, 1, 5, 2, 4 Row 4: 4, 5, 2, 6, 3, 1 Row 5: 1, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3 Row 6: 2, 3, 6, 1, 4, 5 LinkedIn Zip Solution for January 2, 2026 (#291) The daily Zip puzzle. | Image Credit: LinkedIn/FandomWire The Zip today

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/PRNewswire/ -- INCERGO S.A. (ICG) today announced continued progress in its merger with Visual Semiconductor Inc. (VSI), including the issuance of shares in support of the transaction and the ongoing expansion of Visual Semiconductor's GF3D™ platform. From black–and–white to color. From flat 2D to GF3D™. The next visual revolution is here. GF3D™ marks the transition from flat 2D displays to a new era of Glasses-Free 3D. INCERGO and Visual Semiconductor will present live demonstrations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, January 6–9, at LVCC, Central Hall, Booth 21123, where the companies will showcase GF3D™ Glasses–Free 3D displays to media, partners, and investors through scheduled and private demonstrations. The CES showcase highlights Visual Semiconductor's GF3D™ technology, which enables immersive Glasses–Free 3D experiences without glasses, goggles, or privacy–invading eye–tracking technologies. GF3D™ operates at the display level, converting standard 2D content into immersive 3D in real time .. The GF3D™ 65–inch 8K home display is designed for large–screen viewing environments and supports Glasses–Free 3D presentation for movies, sports, concerts, streaming content, and games at typical living–room viewing distances. The GF3D™ 6.58–inch smartphone display applies the same GF3D™ technology to mobile devices, enabling Glasses–Free 3D presentation for streaming video, games, social content

Interesting article on the variety of LinkedIn job scams around the world: In India, tech jobs are used as bait because the industry employs millions of people and offers high-paying roles. In Kenya, the recruitment industry is largely unorganized, so scamsters leverage fake personal referrals. In Mexico, bad actors capitalize on the informal nature of the job economy by advertising fake formal roles that carry a promise of security. In Nigeria, scamsters often manage to get LinkedIn users to share their login credentials with the lure of paid work, preying on their desperation amid an especially acute unemployment crisis. These are scams involving fraudulent employers convincing prospective employees to send them money for various fees. There is an entirely different set of scams involving fraudulent employees getting hired for remote jobs. Tags: fraud, LinkedIn, scams Posted on December 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM • 2 Comments Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.

POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what’s driving the day in Brussels, by Gerardo Fortuna and Nicholas Vinocur. By GERARDO FORTUNA CIAO THERE: Gerardo Fortuna with you, filing the last Brussels Playbook of the year. On a personal note, the prospect of taking on this gig hadn’t been in my wildest professional dreams 365 days ago, yet here we are! I’ll still be around next year, of course — unlike another long-standing bubble fixture (more on that below in Brussels Corner … brace for it!).  Gabriel Gavin will be rocking your inbox Thursday with the first edition of 2026. DRIVING THE DAY N-EU YEAR’S RESOLUTION: You know the drill: plans drafted, promises made. It works the same in Brussels. And bringing Ukraine into the EU — and moving quickly to make it happen — is likely to top EU officials’ list resolutions for 2026. We got hint of this in Tuesday’s “coalition of the willing” call.  Familiar script: Convened by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to follow up on Monday’s Mar-a-Lago meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, the debrief delivered no surprises. European Council President António Costa spoke of a “determination” to achieve a “sustainable peace;” Finland’s Alexander Stubb urged the bloc to keep up the momentum; Dutch PM Dick Schoof promised work on

If you live in a metro city, the scene is instantly familiar. Office commuters scrolling through LinkedIn during commutation to get that job offer. A former colleague announces yet another certification, and you click “congratulations,” fully aware it is less about learning and more about visibility. Networks are counted in thousands, credibility measured in followers, and ambition curated in carefully worded posts. LinkedIn, for years, has been the unquestioned theatre of professional aspiration. Now imagine this: the networking has moved elsewhere. Not to another career platform, but to Tinder. A swipe on dating platforms earlier meant a prelude to small talk, a coffee, or perhaps a quiet disappointment. Today, it can mean a referral, a mentor or even a job offer. As traditional hiring structures are creaking and succumbing under pressure, young professionals are venturing off-script. They are moving to dating apps to chase careers where romance once flowed in their nerves. This is not a Gen Z gimmick or an internet joke stretched too far. It is a deliberate adaptation to a labour market that feels saturated, impersonal, and relentlessly competitive, where standing out requires more than a polished profile and a well-timed post. The quiet migration away from

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Hashtags are relevant to your marketing strategy, but they may not have the same impact as they used to. Hashtags have traditionally been a shortcut to tapping into conversations and communities across social media channels. However, algorithms change, and hashtags are no longer as prevalent or as useful as they once were. Here’s what you need to know about using hashtags in the new social media landscape. Are hashtags obsolete in today’s marketing strategies? The short answer: no. Hashtags are still relevant for your social media marketing. However, the way you use hashtags should change; most social media platforms no longer reward hashtags in the same way they used to. Originally, hashtags could be deployed to get your content in front of a wider audience. Content platforms would reward the use of hashtags by boosting your post, taking cues from your hashtags to show it to interested users. “Whether it was trending topics on X (formerly Twitter), niche communities on Instagram, or challenge tags on TikTok, hashtags could easily put your content in front of thousands of people outside your follower base,” wrote MeetEdgar, a social media scheduling tool. That dynamic has changed. Today, social media platforms may actually penalize posts

In a trend that shows no signs of slowing down, Olivia has been named the most popular girl's name in Ontario for a record-breaking sixteenth year. Meanwhile, Noah continues his reign among boys' names As thousands of babies are welcomed into families across Ontario each year, some classic choices continue to stand out. In 2024, parents once again favoured the timeless appeal of Olivia and Noah. Olivia has clinched the number one spot as the top girl name in Ontario for the 16th consecutive year, while Noah took the top spot as the most popular name for boys for the sixth year in a row. The top 10 names for girls and boys in 2024 were: Girl name Boy name Olivia Charlotte Sophia Amelia Emma Ava Maya Sofia Mia Isla Noah Liam Theodore Oliver Jack Henry Benjamin Lucas Muhammad Leo “Welcoming a new baby and choosing a name are joyful milestones, and we want parents to spend that time making memories, not worrying about paperwork,” said Stephen Crawford, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery. “ServiceOntario’s 5-in-1 Newborn Bundle makes life easier for Ontario parents, saving them time so they can cherish those first precious moments, while registering their newborn