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Image via Canva. LinkedIn profiles are no longer static resumes, but a brand asset. How will you use your LinkedIn profile to build your personal brand in 2026? As we head into 2026, one thing is clear: LinkedIn profiles are no longer static resumes. They are living, breathing brand assets. The question isn’t whether you should update your LinkedIn profile, but how you will position yourself to build your personal brand in 2026. Before you rush to tweak a headline or swap a banner, pause. It’s time to reflect for a strategy moment. LinkedIn in 2026: It’s Not Just Visibility – It’s Positioning LinkedIn has become a hybrid of: A search engine, if you optimize it with the right keywords and content A content platform where you have social proof with visibility and discoverability A reputation builder A credibility check of your thought leadership and more! Recruiters, clients, donors, collaborators, and hiring managers don’t just skim profiles anymore. They pattern-match using their human intuition to make connections for a strategic advantage. This pattern-matching might include recognizing similar skills in candidates, trends in hiring, recurring behaviors, or themes, as well as coding themes for data analysis. They’re asking: Do I immediately

There is no better window into the soul of America’s striving professional class than LinkedIn, a site that this year often seemed less like a networking platform than an extended group therapy session. To doomscroll through it was to encounter one post after another about the barren landscape for job hunters — laments about resumes silently filtered out by AI-powered gatekeepers and employers ghosting candidates midway through their interview process. Users with little green “#OpenToWork” banners on their avatars — the cheery mark of the damned — commiserated about sending dozens if not hundreds of applications out into the ether without luck. Key takeaways Outside of early Covid days, 2025 was by some measures the worst job market since the aftermath of the Great Recession. Young college graduates, along with certain sectors, including manufacturing and Big Tech, faced particularly tough hiring environments. Trump’s immigration and tariff policies are partially to blame, but some economists say that other causes predate his presidency. “After nearly eight months of unemployment and a nonstop corporate job search in this brutal job market, I’ve pivoted,” began one such note. “I’ve made a decision to take a full-time role at Trader Joe’s.” The LinkedInners were not

Whether you are on LinkedIn to build connections or searching for a new job, take a break as it’s Christmas today! Refresh your mind with the LinkedIn Games, a lineup of interesting puzzles, like Queens, Zip, Tango, Pinpoint, Mini Sudoku, and Crossclimb. Since it’s a joyous occasion today, let us help you solve the puzzles. If you are trying the puzzles for the first time, keep in mind that you will need to complete the tutorial, and you can then join us from tomorrow. You can find them here. With all that out of the way, let’s get started with today’s puzzles! LinkedIn Queens Solution for December 25, 2025 (#604) The daily Queens puzzle. | Image Credit: LinkedIn/FandomWire The Queens today is a bit more challenging than yesterday, but thanks to the colors’ placement, you can proceed further with caution. Otherwise, you can quickly solve the puzzle by placing the crowns in the spots we have mentioned below: Queen #1: Row 1, Column 3 Queen #2: Row 2, Column 5 Queen #3: Row 3, Column 8 Queen #4: Row 4, Column 1 Queen #5: Row 5, Column 7 Queen #6: Row 6, Column 2 Queen #7: Row 7, Column 6

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Microsoft told Windows Latest that the company does not plan to rewrite Windows 11 using AI in Rust, which is a programming language that is more secure than C and C++. But the clarification is not coming out of nowhere, as a top-level Microsoft engineer made bold claims of using AI to replace C and C++ with Rust. “My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030. Our strategy is to combine AI *and* Algorithms to rewrite Microsoft’s largest codebases. Our North Star is “1 engineer, 1 month, 1 million lines of code,” Galen Hunt, who is a top-level engineer at Microsoft, wrote in a now-edited LinkedIn post. “Eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030” obviously suggests that Microsoft’s top-level engineer, who is responsible for several large-scale research projects, is talking about products like Windows. For those unaware, most of the Windows API level code, and even its kernel, is built in C, while C++ powers some of the apps. I also screenshotted the LinkedIn post before it was edited out by the top-level Microsoft engineer: Honestly, most people would not have taken this seriously if it did not come

It’s Christmas Eve! And we’re back for another round of LinkedIn Games answers. The games have let up a bit today as the puzzles become a little simpler than yesterday. If you’ve never done these games before, you can find them here. If it’s your first time doing these games, you’ll get a tutorial level that isn’t the daily puzzle. With that in mind, here are all the LinkedIn Games solutions for December 24, 2025. And if you’d like to try some of our web games, you can visit FW Gaming! LinkedIn Queens Solution for December 24, 2025 (#603) The daily Queens puzzle. | Image Credit: LinkedIn/FandomWire The Queens today are pretty easy with the shapes being super simple. And on top of that, we also have an 8×8 grid. Here’s the solution for today: Queen #1: Row 1, Column 4 Queen #2: Row 2, Column 1 Queen #3: Row 3, Column 3 Queen #4: Row 4, Column 5 Queen #5: Row 5, Column 8 Queen #6: Row 6, Column 6 Queen #7: Row 7, Column 2 Queen #8: Row 8, Column 7 LinkedIn Zip Solution for December 24, 2025 (#282) The daily Zip puzzle. | Image Credit: LinkedIn/FandomWire The

A federal judge in California recently delivered a significant decision in one of the most closely watched technology litigation cases of the year, resulting in the LinkedIn Antitrust Settlement Rejection. The judge refused to grant preliminary approval to a proposed class action settlement between LinkedIn and millions of users who alleged the company engaged in anticompetitive practices. Background: Antitrust Claims Against LinkedIn The lawsuit at the center of this dispute was filed in 2022 by a group of LinkedIn subscribers, including users of LinkedIn’s paid premium services. Plaintiffs claimed that LinkedIn used restrictive contractual terms to hinder competition from third-party rivals effectively monopolizing the professional social networking market and allowing the company to maintain high prices for premium offerings. LinkedIn offers a suite of services and tools that professionals and businesses use for recruiting, networking, and talent development. Users who pay for premium accounts often do so for advanced analytics and enhanced access to network data. The plaintiffs in the antitrust case argued that LinkedIn’s business practices limited competitors’ ability to innovate and compete, thereby restraining market entry. Proposed Settlement and Conditions Under the proposed settlement, LinkedIn agreed to amend certain contractual practices for a period of three years. Specifically

UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music UCLA Newsroom December 22, 2025 Don’t miss UCLA Philharmonia’s 21st Annual All-Star Concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, in Schoenberg Hall. The concert features solos by the winners of the fall 2025 All-Star competition. Each year, the competition offers music department students the opportunity to audition to perform as soloists with the flagship orchestra of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. The group has been led by distinguished professor Neal Stulberg since 2005. The concert is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required, but early arrival is recommended. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will also be livestreamed.

Former LinkedIn executive to scale IAS's data science and AI capabilities worldwide , /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, today announced that Melissa Furze joined the company as Head of Data Science at IAS reporting to the Chief Technology Officer. Melissa will lead the company's global data science, AI, and analytics strategy, partnering closely with product, engineering, and the commercial teams to accelerate innovation, strengthen protection and performance capabilities, and deliver trusted, data-driven outcomes for advertisers and publishers worldwide. "Mel brings an exceptional combination of deep technical expertise, global leadership, and commercial impact," said Lisa Utzschneider, CEO of Integral Ad Science. "Her experience building AI-powered data organizations and translating insights into real customer value will be instrumental as IAS leans into our AI-first strategy to leverage our deep data insights to power new solutions that make advertising more valuable." Melissa brings more than two decades of global leadership experience in data, analytics, AI, and customer insights to the company. She joins IAS from LinkedIn, where she most recently served as Global Vice President of Customer Science for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions and as a member of the LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Executive Team, reporting

In late 2024, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a provocative claim on a podcast: “ SaaS is dead .” A year on, the comment has taken on an ironic turn. Microsoft has since quietly cut internal sales targets for its agentic AI offerings after struggling to find sustained buyer interest. In some cases, targets have reportedly been slashed by as much as 50% —a clear signal that the company overestimated near-term demand for its new AI tools. Despite unparalleled distribution through Windows and Microsoft 365, Copilot has failed to gain the traction of consumer-facing alternatives like ChatGPT and Google Gemini , both of which enjoy stronger usage momentum and clearer user value. Microsoft’s arch-rival, Salesforce, is experiencing something similar. Executives at Salesforce have noted that enterprise trust in generative AI has begun to fray, largely because of the inherent unpredictability of LLMs. While LLMs are powerful, their probabilistic nature makes them difficult to rely on for consistent, mission-critical outcomes. In response, Salesforce is recalibrating its Agentforce strategy, reducing its dependence on generative AI in favour of more deterministic forms of automation . The goal is to improve reliability, reduce unexpected behaviour and restore customer confidence. This raises a bigger question