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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

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By REUTERS FEBRUARY 12, 2026 07:47 Updated: FEBRUARY 12, 2026 07:50 The top executive at Meta Platforms' Instagram defended the social media platform's choices regarding features that some company insiders called harmful to young users during a trial over claims that the app helped fuel a youth mental-health crisis. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified in Los Angeles as part of a trial on what plaintiffs call "social media addiction" in children and young adults. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is also expected to testify in the coming weeks. A California woman who began using Instagram at age nine is suing Meta and Google's YouTube, saying the companies sought to profit by hooking young children on their services despite knowing social media could harm their mental health. She alleges the platforms contributed to her depression and body dysmorphia. In 2019, Mosseri and others at Instagram were discussing whether to lift a ban on photo filters that mimicked the effects of plastic surgery, according to emails shown in court. Instagram teams working on policy, communications, and well-being preferred to keep the ban in place while gathering more data on potential harms to teen girls. Instagram (credit: Yinon Ben Shushan) "We would

Rights campaigners say restrictions on messaging apps are a transparent attempt to ramp up control and surveillance. Russia has blocked messaging service WhatsApp over alleged legal breaches, urging users to switch to a state-backed alternative in what is widely seen as a bid to clamp down on free speech amid the war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced the move on Thursday, attributing it to WhatsApp’s “reluctance to comply with the norms and letter of Russian law”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Russia evacuates tourists from Cuba as US-engineered fuel crisis deepens list 2 of 3 Russian strike kills father, 3 children in Ukraine, wounds pregnant mother list 3 of 3 Russia says it will stick to limits of expired nuclear treaty if US does end of list He advised Russians to turn instead to MAX, a state-sponsored platform touted as a one-stop shop for messaging, online government services and other services like making payments. Experts warn that MAX, which openly declares it will share user data with authorities upon request, does not use the end-to-end encryption that ensures messages remain private on popular services like WhatsApp, leaving users vulnerable to state snooping. Last

The head of Instagram has told a court he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media.  Adam Mosseri, who has led Instagram since 2018, was testifying during a landmark trial in LA where social media giants are being accused of creating harmful and addictive products. Read more: Social media goes on trial in LA - here's what you need to know He said it was important to differentiate between clinical addiction and what he, and others at Instagram, describe as "problematic use". He said he and his colleagues use the term "problematic use" to refer to "someone spending more time on Instagram than they feel good about, and that definitely happens". When asked about the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman known as KGM, spending 16 hours in one day on Instagram, he told the court: "That sounds like problematic use." He noted several times that he is not a medical professional. Mr Mosseri was also quizzed on body image filters that give users the appearance of having plastic surgery. Meta - the parent company of Instagram and Facebook - banned those filters in 2019, but emails shown in court suggest Mr Mosseri and others at Instagram discussed

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Photo: Getty Images A woman has gone viral after she wrote a love note to a fellow passenger on a recent flight. Isabella Duric, 23, shared a TikTok showing a "cute guy" in the row behind her, opposite her and her friends, during a Virgin Airlines flight from Sydney to Melbourne on January 13. “My friend said, ‘I found your airport crush’ and he pointed to the guy behind us,” Isabelle, from Melbourne, told news.com.au . “I told the girls about it in a Snapchat and said ‘imagine I send a note to the guy’ and they dared me to do it.” The TikTok showed a photo of a note that states, "Hey, add my number," along with her Instagram handle and Snapchat and specified that Isabella was "blonde" to help identify her. One of her two friends was seen balling up the note and throwing it at the man. “It bounced off the window and landed near his seat. But he thought it was for someone else and didn’t read it,” Isabella explained. The 23-year-old said she felt "embarrassment" when the man on the plane didn't read the note. “I thought it was the perfect opportunity to shoot my

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