LinkedIn’s unlikely role in the AI race – The Economist

Congratulate LinkedIn on its work anniversary! Next month the business world’s favourite social network will turn 22. The 1.1bn users of LinkedIn—which is a year older than even Facebook—can celebrate two decades of humblebrags, motivational quotes and automated congratulations from long-forgotten acquaintances. Microsoft, its owner, can meanwhile toast a canny acquisition. Since the tech giant bought LinkedIn eight years ago, for $26bn, the platform’s annual revenue has grown from $3bn to $17bn.Explore moreArtificial intelligenceBusinessThis article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Mutual connections”From the April 19th 2025 editionDiscover stories from this section and more in the list of contents⇒Explore the edition
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