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LinkedIn, founded by former PayPal employees in 2002, is used mainly for professional networking, and reported more than 200 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories as of January 2013. It is one of the most profitable companies in the Internet sector, with gross margins of roughly 90 per cent.

Chairman / President

Jeff Weiner

CEO / Managing Director

Ryan Roslansky

CFO / Finance Director

James Chuong

Industry

media platform

Website

linkedin.com

Headquarters address

Sunnyvale, 1000 W Maude Avenue, United States

Stock Code

NYSE:LNKD

Year founded

2003

AI can now generate LinkedIn profiles, as well as help candidates apply for different jobs and even answer questions with the help of a chatbot during video interviews. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | How Hong Kong firms are weeding out ‘perfect’ job candidates in age of AI

Companies are placing renewed emphasis on in-person interviews as chatbot helpers can make online interactions unreliable, recruiters say.

22 Jun 2025 - 4:07PM

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman’s ultra-private wife, Michelle Yee

25 Apr 2025 - 4:33PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Justin Bieber’s former estate manager, actor Mateo Caldas?

7 Mar 2025 - 6:07PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Reskilling key to AI-driven job market: LinkedIn head in Hong Kong, Taiwan

General manager of professional networking platform says data also shows users adopting more passive approach to their job searches.

17 Feb 2025 - 5:40PM

LinkIn’s general manager in Hong Kong and Taiwan has said upskilling and reskilling are key to getting jobs in a fast-evolving, AI-driven employment market. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How AI can help Hong Kong deepen its talent pool

Hong Kong must choose between being a passive observer of the AI revolution and an architect of change that controls its destiny.

25 Jan 2025 - 6:03AMvideocam

Singapore

Singapore warns about supposed Communist Youth League of China-linked job ads

The deleted job offers on LinkedIn list two roles at a supposed Ngee Ann Polytechnic branch of the Communist Party of China’s youth wing.

26 Dec 2024 - 5:19PM

Hong Kong society

LinkedIn halts Hong Kong users’ data collection for GenAI: privacy watchdog

Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data earlier raised concerns about the social media platform’s default opt-in use of the data.

15 Oct 2024 - 11:00PM

LinkedIn said in September its updated privacy policy included language that indicated users’ data and content would be used by default to train the platform’s GenAI. Photo: Shutterstock

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong privacy watchdog ‘concerned’ over LinkedIn’s use of data for GenAI

Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data contacts social media platform over default opt-in clause in privacy policy update.

3 Oct 2024 - 9:28PM

US-China relations

CIA seeks informants in China, North Korea and Iran, recruiting online

The US spy agency posts instructions for interested applicants in Mandarin, Farsi and Korean on several social media platforms.

3 Oct 2024 - 6:22AM

Artificial intelligence

AI pioneer Li Feifei raises US$230 million for new start-up

The new venture on 3D spaces counts venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, as well as actor Ashton Kutcher and Google’s Eric Schmidt as investors.

16 Sep 2024 - 11:00AM

Li Feifei, a prominent AI pioneer, has launched a new start-up. Photo: Huxiu.sohu

Video gaming

Genshin Impact creator miHoYo’s co-founder sees AI upending video-gaming jobs

‘For game developers – ranging from average to professional – we might as well consider switching careers,’ miHoYo co-founder Cai Haoyu said in a LinkedIn post.

30 Aug 2024 - 9:00PM

Shanghai-based miHoYo is the creator of Genshin Impact, which in 2020 had the biggest international launch of a Chinese video game. Photo: Shutterstock

Job hunting

What are ‘mad skills’ and why do they matter on a CV? Experts explain

Why should you put ‘mad skills’ on your CV? These attributes, such as a passion for theatre, being a rescue diver, or learning an obscure language, can make the difference when applying for a job.

9 Aug 2024 - 5:29AM

Joe Biden

World leaders pay tribute to Biden as he drops out of White House race

UK PM Starmer says he respects Biden’s decision to drop out as Canada’s Trudeau calls US president ‘a partner to Canadians – and a true friend’.

22 Jul 2024 - 12:59PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk endorses Trump in presidential race, calls him ‘tough’

Musk’s sway stands to benefit Trump, since Musk has one of the largest footprints on X with 189.5 million followers, meaning his posts can instantaneously spread widely.

14 Jul 2024 - 5:26PMvideocam

Elon Musk’s sway stands to benefit Trump, since Musk has one of the largest footprints on X with 189.5 million followers. Photo: Reuters

China-Russia relations

China shipbuilders cast off Russia, yielding to West’s sanctions and blacklist

Even with Russia emerging as a boon for Chinese shipbuilders, a market bonanza appears unlikely as trade restrictions keep growing and a ‘self-sanctioning’ occurs.

28 Jun 2024 - 11:34AM

Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are seen berthed in December at China’s first two-berth LNG terminal operated by China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) in Tianjin. Photo: Getty Images

Hong Kong society

Dubai prince’s website offline after Hong Kong office opening postponed

The domain address of Sheikh Ali Al Maktoum’s private office leads to a webpage that says it ‘isn’t connected to a website yet’.

11 Apr 2024 - 2:43PM

Hong Kong economy

Who is William Tien, the close aide of Dubai prince opening Hong Kong office?

The background of Sheikh Ali Rashed Ali Saeed Al Maktoum has come under the spotlight, and one of his close aides has a mixed track record as an entrepreneur.

2 Apr 2024 - 11:54AMvideocam

China trade

China asks Netherlands, with world-leading chipmaking equipment, to not decouple

Washington has asked countries with US business interests to avoid selling sensitive tech-related gear to China, and analysts say it would take China a while to develop its own advanced semiconductor industry.

21 May 2024 - 3:08PM

Washington has asked third countries with US business interests to avoid selling sensitive tech-related gear to China, including in the semiconductor sector. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft to pay Inflection AI US$650 million after poaching staff

Microsoft will pay US$620 million to license Inflection’s AI models and around US$30 million for waiving any legal rights related to its mass hiring of the start-up’s employees.

22 Mar 2024 - 1:45PM

Malaysia

‘Got me a lot of publicity’: AirAsia CEO doesn’t regret topless LinkedIn photo

Tony Fernandes said he posted the topless photo on LinkedIn to show his company’s flexible work culture

11 Mar 2024 - 8:39PM

Apple

Apple supplier Luxshare to invest additional US$330 million in Vietnam

Apple supplier Luxshare Precision to invest an additional US$330 million in planned plant in Vietnam as US tech giant’s supply chain diversification continues.

11 Nov 2023 - 1:03PM

Apple supplier Luxshare to invest additional US$330 million in Vietnam. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China tech war

Citrix owner becomes latest US software company to quit China

Cloud Software Group, the parent of cloud computing company Citrix, has announced it would stop all new commercial transactions in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

9 Nov 2023 - 10:48PM

A Citrix office building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo: Shutterstock

Microsoft

LinkedIn lays off 668 employees in second cut this year

LinkedIn said it would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year for the social media network for professionals amid slowing revenue growth.

17 Oct 2023 - 2:46PM

Semiconductors

China quietly poaches chip talent from elite US universities

The Chinese government is pushing a talent programme called Qiming targeting scientific and technological fields, such as semiconductors, sources say.

25 Aug 2023 - 3:46PMvideocam

Canada

Canadian intelligence warns China is using LinkedIn to recruit spies

Canadian Security Intelligence Service issues warning on Twitter as the country grapples with several reports of foreign interference in domestic affairs.

27 Jun 2023 - 5:08PMvideocam

CSIS alleges Chinese intelligence is recruiting Canadians via LinkedIn. Its warning to Canadians comes as the country continues to grapple with numerous reports of Chinese interference in domestic affairs – claims Beijing denies. Photo: EPA-EFE

Americas and the Caribbean

Meet the newest employee at Elon Musk’s SpaceX. He’s 14.

Kairan Quazi, soon to be the youngest person to graduate from Santa Clara University’s school of engineering, will be a software engineer at Starlink.

10 Jun 2023 - 9:51PMvideocam

Kairan Quazi, 14, will soon graduate from Santa Clara University begin a job as SpaceX’s youngest software engineer. Photo: TNS

US-China tech war

LinkedIn shuts down China app that trailed rivals amid global job cuts

InCareer is shutting down as LinkedIn cuts more than 700 jobs globally and turns its China focus to cross-border hiring, joining US peers without a social media presence in the country.

9 May 2023 - 12:30PM

Artificial intelligence

This Hong Kong start-up is giving professionals an AI photo upgrade

Try It On charges US$17 for 100 AI-generated images based on users’ photos, which are described as good enough to skip a photo shoot.

1 May 2023 - 8:47PM

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