LinkedIn is describing Hiring Assistant as a milestone in its AI trajectory: It is, per the Microsoft-owned company, its first “AI agent” and one that happens to be targeting one of LinkedIn ...

Rajiv noted that there are now 5 million people who have turned on “Open to Work” on their profiles, up 40% from a year ago, with 67 million users looking for jobs each week.

LinkedIn says their users want such tools: 64% say they are open to using AI to enhance their resumés, and 66% would use the technology for cover letters.

LinkedIn research finds that 40 percent of Gen Z job candidates say they would be willing to switch jobs and even take a 2 to 5 percent pay cut if they were given more opportunities to advance.

Whether it's LinkedIn or Tinder, Gen Zers are constantly being told "no." It's sending their anxiety and loneliness into overdrive.

The case is De La Torre v LinkedIn Corp, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 25-00709. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Richard Chang ...