Chinese spies infiltrate LinkedIn with fake profiles and job offers, Five Eyes allies warn
An unprecedented joint notice was issued about the threat of attempts by Beijing to use networking sites and online job platforms to recruit assets.
- Alex Wickham
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LinkedIn cuts hit Australia as global cull claims 875 jobs
Local leadership has been gutted but the Microsoft-owned company says AI isn’t to blame.
- David Swan
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s campaign to ‘disappear’ his criminal past online
After he left jail in 2009, Epstein hired a host of people to make him look better on Google, Wikipedia and many other places on the web.
- Tiffany Hsu and Ken Bensinger
‘Everything is dark’: How a fake job cost a young graduate $23,000
On the eve of the rollout of new scam laws, scammers are finding new ways to hit Australians. Consumer and industry groups are warning delays and gaps will allow mass fraud to persist.
- Aisha Dow
Computer says no: AI vetting rejects job hunters in record time
Experts are flagging the need for legal guardrails as employers increasingly rely on AI to screen applications and conduct job interviews.
- Millie Muroi and Tim Biggs
The two women at centre of Britain’s latest Chinese spy fears
The agents are using LinkedIn to reach out to possible sources they can exploit for information, MI5 told British MPs in a written alert.
- David Crowe
- Exclusive
- Investigations
Inside one man’s mission to reveal the truth about American Express
After two regulatory investigations spanning three years, John Smith wants Australia’s privacy regulation overhauled.
- Charlotte Grieve
How the ‘Coldplay cuddle’ brought chaos to a marriage – and a $1.5b company
The now-infamous concert footage of the married tech firm CEO and his HR chief sharing a moment could have serious ramifications for a billion-dollar business.
- Abigail Buchanan
- Opinion
- AI
AI may make us more efficient, but it’s turning our brains to mush
ChatGPT and other AI helpers are phenomenal accelerators, but, like performance-enhancing drugs, they carry hidden costs.
- Shadé Zahrai
- Opinion
- Real life
My bad job interview went viral on LinkedIn, but I still don’t have a job
As my post roared past 1 million hits I watched on excitedly as recruiters in their thousands, from Cape Town to Michigan, weighed in on my experience and viewed my profile.
- Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier