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🚨 Welcome back to LinkedIn News Tech Stack 🚨 Investors are starting to get wary about Big Tech's spending on AI. Some companies including Google and LinkedIn parent company Microsoft have fallen short of investor expectations in their earnings over the past week, despite significantly upping their AI investments. At the same time, a recent report by Goldman Sachs questioning the financial viability of such investments is causing a stir, since these investments are yet to deliver significant returns relative to the incredibly high costs of training, running and deploying AI models. Is the AI-fueled tech boom over? See what experts are saying — and what it means. Plus: 🤖 Catch up on the latest in AI, including OpenAI's new voice feature; 💻 Follow the latest news in tech, such as the United States Senate passing two bills aimed at protecting children on the internet; 👨💼 And see who's making moves, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency appointing its first chief AI officer. 💡 Do you think the AI bubble is about to burst? Share your thoughts in the comments below. And click 'Subscribe' to be notified of future editions.

“The layoff, in hindsight, was the greatest gift.” Filmmaker and producer Monica Medellin is grateful for her layoff. If it hadn't happened, she never would’ve carved her own career path. “The value of betting on yourself is you get to live the life you want to live,” she says. If you're on the fence about pursuing your passions full time, here’s Medellin’s advice: 1️⃣ Start your idea. - “You can’t go anywhere unless you start.” 2️⃣ Build confidence - "Gaining new skill sets, learning, making mistakes. This is where I gained the most confidence." 3️⃣ Market Research - "A shot in the dark isn’t going to give you high chance of success." Watch the full episode of #Catalyst: https://lnkd.in/guXYscKG

Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall for a conversation between two business magnates? Here’s your chance to peer into an intimate and exclusive conversation between Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary and Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor as they talk about leadership, entrepreneurship, pursuing your passions and building a brand. Here’s what you’ll take away: 👉🏽 What Kevin and Everette look for when hiring talent — and their distinct approaches to firing 👉🏽 Whether likability is necessary for good leadership 👉🏽 The importance of pursuing personal passions to stand out at work 👉🏽 Qualities of successful entrepreneurs and how to leverage personal branding to grow a business 👉🏽 Tips for becoming a great storyteller For a sneak peek of what you can expect, check out this teaser: https://lnkd.in/di_msvYi ⭐ This conversation is a preview of exclusive content only available to Premium subscribers. Discover how LinkedIn Premium can help you achieve your goals faster and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/djNtgBdr 📣 Join our next exclusive conversation "How to Get What You Deserve at Work with LinkedIn Career Expert Andrew McCaskill" on Thursday, August 15th at 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT/7 pm CEST. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eJZZnfQZ

Are you leaving money on the table in your career? How do you know when an offer is fair? How can you authentically tell your story to land your dream role?   Get answers to all of these questions (and more!) during a jam-packed deep dive with LinkedIn Career Expert Andrew McCaskill that will help take your career to the next level. Andrew will share actionable advice on how to maximize your career potential through negotiation, storytelling and building your professional network. Leaning on his experience as a culture analyst, career expert, inclusion champion and marketing executive, he’ll share what it means to become "The CEO of the Business of You” and how it can unlock new opportunities.   Here's what you'll take away:   👉🏽 Practical tactics to negotiate salaries and total compensation packages. 👉🏽 Strategies for marketing yourself authentically and leveraging LinkedIn to build your personal “board of directors.” 👉🏽 Best practices to advocate for yourself throughout your career. Click ‘Attend’ to get these insights and more. What questions do you have for Andrew? Submit them in the comments below and a few will be selected to be answered live! ⭐ This conversation is a preview of exclusive content only available to Premium subscribers. Discover how LinkedIn Premium can help you achieve your goals faster and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/djNtgBdr  

Four in ten workers in the U.S. report feeling stuck and burned out on the job. That rate is even higher for project managers and those working in healthcare and social services, according to LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence survey. Half of workers employed in those roles say they’re experiencing burnout, which is often the result of overwhelming workplace stress that has no resolution. On the other end of the spectrum, just one third of workers in consulting, real estate and business development roles report feeling burned out, making them the least burned out, out of a total of 26 job functions. The findings further show that onsite workers are more likely to burn out than hybrid or remote workers, and employees of large corporations are more likely to burn out than those at smaller companies. Younger workers are also more likely to experience burnout than their older peers, and women are more likely to report burnout than their male colleagues. Do these findings line up with what you would expect? What’s your advice on combating burnout on the job? Weigh in below. ✍️: Rachel Cromidas 📊: Allie Lewis, Bud Rashidian

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If you allow yourself to venture into your wildest dreams, what does your life look like? This week at Office Hours, we’re discussing how to build a career or business and a life that you love. This conversation is inspired by Monday’s episode with entrepreneur and author Kathleen Griffith. Join us on the LinkedIn News page, Wednesday, July 31st.

Torch Capital's Jonathan Keidan got his start in music-talent management, before becoming a consultant, an entrepreneur and finally, an investor. He joined Tanya Dua for this week's edition of VC Wednesdays, sharing how his experience has shaped his investment thesis, why it's too soon to crown AI winners and why raising smaller rounds can actually be advantageous for startups. 👇

What factors do you consider when deciding to take a career risk?  Monica Medellin is living out her dream, traveling the world to craft stories about women and people of color in sports. The creator and executive producer of the hit Prime docuseries “Surf Girls Hawai‘i” said, “This would have never happened, had I not gotten laid off.” Medellin risked financial and career stability to go all in on pursuing her passions — and it paid off. When she lost her entry-level job as a digital producer, Medellin recalled, “I lost my sense of confidence. I lost my sense of self. I felt like this layoff defined who I was and who I was meant to become.” Instead of looking for a role with another company, Medellin decided to cut down her living expenses and dedicate her time to crafting, pitching and promoting her own ideas. Within a couple of years, she’d parlayed a love of sports and filmmaking into her own production company and a slate of projects. For anyone who finds themselves weighing whether to take a similar leap, Medellin cautions, “Giving a shot in the dark isn’t really going to give you a high chance of success. Think about any business — they’re constantly doing testing and research on what works and what doesn’t. So, if you want to really heighten your chances of success, you have to think about your craft in that way. Validating your idea, telling a friend, posting it on the internet, seeing if people are reaching out to you and resonating with what you’re posting — these are all ways that I validated that my ideas were potentially going to work.” Have you ever taken a risk in your career? Did it pay off? Tell us about it in the comments.  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://lnkd.in/e-RYcKD5

Monica Medellin was always told, “you get a job at a company and you work your way up the ladder until you get to the top.” She was excited to land an entry-level role as a digital producer… but just a year later, she was shocked to be laid off. Instead of applying to another job, Medellin chose to embrace risk and go all in on pursuing her passion — telling stories about women in sports. Read on for more on how the creator and executive producer of the hit Amazon Prime docuseries “Surf Girls Hawai‘i,” crafted her dream career. You can find the full article and video below. Subscribe to #Catalyst newsletter here - https://lnkd.in/e-RYcKD5