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Happy Friday {{ first name | Gang }}!
Short and sweet one this week. Shoutout to Cian and Brise who I bumped into in the gym this week - seems like everyone is really tryna get ready for summer lol.
Let’s get into it ⬇️
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Referral Programme 📲
Shout out to Maria, Mariam and Rhema who are now head-to-head with referring people to the newsletter 🏁
The newsletter referral programme is finally here! Every month, the subscriber with the highest amount of referrals will get to choose a prize of their choice. Prizes are included but not limited to:
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Who’s Hiring
Weekly Top 10:
Headlines: stuff is happening innit
Job Market 💼
Hiring is slowing LinkedIn News - scaryyy
JPMorgan's $18bn tech spending suggests these developers are in high demand efinancialcareers
Crypto trading firm in Citadel Securities dispute is back and hiring efinancialcareers
P60 form deadline is approaching – what you need to know City AM - to whom it may concern innit
Teachers and doctors in England given 4% pay rise BBC News - that will do it 💀
General Shenanigans
Wrap-Up – your summary of the day's top news and talking points, curated by LinkedIn News UK
Government to clamp down on ‘buy now pay later’ services such as Klarna and Clearpay City AM - womp womp
UK economy shows early signs of recovery after ‘Awful April’ City AM - sure buddy
Consumer confidence improves in early sign that ‘the worst has passed’ City AM - as a consumer i am not confident i can’t lie 🙂
Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn theguardian - bruh what’s going on over there 💀
Abit Techie 👾
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs Tech crunch
Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline Tech Crunch - it’s starting guys 💀
Klarna CEO and Sutter Hill take victory lap after Jony Ive’s OpenAI deal Tech crunch
Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said Tech Crunch
Telegram jumps to $540mn profit despite founder facing legal peril FT
Investment Heads 💸
Honourable Mentions 🗣️
Former McKinsey partner jailed for deleting emails on US opioid work FT
Government slammed over digital safety, as MPs demand tougher screen time controls City AM
Reeves’ taxes push inflation to 3.5 per cent in ‘Awful April’ City AM
One in ten Brits have no cash savings, City regulator says City AM
Meta launches program to encourage startups to use its Llama AI models Tech Crunch
Google is bringing ads to AI Mode Tech Crunch
Shopify launches an AI-powered store builder as part of its latest update Tech Crunch
Google rolls out Project Mariner, its web-browsing AI agent Tech Crunch
Google updates the Gemini app with real-time AI video, Deep Research, and more Tech Crunch
Google unveils new AI features coming to Gmail, Docs, and Vids Tech Crunch
Google commits $150M to develop AI glasses with Warby Parker Tech Crunch
Headlines curated by Isobel 🤝
Top Picks: Next in-person link-up & free career resource
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Employer Referrals 📨
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Founder Updates: nm
nothing much to be honest. same ol grind different day.
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