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Response:

Calculated Shard: 109 (from laksa178)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa109.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.pcmag.com/brands/linkedin\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.pcmag.com/brands/linkedin\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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Days later, LinkedIn stops scraping UK users after regulators sound the alarm.\n\n9\/20\/2024  By [Kate Irwin](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/kate-irwin)\n\n[![LinkedIn app open on an iPhone with a screen showing code on a computer behind it.](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/06sEiNqP73IcOBXMTb4XetQ-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1726676430.png)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-is-quietly-training-ai-on-your-data-heres-how-to-stop-it)\n\n## [LinkedIn's AI Can Help You Write Cover Letters, Tweak Your Resume](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedins-ai-can-help-you-write-cover-letters-tweak-your-resume)\nIf you're stumped on a cover letter, let LinkedIn handle it. The site is also providing conversational job searches using AI to help you narrow down listings.\n\n6\/13\/2024  By [Joe Hindy](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/joe-hindy)\n\n[![A silhouetted hand holding a smartphone with the LinkedIn logo. ](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/01VF3y6J1ItJqFVrnf0oglb-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1718307732.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedins-ai-can-help-you-write-cover-letters-tweak-your-resume)\n\n## [No Joke: LinkedIn Expands Into Games](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/no-joke-linkedin-expands-into-games)\nThe professional social network is launching three puzzle-like games—Crossclimb, Pinpoint, and Queens—that users can play for free.\n\n5\/01\/2024  By [Michael Kan](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/michael-kan)\n\n[![LinkedIn Games screenshot](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/04OUB65oIkz69Pk7EpZ6tzB-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1714579474.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/no-joke-linkedin-expands-into-games)\n\n## [Games Are Coming to LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/games-are-coming-to-linkedin)\nNo, not mind games from potential employers. The puzzle-based games might let you compete against the office next door in something other than softball.\n\n3\/16\/2024  By [Emily Price](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/emily-price)\n\n[![LinkedIn on a phone in front of a computer with LinkedIn on the screen](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/061Gru3uvaqd1SAk2Py6upr-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1710621650.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/games-are-coming-to-linkedin)\n\n## [LinkedIn Lays Off 668 More Employees](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-lays-off-668-more-employees)\nThe layoffs will impact the engineering, product, talent, and finance teams.\n\n10\/16\/2023  By [Joe Hindy](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/joe-hindy)\n\n[![A smartphone with LinkedIn's logo](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/02VJZlZEwHA5cwMyiBxlMgN-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1697489486.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-lays-off-668-more-employees)\n\n## [North Korean Hackers Posing As Facebook Recruiters Hit Job Hunters With Malware](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/north-korean-hackers-posing-as-facebook-recruiters-hit-job-hunters-with)\nThe North Korean hackers impersonated a recruiter at Facebook's parent Meta to trick their targets into opening a malicious program.\n\n9\/29\/2023  By [Michael Kan](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/michael-kan)\n\n[![North Korean flag over keyboard](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/05jot8eAj9RH5rMQJauSzyy-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1695997810.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/north-korean-hackers-posing-as-facebook-recruiters-hit-job-hunters-with)\n\n## [LinkedIn Bulks Up Identity Verification Options to Ward Off Scammers](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-bulks-up-identity-verification-options-to-ward-off-scammers)\nProvide a US government-issued ID and US phone number to verify your identity with CLEAR. Or prove where you work by confirming your work-provided email address.\n\n4\/12\/2023  By [Marco Marcelline](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/marco-marcelline)\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/02LTMNjM8WUKw2zbKcmqNlx-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1681324171.png)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-bulks-up-identity-verification-options-to-ward-off-scammers)\n\n## [LinkedIn Starts Using AI to Write Better User Profiles, Job Descriptions](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-starts-using-ai-to-write-better-user-profiles-job-descriptions)\nOpenAI's GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models will offer writing suggestions to users and recruiters.\n\n3\/16\/2023  By [Matthew Humphries](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/matthew-humphries)\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/05A1w0UiwJ4ye1mDddDMmb2-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1678987574.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-starts-using-ai-to-write-better-user-profiles-job-descriptions)\n\n## [How to Prepare to Quit Your Job](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/how-to\/how-to-prepare-to-quit-your-job)\nIs quiet-quitting not cutting it? Need to get out there again? Here's how to prepare yourself and your digital life before you hand in your two weeks' notice.\n\n1\/02\/2023  By [S.C. Stuart](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/sc-stuart)\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/00FUcw5oWI0LR37ZRQSJpMS-2.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1661269236.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/how-to\/how-to-prepare-to-quit-your-job)\n\n## [LinkedIn Takes Aim at Scam Accounts With New Security Features](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-takes-aim-at-scam-accounts-with-new-security-features)\nThe professional social networking site is introducing some changes to help it crack down on fake accounts that try to impersonate business executives or company recruiters.\n\n10\/27\/2022  By [Michael Kan](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/michael-kan)\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/00ir4EJDHxRUrDJOLNMj4Dy-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1666876296.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-takes-aim-at-scam-accounts-with-new-security-features)\n\n## [LinkedIn Decides to 'Lean Into' Visual Content With New Tools](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-decides-to-lean-into-visual-content-with-new-tools)\nLinkedIn-fluencer.\n\n8\/14\/2022  By [Nathaniel Mott](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/nathaniel-mott)\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/05XzVYP8VTVOsjPaPdoNzA5-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1660491669.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-decides-to-lean-into-visual-content-with-new-tools)\n\n## [LinkedIn Axes Stories, Promises Better Video Feature to Come](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-axes-stories-promises-better-video-feature-to-come)\nLast year, LinkedIn offered the Snapchat-like Stories feature on its mobile app, but it turns out people didn't like the ephemeral nature of the clips and wanted them to remain on profiles indefinitely.\n\n8\/31\/2021  By [Michael Kan](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/michael-kan)\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/05gKNmp6TfRWt64nIR0RQfC-2.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1630444569.png)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/linkedin-axes-stories-promises-better-video-feature-to-come)\n\n## [Google: Russian Hackers Used LinkedIn to Deliver iPhone-Based Attack](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/google-russian-hackers-used-linkedin-to-deliver-iphone-based-attack)\nThe company is also noticing a disturbing uptick in zero-day exploits.\n\n7\/14\/2021  By [Michael Kan](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/michael-kan)\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/062gEOmqAgsTu0Y3gszpBAm-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1626283584.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/google-russian-hackers-used-linkedin-to-deliver-iphone-based-attack)\n\n## [The Biggest Tech Mergers and Acquisitions of All Time](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/the-biggest-tech-mergers-and-acquisitions-of-all-time)\nTech companies drop massive sums of money on acquisitions, like IBM's \\$34 billion Red Hat deal and Microsoft's \\$19 billion bid to acquire Nuance. We rank the most lucrative M\\&A deals of the modern technology era.\n\n4\/12\/2021  By [The PCMag Editorial Team](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/authors\/pcmag-staff)\n\n[![The Biggest Tech Deals of All-Time](https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/lineups\/00KFlrCj7mdxpkFyDbIOdml-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1569492705.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/the-biggest-tech-mergers-and-acquisitions-of-all-time)\n\n## [Scam Alert: LinkedIn Users Hit by Malware From Fake Job Offers](https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/scam-alert-linkedin-users-hit-by-malware-from-fake-job-offers)\nWith rampant unemployment ongoing, a job offer through LinkedIn can seem like a godsend. Watch out, though, as some offers aren’t what they seem.\n\n4\/07\/2021  By [Neil J. 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Days later, LinkedIn stops scraping UK users after regulators sound the alarm. 9/20/2024 By [Kate Irwin](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/kate-irwin) [![LinkedIn app open on an iPhone with a screen showing code on a computer behind it.](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/06sEiNqP73IcOBXMTb4XetQ-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1726676430.png)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedin-is-quietly-training-ai-on-your-data-heres-how-to-stop-it) ## [LinkedIn's AI Can Help You Write Cover Letters, Tweak Your Resume](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedins-ai-can-help-you-write-cover-letters-tweak-your-resume) If you're stumped on a cover letter, let LinkedIn handle it. The site is also providing conversational job searches using AI to help you narrow down listings. 6/13/2024 By [Joe Hindy](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/joe-hindy) [![A silhouetted hand holding a smartphone with the LinkedIn logo. ](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/01VF3y6J1ItJqFVrnf0oglb-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1718307732.jpg)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedins-ai-can-help-you-write-cover-letters-tweak-your-resume) ## [No Joke: LinkedIn Expands Into Games](https://www.pcmag.com/news/no-joke-linkedin-expands-into-games) The professional social network is launching three puzzle-like games—Crossclimb, Pinpoint, and Queens—that users can play for free. 5/01/2024 By [Michael Kan](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/michael-kan) [![LinkedIn Games screenshot](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/04OUB65oIkz69Pk7EpZ6tzB-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1714579474.jpg)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/no-joke-linkedin-expands-into-games) ## [Games Are Coming to LinkedIn](https://www.pcmag.com/news/games-are-coming-to-linkedin) No, not mind games from potential employers. The puzzle-based games might let you compete against the office next door in something other than softball. 3/16/2024 By [Emily Price](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/emily-price) [![LinkedIn on a phone in front of a computer with LinkedIn on the screen](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/061Gru3uvaqd1SAk2Py6upr-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1710621650.jpg)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/games-are-coming-to-linkedin) ## [LinkedIn Lays Off 668 More Employees](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedin-lays-off-668-more-employees) The layoffs will impact the engineering, product, talent, and finance teams. 10/16/2023 By [Joe Hindy](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/joe-hindy) [![A smartphone with LinkedIn's logo](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/02VJZlZEwHA5cwMyiBxlMgN-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1697489486.jpg)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedin-lays-off-668-more-employees) ## [North Korean Hackers Posing As Facebook Recruiters Hit Job Hunters With Malware](https://www.pcmag.com/news/north-korean-hackers-posing-as-facebook-recruiters-hit-job-hunters-with) The North Korean hackers impersonated a recruiter at Facebook's parent Meta to trick their targets into opening a malicious program. 9/29/2023 By [Michael Kan](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/michael-kan) [![North Korean flag over keyboard](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/05jot8eAj9RH5rMQJauSzyy-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1695997810.jpg)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/north-korean-hackers-posing-as-facebook-recruiters-hit-job-hunters-with) ## [LinkedIn Bulks Up Identity Verification Options to Ward Off Scammers](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedin-bulks-up-identity-verification-options-to-ward-off-scammers) Provide a US government-issued ID and US phone number to verify your identity with CLEAR. Or prove where you work by confirming your work-provided email address. 4/12/2023 By [Marco Marcelline](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/marco-marcelline) [![](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/02LTMNjM8WUKw2zbKcmqNlx-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1681324171.png)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedin-bulks-up-identity-verification-options-to-ward-off-scammers) ## [LinkedIn Starts Using AI to Write Better User Profiles, Job Descriptions](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedin-starts-using-ai-to-write-better-user-profiles-job-descriptions) OpenAI's GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models will offer writing suggestions to users and recruiters. 3/16/2023 By [Matthew Humphries](https://www.pcmag.com/authors/matthew-humphries) [![](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/05A1w0UiwJ4ye1mDddDMmb2-1.fit_lpad.size_250x141.v1678987574.jpg)](https://www.pcmag.com/news/linkedin-starts-using-ai-to-write-better-user-profiles-job-descriptions) ## [How to Prepare to Quit Your Job](https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-prepare-to-quit-your-job) Is quiet-quitting not cutting it? 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