LinkedIn Makes Its Biggest Acquisition Yet: Bright for $120 Million

LinkedIn announced late last week that it would acquire job site Bright for $120 million in its largest acquisition yet. Launched in 2010, Bright uses data science to match job seekers and employers using a matching feature called the “Bright Score” that uses thousands of data points from job listings and resumes. Read the full post.

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