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This Diwali, companies are joining festivities, making life easier for their employees with flexible work options, extra time off and bonuses. RPG, for example, is following a 50% work-from-home policy which allows employees to work from home or any location they prefer, and adjust their hours with their managers, even during the festive season. For…
Quick commerce startup Zepto has removed around 300 employees from its payroll as part of a cost efficiency drive, transferring them to third-party service providers while maintaining productivity levels. CEO Aadit Palicha addressed employees in a town hall meeting following the company’s $450 million fundraise, emphasizing the journey from being the seventh player to becoming…
Scale AI shut down an entire team of contractors in its Dallas office this week, marking the latest restructuring at the startup since Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta invested $14.3 billion in the company in June. The shuttered team, known internally as the NPO or New Projects Organization, had over a dozen members who focused on generalist…
India’s second-largest IT services company, Infosys, added 8,203 employees during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2025-26. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of headcount addition for the company. Infosys’ employee count has jumped by 14,203 from a year ago. The Bengaluru-headquartered company reported these numbers while announcing its second quarter financial numbers. In…
Home minister Amit Shah recently adopted Zoho Mail as his new email platform ditching Google and Microsoft in a major push for indigenous technology. Sharing his new email address—amitshah.bjp@zohomail.in—on social media, Shah wrote: “Hello everyone, I have switched to Zoho Mail. Kindly note the change in my email address. For future correspondence via mail, kindly…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has opened up about the company’s internal panic when OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022, describing how the seemingly small startup’s breakthrough forced the company to declare a “code red” and dramatically reshape its AI strategy.Speaking at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference, Pichai acknowledged that OpenAI deserved credit for releasing their chatbot first,…
Amazon is reportedly set for another round of layoffs. According to a report in Fortune, the ecommerce giant is preparing to cut as much as 15% of its Human Resources (HR) staff. There are also additional layoffs reportedly planned in other divisions. The report quotes multiple sources said to be familiar with the Amazon layoff…
Goldman Sachs has reportedly informed its staff to expect an additional round of job cuts before the end of the year, as the bank looks to achieve further savings and leverage efficiencies gained through artificial intelligence (AI). The New York-based firm plans a “limited reduction in roles across the firm” and will “constrain headcount growth…
Google is tightening its pandemic-era “Work From Anywhere” policy with significant new restrictions that drastically limit employee flexibility. Under the updated rules that took effect this summer, workers can no longer use their WFA allowance to work from home or from Google offices in different states or countries. Previously, employees could work remotely from any…
Kajol has clarified her recent comment comparing actor’s work to 9-to-5 jobs. She explained the demanding nature of her profession, detailing early mornings, continuous shooting, and the pressure of constant public observation. Kajol highlighted the need for actors to be 100 percent present for extended hours. She described the intense scrutiny faced by actors at…
