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New data from the US Department of Labour shows that Amazon, Meta, Google, Apple and Microsoft have sharply criticised their H-1B visa petitions, reflecting both tighter immigration rules and widespread layoffs across the tech industry. According to a report by Business Insider, the filings covering the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (October- December 2025), reveal…
As Oracle has joined the list of Amazon, Meta, Google and Microsoft in cutting thousands of jobs, a corporate recruiter has issued a blunt reminder to employees: loyalty and good performance don’t guarantee job security. According to reports, nearly 30,000 Oracle employees learned of their layoffs through early-morning emails, underscoring the suddenness of such decisions….
Tensions in the Middle East have reached a critical level. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened major American technology and aerospace companies, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp-parent company Meta, Google and Apple, with an attack and urged the staff to evacuate their office in the region. The Iran’s multi-service primary force has said…
Representative Image. In pic: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook parent Meta has reportedly lost over $310 billion in market capitalisation in March alone. This decline comes as legal risks and concerns about the company’s heavy spending on artificial intelligence (AI) weigh on investor confidence in the social media giant that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp,…
Meta has set minimum AI coding targets for engineers across divisions, with some teams expected to write over 75% of their code using AI tools like Metamate and Google Gemini. The company has also restructured parts of Reality Labs into small AI “pods” with new job titles. The AI push comes alongside layoffs that hit…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now made clear his ambition is to transform the company into what he calls an “AI-native” organisation. According to a report by Business Insider, the internal documents of company reveal how this vision is now being translated into concrete goals for engineers and product teams. The…
Two landmark jury verdicts in two days may have put the social media industry on notice, suggesting ‘long trouble’ for the tech companies. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the verdicts do something significant: they signal that future juries may be willing to hold social media platforms liable under product liability theory…
Representative Image. In pic: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook-parent Meta is reportedly restructuring roles within its Reality Labs division. The social media giant is said to be rebranding employees as “AI builders” and organising teams into smaller, AI-focused units as part of an internal shift toward AI-led development. According to a memo obtained by Business…
India’s Head Coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) The Delhi High Court has directed major tech platforms, including Google, Meta, and Amazon, to remove objectionable online content that allegedly misuses the name and identity of former India cricketer and current head coach Gautam Gambhir for commercial gain.A single-judge bench led by Justice Jyoti Singh observed that…
Meta layoffs have started. As widely speculated, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta began laying off hundreds of employees Wednesday, March 25. As per reports, Meta layoffs are said to be part of a larger company reorganization. The cuts will impact employees in the U.S. and other international markets. Earlier this month, Meta reportedly asked some…
