Business Culture & Policy News Indian government to take up equity in Vodafone Idea against nearly $2B worth of dues In a relief to Vodafone Idea, the telecom operator that has fallen… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 4, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s fires more staff in fresh round of layoffs: Report The funding winter, which has been specially severe for India’s high profile… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 2023 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Google News Google to comply with Competition Commission of India (CCI) directives, bring changes to Android and Play Store billing After a protracted legal battle it could not win, Google has finally… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 26, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Spotify to cull its workforce by 6%, Chief Content Officer to depart Continuing the trend set by the likes of high-profile companies such as… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News India introduces stringent endorsement guidelines for social media influencers Being a social media influencer is a career that has appealed to… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google to reduce workforce by 6%, lay off up to 12,000 employees The faltering global economy just forced yet another big tech company to… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 20, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Microsoft confirms 10,000 employees are being laid off across divisions Confirming earlier reports of a big job cut coming in at Microsoft,… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 19, 20231 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups GoMechanic, the Sequoia India-backed auto services startup, lays off 70% employees amid financial misreporting In a story that would once again highlight the “growth at all… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 18, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Microsoft preparing another round of lay offs, could impact 5% of its workforce: Report Fears of a recession and adverse macroeconomic conditions have, once again, persuaded… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 18, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Google India antitrust case: Supreme Court questions whether it would practice its India strategy in Europe In yet another blow for Google, India’s Supreme Court declined to stay… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 16, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups ShareChat lays off nearly 500 employees amid cost-cutting measures In the latest instance of employees finding themselves out of a job… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 16, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups ‘Restructuring exercise’ results in Ola laying off 200 employees Whether it be 2022 or 2023, some things just do not seem… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 13, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Futurism Internet News OpenAI begins piloting a professional version of ChatGPT If you are good at something, never do it for free. OpenAI… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 12, 2023 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Enterprise Global Internet News Twitter Twitter makes the algorithmic “For You” timeline as default on iOS Yet another major change has come to Twitter in the post-Musk era.… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 11, 2023 5 shares 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Apps Business Culture & Policy Global Internet News Instagram to remove Shop tab, bring button to create posts back at the centre among other UI changes Come February, users will get to see Instagram undergo a significant UI… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 10, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Salesforce to shutter some offices, slash its workforce by 10% after hiring “too many people” during pandemic 2023 seems to have successfully picked up from where 2022 left, at… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 6, 2023 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Amazon layoffs, which started November last year, to affect 18,000 employees Amazon’s layoffs are going to be bigger than we had anticipated. Last… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 5, 2023 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News With eye on increasing revenue, Twitter to expand political ads on its platform, relax policy for cause-based ads In the latest instance of Elon Musk reversing Twitter’s policies, the social… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 4, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer steps down Fintech major BharatPe, ever so embroiled in controversy, seems to have carried… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 3, 2023 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Amazon, Uber, Ola among lowest ranked when it comes to working conditions for gig workers: Fairwork 2022 report Companies such as Ola, Uber, and Amazon Flex may be strong companies… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 28, 2022 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter restores suicide prevention feature soon after removing it, Musk claims removal was “fake news” Soon after it took down a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 26, 2022 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Electric News Tesla could enact a new round of layoffs, freeze hiring in upcoming fiscal quarter Its not news anymore. Layoffs are very much a general phenomenon in… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 22, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Elon Musk to step down as Chief Twit, as soon as he finds a replacement After a conspicuous silence that followed his polls on Twitter, Elon Musk… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 21, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Enterprise Google Internet News Google reveals Multisearch, bilingual search results, and more at Google for India event At its annual Google for India event – the 8th edition –… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 20, 2022 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 minute read
Culture & Policy Enterprise Internet News Twitter Twitter says it won’t allow “free promotion” of other social media platforms, later deletes tweet mentioning the policy change, Musk apologizes Twitter has revealed one surprise after another on Elon Musk’s “free speech”… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 19, 20223 minute read
