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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…

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…

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…
Ola

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…

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…

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…

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”…

Linux Foundation teams up with AWS, Meta, Microsoft others to build interoperable maps data

Advancements in GPS and related technology have given us digital maps, and…

Meta sued for $2Bn for not taking down hateful content on Ethiopian civil war from Facebook

Facebook’s parent company Meta is now on the path to battle a…
Twitter

Twitter Blue rolls out at $8/month for web and $11/month on iOS, includes Blue Tick checkmark, Edit Tweet, and more

After an abrupt (but not expected) halt last month due to the…

Elon Musk’s Neuralink under US govt scanner over alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is the latest venture to get into trouble. The…

Meta Oversight Board slams VIP cross-check system, says it gives preferential treatment to select users

In October 2021, Facebook-parent Meta had asked its Oversight Board to review…
India

All real-money online games to have federal oversight in India, regulations to encompass games of skill and chance both

A new Reuters report – which cites a government document and three…