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India’s Civil Aviation ministry publishes new draft of drone operation/ownership rules for public consultation

The Indian government has issued a new draft of rules, covering the…

Facebook announced a $10 million grand to groups working on racial justice amid backlash on Trump’s posts

Facebook, and its founder Mark Zuckerberg, have had a eventful last week.…
Facebook

Facebook employees stage “virtual protest” in light of Mark Zuckerberg’s response to Trump’s recent posts

The United States of America aren’t so united at the moment, with…

Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg has to say on not removing Donald Trump’s recent posts from Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has come out with an explanation as to…

Zuckerberg calls out Twitter on fact-checking Trump’s tweet, says private companies “should not be arbiter of truth”

The Trump vs Twitter battle just saw a major participant joining in…
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Trump threatens to “shut down or heavily regulate” social media after Twitter labels his tweets for misinformation

Donald J. Trump said that he, as President of the United States…
Google

Google to reopen some of its offices with 10% capacity, will scale up to 30% by September

With the world gradually accepting a reality that we might have to…
Uber

Uber to lay off 600 in India as a part of global COVID-19 related job cuts

Uber said today, that it will be cutting 600 jobs in India,…
IBM

IBM reportedly laying off “thousands” of employees amid strategic refocus towards cloud

IBM’s bets in the past have not really landed very well. The…
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Amazon India opens up 50,000 contractual jobs as ecommerce demand surges

In stark contrast to the overwhelming figures of company layoffs, Amazon India…

Mark Zuckerberg talks about continued remote working for employees, dynamic pays and new Facebook offices

Mark Zuckerberg’s latest overview of Facebook’s plan of action includes pioneering moves…
Facebook

Facebook introduces “Lock Profile” feature in India to further safeguard users from non-friends

An app like Facebook, which has been held accountable for security breaches…

Google and Apple’s joint COVID-19 contact tracing API now available to health authorities

Apple and Google have launched the first public version of their contact…

Slovenia declares itself epidemic free, most businesses to re-open next week

At times where more than half of the world is in quarantine…
Zomato

Zomato to lay off 13% staff as hospitality sector bears the brunt of COVID-19’s economic fallout

“We need to make sure that we preserve as much cash as…