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Swiggy

Swiggy to lay off hundreds from its cloud kitchens business

The catastrophic economic impact of coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented layoffs…

Google’s head of quantum computing hardware John Martinis steps down

Quantum computing is a dream that the tech world is aching to…
Facebook

Facebook pulls down events that invite protests against stay-at-home orders

Large swathes of population across most states in the US have been…

Facebook sets up a COVID-19 fundraising platform in India

Making another major stride in its contributions to the containment of coronavirus…

India’ COVID-19 tracker app ‘Aarogya Setu’ races to 50 Million downloads in record time

Aarogya Setu, the COVID-19 contact tracing app launched by the Indian Government,…

Google to slow down hiring in 2020 as it looks to realign spending to “fewer strategic areas”

COVID-19 is turning into a massive black hole that is gulping in…

Tiktok parent ByteDance on a hiring spree as other unicorns lay off workforce due to coronavirus closures

Against a backdrop unprecedented layoffs in the corporate sector, Chinese internet giant…
Amazon Prime

Amazon fires more employees over coronavirus-linked criticism of warehouse working conditions

In a move that may further add to the scrutiny it has…

Prime Minister Modi announces extension of nationwide lockdown in India till May 3rd

In what was largely expected, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced…
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Amazon to hire 75,000 more workers to meet increased demand due to coronavirus

As consumers rush to online retailers to get most of the stuff…

Now the US Senate has banned Zoom over security concerns: Report

In a string of bad press that Zoom continues to garner, the…

Jack Dorsey donates $1 Billion to COVID-19 relief activities

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, has announced a $1 billion fund…
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After BigBasket, Uber will now help Flipkart in delivering essential items

Uber India has tied up with e-commerce giant Flipkart to help deliver…

YouTube acts against content linking coronavirus to 5G after attacks on 5G towers in the UK

YouTube will now remove or limit visibility of content featuring conspiracy theories…
Twitter

Twitter suspends 20,000 accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments

Twitter has announced that it has removed 20,000 accounts from its platform…

Indian IT major Wipro and Azim Premji Foundation donate ₹1125 crores towards controlling coronavirus pandemic

Adding to the list of private undertakings which have made monetary contributions…
UpGrad

upGrad appoints former BYJU’s exec Arjun Mohan as India CEO

Upgrad, the online learning platform focusing on short/medium term higher education courses,…

Facebook announces a $100 Million grant for newsrooms covering COVID-19 pandemic

Facebook has announced yet another financial package for COVID-19 related activities, this…
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Amazon reportedly did not notify workers at a US facility after one of them tested positive for COVID-19

In what would easily amount to irresponsible and negligent behavior, the management…
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Amazon stops accepting cash as a mode of payment in India to prevent COVID 19 spread

Amazon, in an announcement on its website, has promulgated that it is…