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Topic: layoffs

Meta to carry out company-wide layoff next week, expedite hiring of machine learning engineers

According to Meta's Head of People Janelle Gale post, notices will go out to employees losing their jobs starting at 5 am local time Monday in most countries, including in the US.

SpiceJet says it’s adopting measures to reduce workforce as part of its cost-cutting strategy

According to an ET report, the cash-strapped airline will lay off around 15% of its workforce. However, SpiceJet is yet to confirm the number of jobs being cut.

Paytm switches to AI-powered automations, to save ’10-15% in employee costs’

The company which introduced India to mobile payments is building an India-scale AI system to help financial institutions capture possible risks and frauds in the sector.

India’s tech layoffs come at a social cost but this is how markets function

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

135-yr-old National Geographic magazine lays off its last 19 staff writers, may go off newsstands

This is the second round of layoffs in the past nine months, and the fourth since the magazine saw a series of ownership changes.

The India tech layoffs story isn’t all gloom and doom. But there’s a ‘40-40 problem’

In India, there is life after layoffs — even if it is in WhatsApp groups and LinkedIn, and in start-ups such as Koo.

Facebook owner Meta slashes business teams in final round of layoffs

Meta's layoffs followed months of waning revenue growth amid high inflation and a digital ad pullback from the pandemic e-commerce boom.

Dunzo secures $75 million funding via convertible notes, fires 30% of its workforce, reports ET

The layoffs, which will affect over 300 workers, are part of a rejig announced by founder and CEO Kabeer Biswas, the report stated, citing several people aware of the matter.

Netflix restructures film group to increase output ensuring quality content, reports Bloomberg

As part of restructuring, the video streaming service will combine small and midsize picture productions units, resulting in a few job cuts, the report said.

Edtech startup Unacademy to lay off 12% of staff, CEO Gaurav Munjal says ‘funding scarce’

In an internal email, the CEO cited a funding winter & pressure to turn profitable as the reason for these layoffs. Other companies to have cut staff include Tiger Global-backed Vedantu & Byju's.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.