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Accenture to fire 19k staff, about 2.5% of workforce, amid worsening global economic outlook

More than half of the layoffs will affect staff at its non-billable corporate functions, the IT company said, sending its shares up more than 4% before the bell.

Layoff impact? Indians top sign-ups on freelance portal, most jobs on offer from tech

A 22 March report by Freelancer.com says there were more than 12 lakh new users from India in 2022, followed by over 6 lakh from the US.

Meta to lay off 10,000 employees in second round of job cuts

The move underscores Zuckerberg's push to turn 2023 into the 'Year of Efficiency' with promised cost cuts of $5 billion in expenses to between $89 billion and $95 billion.

Meta to cut thousands of jobs in fresh round of layoffs, says Bloomberg News report

The report stated the new round of job cuts due this week is being driven by financial targets and is separate from ‘flattening’.

SubscriberWrites: Layoff Season is here. Here’s how you can be prepared

There is no definite path forward because the entire business world has been through a tumultuous journey that started with Covid, writes Manoj Mohandass.

BBC raining on Modi govt’s parade & how ‘prasad’ brings all to Pathaan’s yard

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs across divisions

The company plans to cut jobs in a number of engineering divisions on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported. The cuts will be significantly larger than other rounds in the past year.

Google-backed ShareChat lays off 20% workforce to cut costs

Bengaluru-based ShareChat is valued at $5 billion, has more than 2,200 employees and is now retrenching due to pressure from investors to cut costs.

Amazon starts cost cuts with layoffs at devices and services units

The layoff plans to eliminate around 10,000 roles through reductions in more units would amount to about a 3% cut in Amazon's roughly 300,000-person corporate workforce.

Silicon Valley’s honeymoon with wealth is ending. Employees are packing bags

Meta, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, and Patreon have fired employees in droves. And funding is drying up for tech startups in India too.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?