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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.

Not just Twitter — Silicon Valley is gearing up for recession with layoffs & hiring freezes

Big tech firms have confirmed hiring pauses, Zuckerberg has hinted at layoffs and small companies have begun cutting down jobs, all citing economic trends, macroeconomic environment.

On Camera

Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?