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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicMass layoffs

Topic: Mass layoffs

Fear & despair outside Oracle office. ‘It was ruthless, we’re all replaceable’

'By the afternoon, he was locked out of Slack, email, and finally his laptop,' said an Oracle engineer who was not among the 12,000 employees laid off by the company in India.

McKinsey cuts about 200 tech jobs as it shifts more roles to AI

As encroaches on tasks carried out by humans, banks alone are likely to cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years.

US Judges order Trump 2.0 to reinstate thousands of probationary workers fired during mass layoffs

A judge in Baltimore ruled 18 agencies violated regulations, while another San Francisco court ordered reinstatement of those fired from departments of defense & agriculture, among others.

US Education Dept to cut half its staff as Trump administration moves to downsize federal agencies

The terminations are part of the dept's 'final mission,' which oversees $1.6 tn in college loans, enforces civil rights laws in schools & provides federal funding for needy districts.

Wipro, TCS, to Infosys, why mass layoffs by Indian IT companies come at a social cost

Companies treat layoffs as a cost-cutting instrument to boost performance and expect to be rewarded by stock markets. But evidence contradicts this notion.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.