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CEO accidently sends major layoff email to all employees: ‘Apologies that I included the wrong group but…’
September 23, 2025 6:28 pm
The email had been intended for a smaller audience within HR and executive leadership. It contained detailed information on restructuring plans affecting several departments.
Online marketplace Fiverr to lay off 30% of workforce in AI push
September 16, 2025 10:51 am
The layoffs mirror similar moves by larger tech firms, such as Salesforce, that have spent a significant amount of resources on AI agents and machine learning to automate customer care and logistical work.
'Reduced staff from 9,000 to 5,000': Salesforce CEO defends layoffs due to AI, calls it 'most exciting months' of his career
September 02, 2025 12:03 pm
CEO Marc Benioff confirmed the move on the Logan Bartlett Podcast, revealing that the support team had been reduced from 9,000 to 5,000 employees.
Mobile Premier League to lay off 60% of employees after online money gaming ban
September 01, 2025 8:23 am
The law shocked an Indian industry backed by venture capital firms such as Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners that was set to be worth $3.6 billion by 2029.
Google cuts one-third of management roles in latest restructuring move: Report
August 28, 2025 12:53 pm
In recent months, big tech companies such as Google and Amazon have revised strategy to offer employees voluntary buyouts instead of massive layoffs.
‘One of the darkest days...’: Indian CEO recalls firing 25 employees in a day, reveals why he couldn’t even say ‘I’m sorry’
August 19, 2025 1:55 pm
Mumbai-based Sampark Sachdeva said the experience gave him sleepless nights, and he still gets emotional when he thinks about it.
Microsoft continues layoff spree with dozens of job cuts in Washington
August 07, 2025 9:51 am
Microsoft, which has so far sacked over 15,000 of its employees, said that it will continue to prioritise and invest in strategic growth areas.
Fired 4 times in 18 years, this engineer says ‘AI is not the problem’ behind tech layoffs
August 02, 2025 11:11 am
After officially stepping into the tech industry nearly three decades ago, the man's first major career setback came in 2008, when Sun Microsystems let him go just ahead of its acquisition by Oracle.
Indian moonlighter Soham Parekh reacts to hiring freeze at TCS: ‘Outwork the system’
July 30, 2025 2:09 pm
India’s biggest IT firm has been making news after its unexpected decision to trim about two per cent of its global workforce.
Krutrim layoffs continue as Ola-backed AI startup looks to build ‘leaner’ teams
July 29, 2025 9:59 am
Earlier this year, Krutrim released a handful of new ‘open-source’ AI models to boost India’s presence in the AI race currently dominated by the US and China.
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