Uber's India data centre bet; Cyber cover meets AI riskUber will establish its first data centre in India with the Adani Group. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
13 May, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
Oracle cuts 700 jobs in first wave — fears grow of massive layoffs that could hit 30,000Oracle Layoffs Explained: Oracle is initiating significant job cuts. Hundreds of employees in California and Seattle face layoffs. Analysts...
10 Apr, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
H-1B selection rate rises; VC IPO windfall in 2025There is a notable rise in H-1B selection rates, even as the number of petitions decreases. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Apr, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Google workers demand end to cloud services for immigration agenciesOn Friday, more than 800 employees called on management in a petition to be transparent about how Google's technology supports federal immi...
06 Feb, 2026, 10.52 PM IST
US Senators question TCS, 9 others over H-1B visa filings after layoff of American staffUS Senators questioned major tech companies including TCS and Cognizant. This action followed mass layoffs of American employees. These com...
03 Oct, 2025, 04.39 PM IST
Google sends urgent memo to H-1B visa holders abroad to return before $100K fee ruleGoogle is advising its H-1B employees currently abroad to return to the U.S. immediately due to President Trump's announcement of a new $10...
21 Sep, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Google abandons policy on using AI as a weapon and for surveillance. What it meansGoogle has revised its AI principles, removing commitments to avoid using AI for weapons or surveillance post the inauguration of President...
05 Feb, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Google's open culture collides with the Israel-Hamas warIn the month since Hamas launched an attack inside Israel, and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and invasion of the Gaza Strip, di...
08 Nov, 2023, 11.32 PM IST
Google employees write an open letter to CEO Sundar Pichai. See detailsThe workers also asked Alphabet not to fire people from places like Ukraine where there are active wars or humanitarian crises.
23 Mar, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
NCLAT refuses interim relief to Google against CCI orderThe search giant is likely to challenge the tribunal’s refusal to grant interim stay in the Supreme Court, people aware of the matter said.
05 Jan, 2023, 08.23 PM IST
Google employees petition bosses for abortion policy changesAlphabet, which employs over 174,000 people globally, has said that though it sets some standards, it cannot fully dictate policies of outs...
18 Aug, 2022, 06.38 PM IST
Can’t afford to return to the office, say Google Maps contract employeesAccording to a report, around 60% of Cognizant's more than 200 employees have signed a petition refusing to comply with a demand to work fo...
26 May, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
US visa denial rates for Indian companies remain highCompanies like Tech Mahindra, L&T and Infosys reported denial rates of 30%, 26% and 58% respectively, along with companies like Cognizant (...
10 Dec, 2020, 04.15 PM IST
Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism risesGoogle on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as "vice president of people operati...
11 Feb, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking restrictions on media from publishing allegations against CJIA bench headed by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon dismissed the plea filed by an NGO and said the top court is already seized of the matter an...
29 Apr, 2019, 12.21 PM IST
Google disbands artificial intelligence ethics boardThe end of the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council came just days after a group of Google employees launched a public campaign.
05 Apr, 2019, 10.05 AM IST
Fan seeks online support for Shivaji's 'Google Doodle' on 368th birth anniversaryAmit Wankhede, a Maharashtra government employee launched the petition and has claimed to have received over 22,000 signatures in support.
16 Feb, 2016, 04.02 PM IST