WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a timeMeta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
IITs warn firms over revoked job offers: Honour hires or pay 3 months' salaryThe All IITs Placement Committee (AIPC) has issued a stern ultimatum to over 10 companies, including Oracle, demanding they honor revoked j...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp coronation is a masterclass in dealmakingShah is stepping down as Cred’s chief executive, with finance and strategy head Miten Sampat taking over on an interim basis. Shah becomes ...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Workday must face California lawsuit over AI bias in job screening toolsUS District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco rejected California-based Workday's claim that the state's anti-discrimination laws do not appl...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
India's June private sector growth slips to three-month low as demand, confidence cool, PMI showsIndia's private sector growth slowed in June, hitting a three-month low as weaker demand impacted both factories and services. Business con...
23 Jun, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
AI startup Baseten hits $13 billion valuation as Australia's Blackbird makes record betThe round was led by U.S.-based investors Sands Capital and Wellington Management, Baseten said late on Monday. Top Australian venture ca...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
Talent shortage slows AI project progress beyond pilot stagesIndia faces a looming AI talent crisis, with projections indicating a shortage of over a million professionals by 2027. Companies are strug...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Cred’s Kunal Shah is WhatsApp’s new CEOCred founder Kunal Shah will join WhatsApp as its global head after Meta announced a nearly $900 million investment in the fintech firm. Th...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
TCS to kickstart Q1 earnings on July 9, sets record date for potential dividendTCS will kick off the Q1FY27 earnings season on July 9, with its board set to consider an interim dividend alongside quarterly results. Inv...
22 Jun, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
AI startups fuel talent war as hiring surges across IndiaIndia's AI startups are experiencing a hiring surge, outpacing the broader tech sector as companies transition from AI experiments to large...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Candidate wanted Rs 32,000, but accepted Rs 20,000 salary out of desperation and urgency. A month later, he discovered how much his colleagues earnA candidate accepted a low salary due to urgent need but later discovered colleagues earned significantly more for the same work. This reve...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
AI music startup Tringbox raises Rs 5 crore in seed fundingTringbox, a Mumbai-based AI music technology startup, has secured Rs 5 crore in seed funding. This capital will fuel product and AI develop...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
HR thought Gen Z candidate's email was a thank-you note after job interview. Then they read the next line...A Gen Z job applicant surprised a company by declining their offer before a decision was made. The candidate informed the firm they accepte...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
Techie says firm fired 90% of staff, plans to hire back as developers are 'dime a dozen' in BangaloreA Bengaluru software architect reported his company laid off 90% of its tech staff, attributing the cuts to AI adoption and reduced custome...
17 Jun, 2026, 01.43 PM IST
IT rebound may lack legs, outlook remains cautious: Sunil SinghaniaSpeaking at the ET NOW Markets Summit 2026, Singhania said that although valuations in the sector have become more reasonable after the sha...
16 Jun, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Amid layoffs in job market, how this WFH woman used ChatGPT to increase her salary from Rs 10 LPA to Rs 80 LPARitu Maurya achieved a remarkable salary jump, increasing her annual income from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 80 lakh within a year. Instead of relying...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.33 PM IST