Alibaba to ban Claude Code in workplace over alleged backdoor risks, source saysAlibaba will ban employees from using Claude Code in workspace environments from July 10 due to alleged security risks involving embedde...
03 Jul, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expectedZuckerberg and other Meta executives have been seeking to moderate some of the organizational changes introduced earlier this year, witho...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Bereaved South Koreans try AI-generated videos of deceased loved onesLee, 28, wrote a message and hired the Seoul-based tech company Vaice in December to make a short video clip showing a digital likeness of ...
02 Jul, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Days after Meta sent 4 AM layoff emails to 8,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says fears of AI job losses are overstated and more jobs could be created if...Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes artificial intelligence won't necessarily lead to mass job losses. He has argued that companies can choos...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Fear and anger brew inside Meta amid AI frenzyA frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveil...
01 Jul, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Microsoft to cut under 2.5% of workforce in latest layoffs: reportU.S. companies have continued to trim headcount in recent months, with a fresh wave of layoffs across the technology, media and finance s...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
ET Graphics: Code takes over the cubicles as tech companies toss staff for AI growthSince the beginning of 2026, over 120,000 tech employees have been laid off across more than 200 companies including Meta, Amazon and Oracl...
01 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Schneider Electric signs deal to buy AI software player Cognite for $3.1 billionThe French multinational said in a press release it would pay $3.1 billion for the whole of Cognite in an all cash deal.
30 Jun, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
'AI FOMO': Why this Google techie left the tech giant even after getting Rs 9.5 crore salaryA former Google account executive, Yousuf Imran, quit his high-paying job after earning nearly $1 million, citing fears of layoffs and the ...
30 Jun, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Along came an alien prompt: A day in the life of a software engineerThe role of an IT engineer has been rewritten over the past two years. Against the backdrop of persistent layoff fears, ET speaks to a cros...
30 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ET Graphics: AI agents stealing IT’s lunchAI’s looming threat on the IT services sector has battered India’s blue chip technology stocks. Whether its a new frontier model launch, or...
30 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
US stocks fall as report of OpenAI IPO delay causes jittersWall Street stocks fell on Friday, capping a roller-coaster week for tech stocks as traders fretted that valuations may be entering bubble ...
26 Jun, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
AI unlikely to trigger 'Job Apocalypse', it may create uneven workforce disruption: Goldman Sachs ReportA Goldman Sachs report suggests that concerns regarding an impending 'AI job apocalypse' may be overstated. Over the next decade, while AI ...
26 Jun, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobsA newly formed bipartisan nonprofit named RAISE US is set to launch with over $500 million aimed at tackling job losses anticipated from ar...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Bleak job market for H-1B returnees; Delhivery investors' exitLaid off tech workers from the US face an unprecedented job slump back home. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
26 Jun, 2026, 07.51 AM IST
No vacancy at home: Worsening job market greets H-1B returneesIndian tech professionals returning from the US, including H-1B visa holders, face a challenging job market back home. Layoffs at major US ...
26 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Oracle layoffs 2026: Tech giant's headcount shrinks by 21,000 amid rapid AI adoptionAI adoption has led to a 13% decline in Oracle's total workforce. The company said in its filing that the workforce adjustments were in res...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.53 AM IST