Amazon layoffs to 'improve efficiency': What they mean for employees & how they compare with job cuts at Microsoft, Netflix and Oracle across Big TechAmazon layoffs: Amazon has cut around 250 jobs in its devices and services division, primarily in software development, as it looks to stre...
29 Oct, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
Amazon announces second round of layoffs this month, cuts 250 jobs in devices unitAmazon has confirmed a new wave of layoffs, impacting approximately 250 workers within its devices division. Just weeks ago, the company cu...
29 Oct, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Explained: Microsoft's buyout offer to about 60,000 employeesStaff on select teams in the US, Canada, India, and Britain, at the level of vice president and below. Some groups are excluded, including ...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
Microsoft voluntary retirement scheme: What happens if employees say no to the exit offer?Microsoft has announced a voluntary exit programme allowing approximately 60,000 employees to leave the company with support. The offer inc...
27 Oct, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
'Involuntary entrepreneur era': Tech veteran's warning to IT workers as Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employeesMicrosoft’s voluntary buyout offers to around 60,000 employees have raised concerns about job security across the technology sector. Tech v...
27 Oct, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
Microsoft buyouts: Which 60,000 employees in the US, UK and Canada qualify, benefits, severence package and more. Read the full memoMicrosoft buyouts: Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to eligible employees in the US, UK, Canada and India. Employees have until earl...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
What is the difference between buyout and layoff? Microsoft offers buyout to 60,000 employees; check what it means for workersMicrosoft buyout offer to 60,000 workers: Microsoft has introduced a Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO) for eligible employees in India, the US, Ca...
27 Oct, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Layoffs: Microsoft, Amazon, HP among companies reducing staff due to AI pushRecent developments reveal that leading tech firms like Microsoft and Amazon are making substantial job cuts due to the rise of AI technolo...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Former Microsoft employee tells wife he was lucky to be fired from tech sector in 2022. What is he doing now?Former Microsoft employee Ian Yong Hoe Tan says he feels fortunate to have been retrenched in late 2022, amid growing concerns about AI-dri...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Oracle may extend US staff separation scheme to IndiaOracle’s India workforce has been shrinking over the past six months, with engineering departures running at roughly five times the pace of...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Microsoft buyouts: MSFT stock price jumps but why is tech giant offering massive 'voluntary exit' package for 60,000 employees, including VP level? Check which countries workforce impactedMicrosoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta are collectively on track to pour roughly $700 billion into AI data centers, chips and computing infra...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
IMF, OECD warn AI could widen rich-poor country divideRecent conversations underscore the transformative possibilities of artificial intelligence in fostering global economic growth and improvi...
22 Oct, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
IMF, OECD warn AI could widen rich-poor country divideArtificial intelligence holds the potential to significantly enhance global economic growth and productivity rates. However, poorer countri...
22 Oct, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Eternal’s strong Q2 report; Exits outpace hiring at top IT firmsHappy Thursday! Eternal’s Q2 revenue surged on Blinkit’s growth. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
22 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Qualcomm may cut 600-1,200 jobs in India as part of global restructuringQualcomm has not disclosed the scale of the planned job cuts or the number of positions that could be affected, and it did not respond to E...
22 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused layoffs, internal memo showsThe cuts are part of an effort to build "a stronger performance culture" and address situations where the company "has consistently fallen ...
21 Oct, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused layoffs, internal memo shows: Reuters reportsQualcomm will begin notifying employees of job cuts in November as a part of its annual reviews. CEO Cristiano Amon mentioned the aim is to...
20 Oct, 2026, 04.51 PM IST