Microsoft, AWS deploy engineer armies to help crack AIAWS and Microsoft want to embed thousands of their own engineers at client companies to help them capitalize on artificial intelligence, wh...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
Microsoft partners with Singapore's Lightstorm to build India-Southeast Asia undersea cableThe consortium, whose other members include Tata Communications, Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore's ASEAN Cableship and Japan's NE...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
AI skills power nearly two-thirds of new GCC hiring in IndiaIndia's white-collar hiring saw a dip in June, yet its Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are booming, especially in AI. GCCs are shifting fr...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
Saints & Masters expands multi-cloud play with Xencia acquisitionThe deal comprises a mix of equity, debt and share swap, and follows S&M's earlier acquisition of AWS partner Nubinix Technologies in March...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.49 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
Amazon's AWS commits $1 billion toward new unit for embedded AI engineersThe company is committing an initial $1 billion to the initiative with the goal of sending five to six pods of engineers to customers for 4...
30 Jun, 2026, 09.59 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
Microsoft shares head for worst month since 2000 as AI concerns wipe out $570 billionMicrosoft shares are heading for their worst month since 2000, falling 17% in June as concerns over heavy AI spending and delayed returns e...
29 Jun, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
FBI reportedly turned to AI after the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack, here's how it worksAI-powered forensic software played a role in the FBI's investigation into the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner attempted assassinat...
29 Jun, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
Govt to launch affordable cloud-based hospital management system for small clinics on Jun 29A new, affordable cloud-based Hospital Management Information System, e-Sushrut clinic, is set to launch for small healthcare facilities. D...
27 Jun, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
‘Future is atoms, not bits’: Sridhar Vembu reveals where Zoho is betting its R&D dollarsZoho founder Sridhar Vembu is championing a significant investment in research and development-led manufacturing, aligning with the view th...
25 Jun, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Hyderabad techie thought mail from Google was fake: She shares how one email from Google moved her to tearsA Hyderabad software engineer's journey to Google Cloud, marked by intense workdays and months of anxious waiting, has resonated online. De...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.35 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
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