Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Inside Meta's India investments: First Reliance, now CredThis was among the tech giant's biggest investments in the Indian startup ecosystem, which also shot Shah into the elite club of global tec...
23 Jun, 2026, 07.13 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
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
Meta to pause internal mouse-tracking tech while examining data security issuesThe company's announcement follows revelations that sensitive employee data, intended to monitor digital interactions within Meta's inter...
23 Jun, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
Who is Will Cathcart? WhatsApp leader exits after steering it through privacy battles, monetisation pushCathcart’s departure comes at a time when WhatsApp is in the middle of a transition. Under him, the platform recently rolled out Meta’s AI ...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.54 PM 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
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
Meta AI glasses pilot faces privacy scrutinyPrivacy experts are flagging significant risks with Meta's AI glasses pilot for visually impaired citizens in Gujarat. Concerns centre on p...
20 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Reliance seeks to build India's sovereign AI backbone; unveils Jio call agent and AI home platformReliance Industries is building India's sovereign AI backbone. The company is partnering with Google and Meta. New AI-powered applications ...
19 Jun, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
Meta in India doing what others can’t: Infrastructure head Santosh JanardhanMeta Platforms is set to build significant AI data centre capacity in India. The company is already working on a large data centre in Jamna...
19 Jun, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
Meta signs new AI computing deals with data center firm Crusoe: ReportMeta is under contract to buy computing capacity from Crusoe at two data centers, which are located in Childress, Texas, and Warrenton, Mi...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving companyA key Meta executive overseeing AI tool improvements is departing. Emily Dalton Smith was leading efforts to centralise internal AI tools i...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving companyMeta is hitting a new chapter as Emily Dalton Smith, a key executive with a longstanding history at the company since 2015, exits. Her lead...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
AI is making blue collar workers like electricians, mechanics richer than office workersArtificial intelligence is creating new, lucrative roles for skilled tradespeople in India, with demand for electricians, HVAC technicians,...
15 Jun, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
‘I lost my job to AI’: 24-year-old Meta data scientist says layoff was more relief than pain, big tech jobs are no longer safeLayoff news: A 24-year-old Meta data scientist, Moyan Chen, believes AI contributed to her layoff after less than a year. The experience ha...
15 Jun, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Meta funds skilled trades jobs program for AI data center buildoutThe cost-free program, America's Workforce Academy, will end in guaranteed job offers to graduates, the company said in a statement. A Meta...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.44 AM IST