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
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
'Just mention Zoho and get discount on Microsoft Office license': Sridhar Vembu says India will catch up in AIZoho founder Sridhar Vembu shared an anecdote where a customer secured a 90% discount on Microsoft Office licenses after mentioning Zoho as...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.27 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
‘Microsoft powered genocide for 994 days’: Employee quits in dramatic resignation email, sends 'unhappy email' to thousands of company's employees. Here's what he wroteA Microsoft employee in Italy has resigned, alleging the tech giant fuels Israel's military actions in Gaza. His farewell email claims Micr...
30 Jun, 2026, 04.54 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
Tech Mahindra partners with Microsoft to bring AI digital twins to telecom networksTech Mahindra and Microsoft have joined forces to revolutionise telecom network modernisation with an AI-driven 5G network digital twin. Th...
30 Jun, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Fermac AI Systems and RockyEmbed: Advancing India's AI FutureFermac AI Systems is an Indian AI company developing innovative AI solutions and industry-focused training programs. Its flagship model, Ro...
30 Jun, 2026, 02.59 PM 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
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
Xbox to raise console prices worldwide from AugustGroups representing automakers, retailers, electronics firms and others had warned earlier this month that the increasing demand for memo...
26 Jun, 2026, 12.37 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