How ChatGPT's medical advice killed a woman; family sues OpenAIBowen was found dead in her Seattle apartment in February 2026. Her parents discovered the chatbot conversations on her phone while trying ...
29 Oct, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
‘The risk is getting ever more real’: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu issues a chilling warning about AI and jobsZoho founder Sridhar Vembu has warned that AI could allow one skilled person to do the work of 10, triggering a painful economic shift. Whi...
29 Oct, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
AI can perform the work of 10 people, says Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu, warns of headcount impactSridhar Vembu, the visionary behind Zoho, raises alarms regarding the transformative role of AI on computer-related jobs. He posits that on...
29 Oct, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu sees a painful rebalancing of jobs in the AI ageSridhar Vembu expressed concerns regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on computer-based employment. He indicated that AI could a...
29 Oct, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
'Paid for OpenAI’s choices with her life': Seattle techie dies after allegedly changing medication dosage following ChatGPT adviceA tragic lawsuit has emerged following the death of Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old software engineer, due to complications from epilepsy. Her par...
28 Oct, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Amazon lays down AI usage guidelines for software engineers; here’s what it wantsAmazon recently issued internal guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence by its software engineers. The guidelines emphasize...
28 Oct, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Amazon asks engineers to reconnect with customers as AI reshapes software developmentA company-wide memo also suggested managers to look closely at teams using the least and the most AI; understand what holds back adoption a...
28 Oct, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Meet Rajesh Ambati, the Indian-origin vice-president of engineering at AppleRajesh Ambati, a software engineer of Indian descent, has recently ascended to vice-president of engineering at Apple. In this new role, he...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.13 PM 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
88% Indian firms want FDEs by 2030; only 1% of engineers fit the bill: Scaler-CMR reportAccording to India's FDE Opportunity Report, enterprises are hiring for AI deployment and customer-facing skills, but those are the skills ...
22 Oct, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
58% of engineers want FDE roles, but 90% lack upskilling roadmap: ReportA report reveals that nearly 58 percent of engineers desire to transition into forward-deployed engineering roles. Despite this interest, n...
22 Oct, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
AI fear makes companies look powerful and helps them raise funds: Andrew NgIn an exclusive interview with The Economic Times Digital, Andrew Ng argues that the immediate challenge is to prepare people for work that...
22 Oct, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Software majors delete 24,000 jobs across IT and engineering in a yearOver the last one year, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and LTIMindtree collectively recorded 92,00...
22 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Princeton PhD whose research was linked to Nobel Prize in Physics applies for 2,300 jobs, still struggles to find workA Princeton PhD graduate whose ice-formation research was cited in connection with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, has applied for more th...
20 Oct, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
Bengaluru techie left a high-paying Wipro job to help farmers. His father did not speak to him for 8 years. Today, he is running a Rs 1,500 empire and earning Rs 60 crore per monthMore than a decade ago, Shashi Kumar did the impossible - leave a lucrative job in Wipro to open a dairy business. He founded Akshayakalpa ...
19 Oct, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
‘Get me a job, take my salary’: Bengaluru graduate’s unusual offer sparks debateBengaluru graduate offers first salary for job, fresher offers salary for job referral, AI ML jobs for freshers, Bengaluru jobseeker Reddit...
17 Oct, 2026, 08.56 PM IST