Sridhar Vembu has a big warning for software engineers amid AI layoffs: 'Nobody knows anything here'Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu warns engineers about excessive AI dependence in coding. He urges developers to maintain understanding while uti...
22 Sep, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
ETSA 2026: Emergent shifting focus from AI software to business automation, says CEO Mukund JhaThe company is testing agents that can remain active in the background, monitor business metrics and help with tasks such as cash-flow anal...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Adidas begins layoffs at India Tech Hub in Gurgaon, nearly 20% workforce affectedAdidas said less than 20% of employees in its India Technology organisation have been affected by layoffs at its Gurugram Tech Hub.
17 Sep, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
UPI MDR explained; AI leaders split on slowing downUPI’s new MDR framework will change how large merchant payments are charged. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
16 Sep, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Routine IT roles may feel the pinch as Oracle India workforce shrinks to 27,000The company has not publicly made any disclosures this month on job cuts until press time Tuesday. It slashed 21,000 jobs including about 1...
16 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Techie earning Rs 1 crore in Switzerland fired after accidentally taking executive's towel post-saunaAfter accidentally using a senior executive's gym sauna towel, the engineer says he was warned to "start looking for a new job," then let g...
07 Sep, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Oracle trims 3,000 India roles; Microsoft places 500 on PIPAround 2% of Microsoft India workforce, which translates to about 400-500 people, may be impacted by a global PIP exercise at the company, ...
01 Sep, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
2x salary or a peaceful job? Techie earning Rs 36 lakh confused if 12 hour workdays are worth the career growth in early yearsA tech professional earning Rs 36 lakh a year with a five to six-hour workday and no weekend work is facing a difficult career choice after...
30 Aug, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Inside Meta’s Project OT that could have cut some teams by 60% and why Mark Zuckerberg scrapped itMark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, set out with Project OT to create an AI-driven future for the company, proposing substantial team reducti...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI. Here's how it imploded.Meta considered cutting some teams by as much as 60% under an AI-driven restructuring plan, Reuters reported. The company ultimately cut 10...
26 Aug, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Tech layoffs 2026: More than 175,000 workers laid off as Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Meta, TikTok, Uber, LinkedIn as dozens of companies cut jobs amid AI boomTech layoffs are accelerating in 2026 as big companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Meta, Linkedin, TikTok, Visa and dozens of...
25 Aug, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
Starbucks announces eighth layoffs in two years. This time those who declined from Seattle to its $100 million Nashville office are losing their jobsStarbucks announces a workforce reduction, laying off 224 corporate employees in Seattle as the company shifts its focus towards its new co...
24 Aug, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
AI reshapes India's IT services sector contracts as clients demand more for lessOutsourcing giants like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech and Cognizant are rejigging business models, increasingly tying ...
21 Aug, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
AI reshapes India's IT services sector contracts as clients demand more for lessIndustry executives also say they are losing some work entirely as customers use AI to shift tasks in-house, while all the uncertainty that...
21 Aug, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
Lilly Chen left high school at 16 to become a Buddhist monk. Years later, she joined Meta and founded a startup competing with AccentureLilly Chen's unique path led her from a Buddhist monastery to Meta and then to founding FSH Technologies. A pandemic hackathon project with...
20 Aug, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
Rs 1 crore at 27, but burnt out from office pressure: Gen Z employee shares his early retirement plan. ‘I’m tired’A 27-year-old software engineer has sparked a debate after revealing that he has built a net worth of Rs 1 crore but is already considering...
19 Aug, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Tired of job rejections after layoff, techie quits IT to be a school bus driver: 'Hope this industry finds its way back to treating people better'After more than a year of job hunting following a layoff, a senior software quality engineer has decided to leave the tech industry and sta...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.49 PM IST