OCTOBER 14, 2023
It is not just the freeze in hiring that is troubling, but the fact that companies are even holding off on increments and are reducing headcounts.
India ’s top IT companies have hit the brake on fresh hiring. Industry bell-weather Infosys has decided to stay away from campus recruitment this financial year and leader TCS is recalibrating additions...
OCTOBER 14, 2023
The United States has extended the work permit validity that will offer employment authorisation cards to specific non-immigrant categories, including Indian nationals waiting for green cards, for a duration of five years. This move is set to have a positive impact on a large number of Indians currently residing in the country.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services...
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Brief Scorecard: India 273 for 2 (Sharma 131, Kohli 55*, Rashid 2-57) beat Afghanistan 272 for 8 (Shahidi 80, Omarzai 62, Bumrah 4-39) by 8 wickets
NEW DELHI: There is something very cold-blooded about Rohit Sharma when he goes about destroying opposition attacks. The laze around the crease before taking strike and taking his own sweet time...
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Know what's happening in the AI universe today, October 9.
AI Roundup: Google Cloud has introduced Vertex AI Search, offering early access to healthcare professionals. Meanwhile, the UK announced an AI hackathon that is set to take place at the end of this month, exploring AI's potential in education-related tasks. In a separate development, China aims to increase...
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Pakistan and China have agreed to invite third parties to participate in the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is a key part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, a top Pakistani diplomat has said.
Pakistan's state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported that the country's ambassador to China Moinul Haque told China's official CCTV on...
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced laying off hundreds of people from its recruiting team last month. Even though the exact number of impacted employees hasn't yet been known, many people came forward to share their side of the story. While announcing the layoffs, Alphabet had said that the decision to let go of "a few hundred" employees was...
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the final prize of this year's Nobels season, was awarded to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”
Goldin is only the third woman to win the prize, which was announced by Hans Ellegren, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm.
“Understanding women’s role...
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. - Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images
Supporters of Donald Trump may need to be “deprogrammed” as if they were cult members, Hillary Clinton said.
“Sadly, so many of those extremists … take their marching orders from Donald Trump, who has no credibility left by any measure,” the former first lady, senator, secretary of state...
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Jobs that copy-paste responses are no longer safe, says CEO who replaced 90% of his support staff with AI. andresr/Getty Images
Jobs that copy-paste responses are a thing of the past because of AI, says ecommerce company CEO Suumit Shah.
Shah had previously drawn flak for announcing he replaced 90% of his support staff with a chatbot.
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OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Mar-a-Lago Club, home of former US President Donald Trump, is seen on April 3, 2023 in Palm Beach, Fla. - Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the...
