Perplexity reacts to Indian-origin CEO Aravind Srinivas’ AI gaffe: Layoffs are fine as people hate their jobs

[ad_1] Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI startup Perplexity, says job losses because of AI are fine as people hate their jobs anyway. Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of Perplexity AI, was caught in a major controversy after he defended AI-triggered layoffs and said people do not love their jobs anyway. In a podcast, Srinivas who […]

‘Painful but necessary’: Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs

[ad_1] The Washington Post on Wednesday announced sweeping layoffs that will significantly shrink its newsroom. The Post eliminated its sports section, large parts of its foreign coverage and its storied books division, in what current and former staff described as one of the darkest moments in the paper’s history.The cuts, which affect nearly every department, […]

‘AI will take 80% of these jobs’: UAE billionaire warns India about threat to traditional outsourcing

[ad_1] AI Revolution: Dubai Magnate Warns of Job Market Disruption, India’s Outsourcing Sector Vulnerable At the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 in Davos, Dubai business magnate Hussain Sajwani sounded a stark warning about the future of global employment: artificial intelligence is not just a productivity tool, it is a job-market revolution and economies dependent on […]

‘Attacking H1-B was the best thing Trump did’: Canadian-Indian entrepreneur on big tech layoffs in US and offshore hiring

[ad_1] Canadian-Indian entrepreneur Vijay Sappani said on X that taking a hardline stance on H-1B visas was “the best thing Trump did to Corporate America.” He added that the policy forced companies to “dive deeper into India where they can pay half of H1B salary for the same talent instead of bringing them to US.” […]

‘Fire 90% of HR tomorrow’: Viral tweet by Amanda Goodall sparks corporate America meltdown

[ad_1] “HR Is Completely Useless”: A Viral Tweet Ignites a Brutal Reckoning for Corporate Culture A blunt tweet by workforce strategist Amanda Goodall, better known online as @thejobchick, has ignited a fresh firestorm in corporate America’s long-running love–hate relationship with Human Resources. She argued that the function produces no revenue, drains morale through excessive policies, […]

Canadian-Indian worker seeks ‘special exemption’ to stay in Ontario amid mass layoffs: ‘My daughter’s already adapted to the culture’

[ad_1] As Algoma Steel plans to lay off around 1,000 workers in Ontario this March, Mayurkumar Lad is worried about more than just losing his job.The 38-year-old moved to Canada from India in 2022 with his wife and daughter. He has worked as an engineer at Algoma Steel since 2024 and applied for permanent residency […]

Indian-origin immigration lawyer shares ‘Plan B’ for H-1B holders facing layoffs: ‘Biggest mistake is assuming…’

[ad_1] H-1B professionals often assume that strong performance, loyalty will protect them from layoffs, but immigration experts are warning that this belief is increasingly dangerous. Amid Trump’s latest H1-B visa U-turn, tech and defence is restructuring itself in the United States. Foreign workers often face the harshest consequences because the immigration clock begins ticking the […]

US government shutdown day 10: White House begins mass federal layoffs; Trump labels job cuts as ‘democrat-oriented’

[ad_1] The White House budget office announced Friday that mass layoffs of federal employees have begun, as US President Donald Trump’s administration increases pressure on Democrats amid a government shutdown entering its 10th day.Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought confirmed on X that “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans to shrink the […]

Why TCS, Amazon and others are thinning the middle layer? Red flags for managers to watch out for

[ad_1] Picture this: On a Tuesday morning in Bengaluru, a programme manager opens a routine email and realises it is anything but: her team doubles overnight, weekly updates are auto-generated, and a colleague in a similar role has been moved to a “bench” with two weeks to find a new project. Versions of this scene […]

Federal government layoffs likely to be in thousands, White House confirms amid shutdown; shifts blame to Democrats

[ad_1] Karolin Leavitt confirmed that the federal layoffs because of the government shutdown are likely to be in the thousands. After hinting at massive layoffs because of the federal government shutdown, the White House Thursday confirmed that the figure of layoffs is likely to be in the thousands. Ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Office […]