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Updated on: Nov 2020
We face a competitive environment, says Google CEO
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We face a competitive environment, says Google CEO

We face a competitive environment, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai Even as scrutiny of Google’s dominance on Internet search intensifies, the CEO of the company, Sundar Pichai, has said that it faces a competitive environment. In an earnings call with analysts on Thursday, Pichai said that the company is confident about the benefits it brings to […]

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Disney World to lay off 11,000 employees amid pandemic
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Disney World to lay off 11,000 employees amid pandemic

Disney World to lay off 11,000 employees amid pandemic Walt Disney World says it plans to lay off more than 11,000 unionized workers because of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of pandemic-related job casualties at the Florida resort to almost 18,000 positions. Disney World said in a letter to state and local leaders […]

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Infosys turns carbon neutral 30 years ahead of 2050
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Infosys turns carbon neutral 30 years ahead of 2050

Announces ESG Vision 2030 to continue to shape and share solutions that serve businesses and communities Infosys, the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, published its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Vision for 2030. This announcement is part of Infosys’ long-standing commitments focused across core areas: climate change, technology for good, diversity, and […]

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Cognizant announces hikes & promotions to its employees
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Cognizant announces hikes & promotions to its employees

Cognizant announces hikes & promotions to its employees Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies has said that it has begun targeted merit-based salary increments and promotions from October 1, 2020. The hikes and promotions model is based on skills, relative contribution, and qualities needed to lead transformation and future growth. The company […]

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Facebook’s Workplace brings new features to its platform
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Facebook’s Workplace brings new features to its platform

Facebook’s Workplace brings new features to its platform Enterprise social platform Workplace from Facebook on Wednesday said that it has brought in a number of user-friendly updates to enable faster connectivity, accessibility, and better post creation to further ease user experience. Workplace has kept its commitment to updating and introducing varied employee engagement tool kits […]

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TCS to finish campus hiring of over 20,000 techies by Dec
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TCS to finish campus hiring of over 20,000 techies by Dec

TCS to finish campus hiring of over 20,000 techies by December 2020 India’s largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has started its placement. The tech firm plans to replicate the last year’s hiring strategy this year as well. The IT services firm is using its National Qualifier Test (NQT) for hiring techies. The test is […]

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Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza setting up $1bn PE fund
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Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza setting up $1bn PE fund

Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza setting up $1bn PE fund Former Cognizant CEO Francisco D’Souza has started a new innings. Together with others, D’Souza is setting up a $1 billion US-based private equity fund called Recognize. He is said to have already raised a couple of hundred million dollars. The rest of the fund-raising is underway. […]

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Tata Group to set up new phone component plant, 18K jobs
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Tata Group to set up new phone component plant, 18K jobs

Tata Group to set up a new phone component manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu Tata Group is investing Rs 5,000 crore to set up a phone component manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur under a new company that has been named Tata Electronics. Tata Electronics has been allotted 500 acres by Tamil Nadu Industrial Development […]

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EPFO: Spike in inward remittance, indicate recovery, Report
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EPFO: Spike in inward remittance, indicate recovery, Report

Spike in internal remittance, new EPFO registrations indicate recovery: Report PTI | Indicating a faster-than-expected restoration, remittances from migrant labourers, and the variety of first-time EPFO registrations have crossed the pre-lockdown ranges in September, in response to a report. Another silver lining is the large 60 per cent enhance within the variety of Jan Dhan […]

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Tech Mahindra & HCL plan to bring back 20% staff in office
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Tech Mahindra & HCL plan to bring back 20% staff in office

Tech Mahindra & HCL Technologies plan to bring back 20% of staff in the office According to a report by Business Insider, HCL is reportedly considering getting nearly 20% of its employees back on work premises on a rotational basis by December end this year. The company is restricting the in-office work to one day […]

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Salary cuts are getting rolled back, getting back to Normal?
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Salary cuts are getting rolled back, getting back to Normal?

Salary cuts are getting rolled back, getting back to Normal? After reducing salaries owing to the pandemic, various companies are now bringing remunerations back to normal. Over the last three weeks, several technology bellwether firms like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Tech Mahindra and Mindtree, etc have announced plans to give out salary increments and bonuses. […]

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TCS & UTokyo to probe on cognitive robotics at workplace
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TCS & UTokyo to probe on cognitive robotics at workplace

Tata Consultancy Services and UTokyo to Conduct Academic-Industry Research on Cognitive Robotics at the Workplace and Work on Commercialization of IP through Real World Applications Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, and the University of Tokyo (UTokyo), announced a strategic partnership to conduct joint academic-industry research. Through the […]

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