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Updated on: Mar 2023
Will Rajesh Gopinathan accept an advisory role at Tata Group?
C-Suite Move

Will Rajesh Gopinathan accept an advisory role at Tata Group?

After a stellar career of over 22 years with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and a successful stint as Managing Director & CEO during the last 6 years, Rajesh Gopinathan has decided to step down from the company to pursue his other interests. He will continue with the company till 15th September 2023 and the Board has nominated […]

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Google opens access to Bard in competition ChatGPT, Details here
Technology

Google opens access to Bard in competition ChatGPT, Details here

Google has announced opening access to ChatGPT rival Bard. This follows the announcements from last week as the company continues to bring helpful AI experiences to people, businesses, and communities. Bard is powered by a research large language model (LLM), specifically a lightweight and optimized version of LaMDA, and will be updated with newer, more capable models […]

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Drunk Bengaluru Startup employee ‘Chokes’ While Team Parties
Industry

Drunk Bengaluru Startup employee ‘Chokes’ While Team Parties

A Bengaluru startup employee was found passed out and choking on his own vomit at a bar while his team partied. Caleb Friesen shared on Twitter, “Reminder to the “work hard, party harder” startup founders out there: no party is worth losing an employee. Spotted a young man from a prominent Bengaluru startup choking on […]

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ChatGPT will impact these Jobs for sure
Technology

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ChatGPT will impact these Jobs for sure

The CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman said AI has the potential to drastically change society but also has real dangers. Sam Altman also believes that AI chatbots could “eliminate a lot of current jobs” but also has the potential to be “the greatest technology humanity has yet developed” to improve our lives Sam Altman has […]

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says ‘drop me a line’ to get hired
Hiring

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says ‘drop me a line’ to get hired

An Indian multinational ridesharing company, Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has shared a post on Twitter saying that the company is always looking to hire bright talent. Bhavish Aggarwal recently shared a tweet saying, “One of the aspects of my job I love most is that I get to work with the best designers in the […]

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Amazon employee disappointed ‘my first job ended so soon’
Layoffs

Amazon employee disappointed ‘my first job ended so soon’

The year 2023 started on a layoff note many Tech companies have sacked lakhs of employees. So far in 2023, there have been 668 layoffs at tech companies with 184,850 people impacted (2,311 people per day). Amazon has recently announced the second round of layoffs. Amazon sacked 27,000 employees in the last three months. Recently, the company announced to layoff of 9000 […]

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Tata won’t buy Bisleri: founder’s daughter to lead the company
Industry

Tata won’t buy Bisleri: founder’s daughter to lead the company

According to a media report, Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) has withdrawn from the acquisition process of Bisleri. Bisleri International Chairman Ramesh Chauhan’s daughter Jayanti Chauhan will run the company. She will steer the company with the professional team headed by CEO Angelo George. Currently, Jayanti is the Vice Chairperson. She has been involved in the […]

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Capgemini is hiring for various roles in India including HR, Apply
Hiring

Capgemini is hiring for various roles in India including HR, Apply

A multinational information technology services and consulting company, Capgemini is hiring for various roles including HR across the country. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “Helping our clients grow while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse […]

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EPFO adds 14.86 lakh net members in the month of January, 2023
EPFO

EPFO adds 14.86 lakh net members in the month of January, 2023

The provisional payroll data of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) released today highlights that EPFO has added 14.86 lakh net members in the month of January, 2023. Out of 14.86 lakh members added during the month, around 7.77 lakh new members have come under ambit of EPFO for the first time. Among the newly joined […]

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Amazon second round of layoffs to sack 9,000 employees
Layoffs

Amazon second round of layoffs to sack 9,000 employees

An American technology company, Amazon has said that the company is sacking 9,000 more employees in the next few weeks. The employees mostly in AWS, advertising, and Twitch will be impacted by the layoffs. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared the information in a blog post. The impacted employees will be provided packages that include a […]

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LivSpace home decor brand announces massive job cuts
Layoffs

LivSpace home decor brand announces massive job cuts

Home renovation and interior platform Livspace is laying off employees as part of a cost-cutting exercise due to the ongoing funding winter. According to reports, Livspace has sacked at least 100 employees from across several teams. The layoffs have impacted 2 percent of the workforce from the product, engineering, content, and marketing teams of the […]

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Infosys HR Head: Freshers promoted faster, get big hikes
Industry

Infosys HR Head: Freshers promoted faster, get big hikes

According to TOI report, EVP and Group HR Head Krish Shankar, Infosys has said that freshers in the company today get promoted much faster and get substantially higher jumps in salaries than a few years ago. Responding to fresher salaries in the IT industry having stagnated at about Rs 3.5 lakh per annum for years, […]

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