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Updated on: Aug 2022
Airbnb, Accenture, Spotify, and a few more companies are leaving Russia
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Airbnb, Accenture, Spotify, and a few more companies are leaving Russia

According to Barrons report, Airbnb late Thursday said it would suspend its operations in Russia and Belarus. The home-rental company joins Volkswagen, Accenture, and Spotify as the latest Western companies to suspend operations in Russia following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Brian Chesky, chief executive of Airbnb, announced his company’s suspension of operations in Russia via a tweet late Thursday. Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, announced […]

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Over 840 IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers
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Over 840 IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers

More than 840 students, including 133 girls, of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Guwahati (IIT-G) have bagged job offers in the first phase of placement with one student having bagged Rs. 2.05 crore package per annum offer from a multi-national firm, officials said on Saturday. Abhishek Kumar, IIT-G’s Centre for Career Development Head, said in […]

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Hospitality firm OYO announces two appointments
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Hospitality firm OYO announces two appointments

Hospitality firm OYO on Wednesday said it has appointed ex-Apple executive Nirdosh Chouhan as Senior Vice President of Engineering and former Swiggy official Kranthi Mitra Adusumilli as Senior Principal Data Scientist. Chouhan, who has over 18 years of industry experience, will spearhead OYO’s Core Engineering Platform that plays a critical role in the company’s business, […]

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Apple tells workers they have right to discuss wages, working conditions
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Apple tells workers they have right to discuss wages, working conditions

Apple delivered a message to employees on Friday that was striking given its reputation for secrecy: a reminder that workers may discuss wages, hours, and working conditions. The notice came as some employees have been pushing Apple to do more to ensure there are no unfair gaps in pay across the company. In a post […]

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Apple to pay bonuses of up to $1,000 to store employees
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Apple to pay bonuses of up to $1,000 to store employees

Apple Inc will pay one-time bonuses of as much as $1,000 to store employees next month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company will give out $1,000 to retail staff hired before Mar. 31, while those who joined later will get $500, the report said. New employees for the holiday […]

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Ford ropes in Apple veteran Doug Field as Head- Advanced Technology
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Ford ropes in Apple veteran Doug Field as Head- Advanced Technology

Ford Motor Co. has hired a former executive from Apple and Tesla to be the company’s head of advanced technology and new embedded systems, a critical post as the auto industry moves to adopt vehicles powered by electricity and guided by computers. Before Doug Field joined Ford, he was a vice president of special projects at Apple and an […]

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Apple plans to create 23,000 jobs in India by March 2022
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Apple plans to create 23,000 jobs in India by March 2022

Apple supply chain’s shift of operation to India, in line with the incentives provided by the government, has reportedly created around 20,000 jobs in the country to date. According to a report in DigiTimes Asia, the number could have been higher were it not for the Covid-19 pandemic. Manufacturers including Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron were […]

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Cognizant ropes in Apple veteran Rashmi Vasisht as VP- Corp Comms
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Cognizant ropes in Apple veteran Rashmi Vasisht as VP- Corp Comms

Cognizant ropes in Apple Veteran Rashmi Vasisht as Vice President- Corporate Communications IT Major, Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced the appointment of Rashmi Vasisht as Vice President- Corporate Communications, effective May 2021. She will be based out at Gurugram. Rashmi has over two decades of experience in corporate communications, media relations, digital strategies, and public affairs […]

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10,000 workers now part of Facebook AR/VR division
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10,000 workers now part of Facebook AR/VR division

10,000 workers now part of Facebook AR/VR division Nearly 10,000 Facebook employees – almost a fifth of its total workforce — are currently working in the augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) labs, clearly indicating that the social network has bet really big on the immersive technology. According to The Information, Facebook has planned an aggressive […]

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Wistron removes India VP after probe finds fault in the wage payment process
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Wistron removes India VP after probe finds fault in the wage payment process

Wistron removes India VP after probe finds fault in the wage payment process; Apple places company on probation Apple’s contract manufacturer Wistron on Saturday removed its vice-president Vincent Lee, who was heading operations in India after finding fault in the process of wage payment during its internal investigation. The Taiwanese electronics services major admitted the mistakes at […]

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Microsoft to open offices on January 19, 2021
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Microsoft to open offices on January 19, 2021

Microsoft’s US offices won’t reopen until January 2021 at the earliest Microsoft has reportedly chosen January 19, 2021 as the date for reopening its US offices. According to The Verge, the tech giant is planning a “hybrid workplace” for a six-phase reopening of its offices. “Stage six will be when offices are ready to fully reopen for […]

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Lava plans to shift production to India from China
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Lava plans to shift production to India from China

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call “Local ke liye Vocal“, Lava on Saturday, 16 May announced to shift its entire mobile R&D, design and manufacturing for the export market from China to India within next six months, announcing to invest overall nearly Rs 800 crore in the due course of time. According to a report […]

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