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IT firms extend WFH by months due to COVID- spike

Apr 4, 2021

Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban

Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban Several of San Franc...

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Mar 24, 2021

Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban

Google opens Career Certificate Program Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant to hire them

Google opens Career Certificate Program Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant to hire them Google has opene...

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Mar 16, 2021

Google opens Career Certificate Program Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant to hire them

, workers now part of Facebook ARVR division

, workers now part of Facebook ARVR division Nearly , Facebook employees almost a...

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Mar 13, 2021

, workers now part of Facebook ARVR division

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Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research, diversity grows

Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research, diversity grows Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. Google said in a statement […]

Feb 20, 2021

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TCS, Infosys, and Cognizant join WEF coalition to tackle workplace racism

TCS, Infosys, and Cognizant join WEF coalition to tackle workplace racism Indian IT majors Infosys and TCS on Monday joined global giants like Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and Bank of America in an international coalition launched by the World Economic Forum to tackle racism in workplaces. Announcing the coalition during its week-long online Davos Agenda Summit, the WEF said it would work towards improving […]

Jan 25, 2021

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Cisco, Oracle, IBM Workers ‘Anxious’ About Job Cuts

Cisco, Oracle, IBM Workers ‘Anxious’ About Job Cuts Cisco, Oracle, and IBM topped a list of companies with employees that constantly feel anxious about losing their jobs, according to a recent survey conducted by Blind and released by job board Dice. The survey found that 62% of Cisco employees said that “yes, I am constantly anxious” about getting fired, which […]

Dec 25, 2020

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Google to offer free weekly COVID-19 tests to all US employees

Google to offer free weekly COVID-19 tests to all US employees Google is offering free weekly Covid-19 tests to 90,000 employees in the US. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, every US Google employee (and its subsidiaries, including YouTube) will be eligible to sign up for a free at-home test. Google is paying its partner, […]

Dec 19, 2020

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Google extends work from home policy till September 2021

Google extends work from home policy till September 2021 Google has announced to extend its work from home policy till September 2021. Google had earlier planned to reopen offices by summer next. But it has now allowed those employees who don’t need to be in an office to work from home till September. Google CEO […]

Dec 17, 2020

CHRO Move

Google ropes in new Personnel Head from AstraZeneca

Google ropes in new Personnel Head from AstraZeneca Google has hired a top executive from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to oversee its personnel policies amid ongoing tensions with many employees who are upset with the company’s policies. The hiring of Fiona Cicconi also comes while Google sets up plans to allow people to continue to work […]

Dec 16, 2020

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Google CEO says company will review AI scholar’s abrupt exit

Google CEO says company will review AI scholar’s abrupt exit Sacramento (US), Dec 10 (AP) Google CEO Sundar Pichai has apologised for how a prominent artificial intelligence researcher’s abrupt departure last week has “seeded doubts” in the company. Pichai told Google employees in a Wednesday memo obtained by Axios that the tech company is beginning […]

Dec 10, 2020

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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 […]

Nov 1, 2020

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Google introduces a three-day weekend for employee

Google introduces a three-day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) weekend for employee After extending its work-from-home model until 2021 summer, the tech giant, Google has now introduced a three-day weekend to ensure employees’ well being during the Coronavirus pandemic. With an aim to make sure its employees are maintaining their peace of mind and not letting the […]

Sep 8, 2020

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Google launches ‘KORMO’ job search app in India

Google launches Kormo job search app in India to help people find entry-level jobs Google has announced the launch of its Kormo Jobs app in India to help entry-level job seekers find and apply for positions. The company first launched Kormo Jobs in Bangladesh in 2018 and expanded it to Indonesia last year. Also last year, […]

Aug 21, 2020

Coronavirus

Intel extends WFH until June 2021, offers reimbursements

Intel extends work from home until June 2021, offers reimbursements Like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, now Intel Corporation, an American multinational corporation, and technology company has announced that its employees in Israel and around the world will have the option to continue to work from home until June 2021. 90% of Intel’s 13,700 employees in […]

Aug 11, 2020

Coronavirus

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 […]

Aug 3, 2020