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Updated on: Jan 2022

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Google raises salaries of top brass after refusing to hike workers pay

Jan 6, 2022

Over IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers

More than students, including girls, of IIT Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati IIT-...

Jobs

Dec 25, 2021

Over IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers

Acceldata appoints Gajanana Hegde as VP Head- Global Engineering

Acceldata, the worlds first data observability platform, has announced the appointment ofnbspGaja...

C-Suite Move

Dec 20, 2021

Acceldata appoints Gajanana Hegde as VP Head- Global Engineering

I was wrong Omicron wrecks CEOs plans for office return

Just as it seemed like corporate America was on a path toward normalcy, a new wave of Covid Omicron ...

Industry

Dec 17, 2021

I was wrong Omicron wrecks CEOs plans for office return

Industry

Google to give additional staff bonus this year

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it will give an additional bonus to its employees globally this year, as the tech giant pushes back its return-to-office plan. Google will give all employees, including the company’s extended workforce and interns, a one-time cash bonus of $1,600 or equivalent value in their country this month, a company spokesperson […]

Dec 9, 2021

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Google delays mandatory return to office beyond Jan. 10

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it is indefinitely pushing back its January return-to-office plan globally amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and some resistance to company-mandated vaccinations. Google in August had said it would expect workers to come in about three days a week from Jan. 10 at the earliest, ending […]

Dec 3, 2021

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Amazon lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated warehouse workers

Amazon.com Inc will not require fully vaccinated US warehouse employees to wear masks at work from Tuesday unless mandated by state or local law, a source familiar with the matter said. The e-commerce giant had in August ordered all U.S. employees to wear a mask at work regardless of their vaccination status due to the […]

Nov 2, 2021

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IT firms extend WFH by 03 months due to COVID-19 spike

IT firms extend WFH by 03 months due to COVID-19 spike COVID-19 cases are increasing across the country. Many IT and ITES companies especially in Bengaluru are extending the work from home (WFH) for their employees by 03 more months. Government employees are also asking for work from home options and pointing out that they […]

Apr 4, 2021

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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 Francisco Bay Area’s largest technology companies including Twitter Inc and Google plan to keep their offices largely closed for months more despite the government allowing them on Tuesday to be opened in a limited capacity. Taking into […]

Mar 24, 2021

Jobs

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

Google opens Career Certificate Program; Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant to hire them Google has opened up enrollment for its latest career certificate programs and announced new tools and resources for job seekers. In a blog post, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said the certificate courses are part of the company’s efforts to help workers upskill to high-demand […]

Mar 16, 2021

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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 […]

Mar 13, 2021

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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