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Updated on: Jul 2022
Google Sundar Pichais letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year
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Google Sundar Pichais letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year

Jul 14, 2022

Tesla has laid off employees from Autopilot team, shuts office

Electric vehicle maker,nbspTesla has laid off annotation employees from its Autopilot team and...

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Jul 13, 2022
Tesla has laid off employees from Autopilot team, shuts office

Microsoft cuts , jobs in restructuring, will hire more Report

American multinational technology corporation, Microsoftnbsphas announced that it will be slashing...

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Jul 13, 2022
Microsoft cuts , jobs in restructuring, will hire more Report

Argo AI lays off about employees nearly of the Workforce

US-based autonomous vehicle technology startup, Argo AI layoffs about employees as it makes adju...

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Jul 10, 2022
Argo AI lays off about employees nearly of the Workforce
Laid-off Tesla employees seek protection from US court
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Laid-off Tesla employees seek protection from US court

Electric vehicle maker, Tesla former employees have been represented by a team of lawyers to seek emergency protection from a US court for the fired workers. Last month Tesla announced its plans to cut 10 percent of its salaried workforce. The company’s main allegations presented on the behalf of the formal employees are that the company […]

Jul 8, 2022
Ola may lay off upto 500 employees in order to drive cost-efficiency
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Ola may lay off upto 500 employees in order to drive cost-efficiency

India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, Ola may lay off around 400-500 employees to drive cost-efficiency. The layoffs have been in results as in April 2022, Ola Dash scaled down its operations from 9 cities to 3 cities and dismissed over 2,100 contract workers. In June 2022, it shut down […]

Jul 6, 2022
Celsius crypto lending platform lays off 150 employees
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Celsius crypto lending platform lays off 150 employees

Cryptocurrency lending platform, Celsius has laid off 150 employees which are 25% of its workforce. The layoffs have been done as the global crypto market goes through its worst meltdown. Celsius has informed, “We are focused and working as quickly as we can to stabilise liquidity and operations, in order to be positioned to share […]

Jul 5, 2022
India may face over 60,000 job losses in Edtech and E-commerce this year
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India may face over 60,000 job losses in Edtech and E-commerce this year

As the tech and startup sector gets hammered by economic meltdown, more that 22,000 workers in the sector have lost jobs in 2022, along with more than 12,000 in the Indian startup ecosystem. Startups, especially the ones who benefited from a pandemic boom, are feeling the pressure as valuations, particularly at the late stage, have […]

Jul 4, 2022
Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India
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Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India

Telecom equipment supplier Parallel Wireless has laid off at least 500 employees in India, Israel, UK, and US. The ‘Huge firings’ at Parallel Wireless as CEO blames economic conditions. RIU Global Services Pvt. Ltd. confirmed the layoffs through a LinkedIn post and said, “Yesterday, Parallel Wireless announced the layoff of 500 employees. While this is disappointing news for […]

Jul 2, 2022
Tesla to cut 200 jobs and closing office in San Mateo, California
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Tesla to cut 200 jobs and closing office in San Mateo, California

According to the US media reports, Electric vehicle maker, Tesla is closing its office in San Mateo, California. Estimated job cuts are nearly 200 as part of a broader cost-cutting effort. The employees involved reportedly worked on the analysis of data from the vehicles’ autopilot driver assistance system. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an interview that Tesla’s new […]

Jun 30, 2022
EdTech company WhiteHat Jr lays off 300 staff
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EdTech company WhiteHat Jr lays off 300 staff

WhiteHat Jr, an Indian online educational technology company has laid off 300 employees due to cost cuts. This is the latest company among the startups globally to lay off its workforce due to the market downturn. This comes at the back of mass layoffs, restructuring, and shutdowns in the Edtech sector. The employees from the sales and […]

Jun 29, 2022
Udaan lays off 180-200 staff nearly 5% of its workforce to cut costs
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Udaan lays off 180-200 staff nearly 5% of its workforce to cut costs

Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce startup Udaan has laid off 5 percent of its workforce, or 180-200 employees. The company has termed the layoff as “unusual” and called it an “efficiency enhancement exercise”. Udaan said the layoffs have happened across various department functions. The company had an employee strength of around 4,000 before the layoffs. The company added that […]

Jun 28, 2022
Netflix lays off 300 employees in cost-cutting drive
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Netflix lays off 300 employees in cost-cutting drive

The world’s leading streaming entertainment service, Netflix has laid off 300 employees which is about 4% of its workforce. Netflix in the second round of job cuts aimed at lowering costs after the streaming giant lost subscribers. Earlier, the company had laid off 150 workers due to slowing revenue growth. Netflix lays off 300 employees in […]

Jun 24, 2022
Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead
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Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead

Amid CEO Elon Musk’s “woke mind virus” concerns, Electric vehicle company, Tesla has laid off both the President and a Lead involved in diversity and inclusivity programs at the company of its LGBTQ+ community. While they were let go as part of a broader wave of layoffs, it comes amid several comments CEO Elon Musk […]

Jun 24, 2022
Elon Musk said Tesla will cut the salaried workforce by 10% over 3 months
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Elon Musk said Tesla will cut the salaried workforce by 10% over 3 months

Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Tesla will reduce its salaried workforce by 10 per cent over the next three months. Addressing the Qatar Economic Forum organised by Bloomberg, the world’s richest man said that the electric car-maker will cut salaries by 10 per cent over the next three months, as the company navigates the global […]

Jun 22, 2022
Tesla Sued By Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’
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Tesla Sued By Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’

Two former Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle giant. The employees were laid off from the Nevada Gigafactory. The lawsuit alleges the company’s decision to lay off more than 500 workers during May and June. Further, it stated that the employees laid off without due notice constitutes a breach of the workers’ rights. […]

Jun 21, 2022