Category: Technology
Buzzfeed Layoffs: BuzzFeed to close news division, lays off 15% of all staff
[ad_1] Pulitzer prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division as it cuts about 15% of its entire staff. In a memo sent to staff, co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti said that cuts would also occur across its business, content, tech and administrative teams, according to multiple media reports. BuzzFeed is ...
hcltech hiring: HCLTech records 60% fall in headcount addition in FY23
[ad_1] India’s third-largest IT firm HCLTech increased headcount by 3,674 employees on a net basis during the March-ended quarter, taking the overall headcount to 225,944. It had hired 2,945 candidates in the previous quarter. For the full year, the net hiring number stood at 17,067 down 57% from the 39,900 employees hired by the Noida-headquartered ...
National Quantum Mission: Centre greenlights Rs 6K crore National Quantum Mission
[ad_1] The National Quantum Mission, approved by the government on Wednesday, will scale up scientific and industrial research and development in quantum technology and bolster India’s technology prowess, said officials and experts. The mission has an outlay of Rs 6,003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31 and will make India the sixth country to have a ...
snap india usage double: ETtech Exclusive: Snap India doubled user base, engagement in 2022: CEO Evan Spiegel
[ad_1] Snap Inc, which runs the ephemeral messaging app Snapchat,, more than doubled its user base and engagement in India, its cofounder and CEO Evan Spiegel told ET in an exclusive interview. The sharp uptick in Snap’s Indian business comes amid the broader turmoil roiling technology firms globally. The app’s monthly active users in India, ...
snapchat+ subscribers: Snap expands chatbot My AI with ability to create images; says Snapchat+ has 3 million subscribers
[ad_1] Snap Inc on Wednesday said its artificial intelligence chatbot My AI will now be able to respond to users’ messages with a fully AI-generated image, as the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat deepens its work in AI technology. My AI’s ability to respond to users with its own AI-generated images will be available ...
Fumio Kishida: Japan PM Fumio Kishida says ChatGPT will be on G7 summit agenda: Report
[ad_1] Leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies will discuss generative artificial intelligence ChatGPT when they gather in Hiroshima next month for a summit, Kyodo news agency quoted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying on Wednesday. “International rules need to be created,” Kyodo quoted Kishida as saying in a meeting with executives of ...
uk regulator google play store: UK watchdog looks at Google’s proposals for app developers on Play Store
[ad_1] The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Britain’s competition regulator, said on Wednesday it was looking into proposals offered by Alphabet Inc’s Google, that would give app developers the freedom to break away from Google Play’s billing system. Britain’s June investigation raised concerns that Google’s complete control over in-app payments unfairly restricted app developers, forcing ...
Netflix subscription: Netflix slashes subscription rates in 116 countries following success in India
[ad_1] Entertainment OTT player Netflix has slashed subscription rates in 116 countries following the success of its business model in India, the company said on Wednesday. Netflix has seen a 30 per cent growth in customer engagement and 24 per cent revenue growth year-on-year in India after it launched a low-priced subscription plan in the ...
Foxconn looks to expand Chennai iPhone facility; awe and nostalgia at Apple’s Mumbai store launch
[ad_1] Driven by the sharp increase in exports of Apple products from India, Foxconn is strengthening its manufacturing presence in the country. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch. Also in this letter:■ No relief for ADIF from Delhi HC in Google case■ IITs see a rise in non-tech hiring■ L’Oréal invests in DSG ...
Apple’s premium resellers look to cash in on buzz
[ad_1] Apple’s over 100 premium resellers are hoping that the new company-owned retail outlets will add to the momentum of demand for Apple products, and lead to higher footfalls, market trackers said. However, the premium resellers spread across the country will now have to up their game in terms of experience and services to retain ...