The information reports that Meta has temporarily shut down its Tel Aviv offices due to the continuing Israel-Iran hostilities. According to the reports, the IT company's decision will have an impact on some 900 employees in Tel Aviv. Employees were allegedly notified of the office closure in a
In the ongoing push to include AI agents into office software, Microsoft has unveiled Copilot Cowork. It is an AI tool that can independently complete activities within the Microsoft 365 environment. Users will be able to deploy AI agents that can handle multi-step tasks like evaluating Outlook calendars, creating meeting
Robotics engineer Caitlin Kalinowski of OpenAI resigns over the company's handling of its artificial intelligence collaboration with the United States Department of Defence. This action has exacerbated the dispute regarding the role of commercial AI in national security. Caitlin Kalinowski announced her resignation "on principle" after
Tech Mahindra denied on March 9 that the company is mulling on a plan to drastically cut jobs. Consequently, denying rumours that the IT services provider may be laying off employees. The company clarified in a filing with stock markets that it had received calls and saw online posts about
Sarvam AI, a firm based in India that specialises in generative AI, announced the opening of its startup support programme on March 5th. The goal of this program is to provide its models and infrastructure to startups so that they can create AI-powered solutions. As stated in a number of
As a result of the financial burden caused by its ambitious development into AI technology, Oracle Corp. is getting ready to lay off thousands of workers across all of its business groups. The planned layoffs would go beyond the usual, small-scale labour modifications that the corporation has done in the
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is restructuring its business model to take advantage of emerging technology. It recently inked an agreement with OpenAI to construct AI data centres in India and is now in the final stages of finalising arrangements with other tech titans. Several additional hyperscalers are being considered by
Amazon, the tech titan, has once again laid off workers, this time in its robots section. Scott Dresser, VP of robotics at Amazon, recently announced layoffs in an internal memo. The move is part of a larger attempt to cut costs. In their most recent wave of layoffs, Amazon chose
Proximus, a Belgian company, plans to implement an AI-driven efficiency program that includes the elimination of 1,200 positions by 2030. In addition to halving its dividend, this action has alarmed investors, causing a precipitous decline in the stock price. Reducing staff-related expenses is the primary goal of the wider
Bharti Airtel will implement its AI-powered spam protection tool on text messages, including those that contain web links, that are transmitted through Google's messaging platform. In order to safeguard its clients from any online fraud, this measure is implemented. According to Airtel, this is all a part of
In an effort to attract startups and foster innovation within the Indian Railways, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the creation of a specialised tech strategy on February 26. Following in the footsteps of the defence ministry's iDEX program, the Rail Tech policy seeks to enlist the help of
Hundreds of Burger King locations in the United States will soon be equipped with headsets that use an OpenAI chatbot. As the business puts it, this is a necessary step in gaining insight into "overall service patterns" for management. Part of a larger artificial intelligence platform meant to
On Coursera, Google has introduced a new AI Professional Certificate. Its goal is to assist professionals in going beyond basic AI knowledge and safely utilising AI tools in their daily jobs. Google AI Pro will be provided to enrolled learners at no cost for three months. This allows for practical
The team at Block, the folks behind Afterpay, Cash App, and Square, are laying off 40% of their employees. Jack Dorsey, co-founder, wrote to shareholders explaining the action, saying that "intelligence tools" were the driving force. Dorsey predicts that the majority of businesses will soon do the same.
Senior staff members at Tata Consultancy Services have been instructed to aggressively develop and test artificial intelligence solutions. Thus, indicating a stronger drive to incorporate AI into leadership responsibilities. During his speech at the Nasscom Technology Leadership Forum in Mumbai, CEO K Krithivasan advised top leaders to put theory aside
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has announced "huge" plans to reassign workers. According to sources, this action is in line with the banking firm's efforts to speed the deployment of artificial intelligence. During an investor meeting this week, Dimon announced that the company is getting
To formally expand its on-the-ground support for companies building production-grade AI systems, OpenAI has appointed Arjun Gupta, founder of an Indian firm, as its first solutions architect in the nation. Formerly of AuraML, where he was both co-founder and chief technologist, Gupta is now a part of the Go-To-Market (GTM)
According to reports, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called a "high-stakes" and "tense" meeting at the Pentagon with Dario Amodei, CEO of AI firm Anthropic, over the military's utilisation of the Claude AI model. Reportedly, Elon Musk criticised the AI firm for allegedly
Current and former workers of Anthropic will be able to sell stock at a valuation of roughly $350 billion through a secondary share sale that the company is initiating. To avoid going public, this is the next logical step in providing liquidity. An investment of $5 billion to $6 billion
According to a prominent Anthropic engineer, the United States is on the cusp of an AI revolution. He noted that the next generation of AI agents will soon be able to do almost any job that requires internet access. In a recent podcast, Boris Cherny, who developed Claude Code at
In order to launch its India AI infrastructure platform, TryfactaConnex, an affiliate of the US-based Tryfacta, recently announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The agreement includes an initial investment of roughly $7.7 billion to build a 1-gigawatt hyperscale AI
Amid the push for AI, home interior and innovation unicorn Livspace has let go of 1,000 workers, or 12% of its workforce. The startup's spokesman stated in a statement that the job layoffs were caused by automation and the integration of advanced AI agents throughout its main
For the majority of its employees, Meta has cut their yearly stock award allotment by about 5%. The corporation has taken this step as it increases its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. This is the second year in a row that the parent company of Facebook has reduced share pay.
In order to be considered for leadership positions, senior staff at Accenture are required to use the firm's artificial intelligence products on a regular basis. It was communicated to senior managers and associate directors that "regular adoption" of AI tools is now necessary to advance to