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Microsoft to CrowdStrike: Tech firms lead 2025 layoffs as 50,000 jobs vanish

Tech layoffs are increasing each passing day in the United States with an online tracker claiming that 50,000 tech jobs have vanished into thin air in 5 months

Job cuts creating further trouble?(UnSplash)

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Published on May 14, 2025 01:20 AM IST

ByShrey Banerjee | Edited by HT News Desk

Meta employee slams India’s tech recruitment scene: 'Typical India wala hisab'

A USA-based Meta employee has slammed India’s tech recruitment scene, calling it “strange” and “unprofessional”.

Disappointed with India's tech recruitment process, a Meta employee vents on Blind(Pexel)

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Published on Apr 10, 2025 12:35 PM IST

BySanya Jain

Starlink’s India play, “worse internet” and Jio’s IPL bundles

There was a flicker in 2021 when Starlink began to accept pre-orders for its satellite broadband service, from potential buyers in India.

technology

Published on Mar 20, 2025 07:00 AM IST

ByVishal Mathur

Tech company founder offers 10-hour internship with no salary, faces backlash

A tech firm's founder faced backlash for offering an unpaid internship requiring long hours, calling it a rare opportunity.

A tech firm's founder sparked outrage after posting an unpaid apprenticeship requiring long hours.(LinkedIn/Petar Ninovski)

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Published on Mar 14, 2025 12:48 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

Wired Wisdom: Convenience fees, Grok 3 chronology, and state of matter

Vishal Mathur's state of the technological world, in this week's Wired Wisdom

technology

Published on Feb 27, 2025 07:00 AM IST

ByVishal Mathur

Trump administration targets China with new trade and investment restrictions

Donald Trump has issued a memo instructing a top government committee to limit Chinese investment in energy, technology, and other vital U.S. industries.

The Trump administration targeted China with a number of trade, investment, and other policies that increase the likelihood that relations between the US and its main economic adversary could soon deteriorate.(AFP)

world news

Published on Feb 24, 2025 12:35 PM IST

Bloomberg |

Delhi Technological University tech fest: Robosoccer, Samurai vibes take over!

Engineering students from across North India participated in DTU's tech fest, Invictus. Some highlights were robotics, chess, hackathon, and financial cricket.

DTU's Invictus 2024 was a perfect blend of cutting-edge tech, fierce rivalry and electrifying energy.(Photos: HTBS/Manoj Verma)

htcity

Published on Feb 22, 2025 06:00 AM IST

ByKaran Sethi

Pariksha Pe Charcha: Gaurav Chaudhary, Radhika Gupta explore role of technology

The latest session featured Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, and Gaurav Chaudhary, popularly known as Technical Guruji.

Gaurav Chaudhary, popularly known as Technical Guruji, a renowned YouTuber and tech influencer, featured in the latest session of Pariksha Pe Charcha wherein he emphasized the importance of maintaining a balance between technology use and reality. (Image source: youtube.com/@NarendraModi)

education

Updated on Feb 14, 2025 08:05 AM IST

ANI | , New Delhi

DeepSeek's AI models boost Chinese chipmakers' competitiveness against US rivals

DeepSeek's AI models may enhance the competitiveness of Chinese chipmakers like Huawei against U.S. processors.

Some Chinese chipmakers, like Huawei, are seen to have a greater chance of competing in the local market against more potent U.S. processors thanks to the development of DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) models.(AP)

world news

Published on Feb 13, 2025 11:08 AM IST

Reuters |

Install projector screen in small living room: Complete guide

Tranform your compact living room and make it into a cosy space for movie nights with the help of these tips.

Create a cosy cinema-like atmosphere with a projector screen in your home.(Shutterstock)

lifestyle

Updated on Feb 04, 2025 08:32 PM IST

ByAdrija Dey

Top 10 weirdest tech at CES 2025: Robots, cat tower air-purifier, anime girls

Held in Las Vegas, Nevada, CES has been home to some of the most interesting, cutting-edge, and innovative tech products around

Signage during the 2025 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. People flock to the gambling capital in the tens of thousands to soak up keynote events and fight through the throngs on show floors for a glimpse of some gadget that might be a harbinger of the future.(Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg)

business

Published on Jan 09, 2025 04:13 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

H-1B visa debate intensifies in US ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration

The H-1B visa program primarily benefits Indian professionals, with prominent figures like Trump and Musk advocating for it

The issue over H-1B visas for highly qualified individuals has been more heated three weeks before Trump's inauguration on January 20. This has literally caused rifts within both the Democratic and Republican parties.(Reuters/representative)

world news

Published on Jan 03, 2025 11:01 AM IST

PTI |

2025 periscope: AI PCs, crypto, 6G, avant-garde tech and what industry expects

What exactly are AI PCs, beyond Copilot in Windows 11? We’ve, since the first half of 2024, borne witness to almost every PC maker launching

technology

Published on Jan 02, 2025 07:20 AM IST

ByVishal Mathur

‘Will end in disaster’: Celebrity tech investor disagrees with Warren Buffett

Chamath Palihapitiya wrote that a handful of tech stocks have become so valuable that the S&P 500 index is a concentrated bet on those risky businesses.

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., May 5, 2019. Buffett is giving away another $5.3 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five foundations in accordance with his longtime giving plan(Nati Harnik/AP)

business

Published on Jan 01, 2025 03:18 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti resigns, brother Rikant to take over

Rikant Pittie co-founded the company in 2008 and has about 16 years of experience in tourism, travel, HR, and technology

Nishant Pitti, co-founder and CEO, EaseMyTrip (Image courtesy: @nishantpitti/X)

business

Published on Jan 01, 2025 02:01 PM IST

PTI |

The most spectacular technologies you’ll see in 2025

Technology is rushing towards us and will change our worlds whether we like it or not. Here’s a glimpse of the most exciting technologies we will see in 2025

We’re standing at cusps of technology breakthroughs that’ll change our lives and societies forever and we will need to make sense of it.

Trump backs H-1B visa programme as Musk vows to go to ‘war’ defending it

Trump reaffirms support for the H-1B visa program, aligning with Musk amid criticism from hardliners.

In a spat over immigration permits that allow highly qualified foreign workers to enter the US, US President-elect Donald Trump has taken sides with his pals Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.(AFP)

world news

Published on Dec 29, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

PV Sindhu enters her bridal era: Her maximalist mood board for all brides-to-be

PV Sindhu is all set to turn wife to Venkata Datta Sai by the end of next week. Wondering what bridal aesthetic she'll be adopting? We might just have an answer

PV Sindhu gets engaged to Venkata Datta Sai: What's her bridal aesthetic going to be?(Photos: Instagram/pvsindhu1)

htcity

Published on Dec 14, 2024 06:18 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

Byju's exec, business ally face US sanctions for draining $1mn from subsidiaries

This is for their roles in stripping software, cash and other assets from the businesses which Byju's owns that are currently under court supervision

BYJU'S owner Byju Raveendran photo is seen on his company web page in this illustration(Reuters)

business

Published on Dec 05, 2024 02:58 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Chinese company offers cash rewards to employees who go on dates

A Chinese company offered cash rewards to employees for going on dates, aiming to boost workplace happiness amid declining marriage and birth rates.

Chinese firm offered cash rewards to employees for dating, aiming to boost happiness.
(Unsplash)

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Published on Nov 23, 2024 12:35 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

‘Disagree’: Meta to challenge CCI's order on WhatsApp data-sharing policy

India's Competition Commission has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta apps for five years.

On Monday, the CCI had announced a penalty of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>213.14 crore on Meta. (HT_PRINT)

world news

Published on Nov 19, 2024 06:20 PM IST

Reuters | ByHT News Desk

Bengaluru men unlock hearing aid feature in AirPods for grandmothers: Report

Three Bengaluru tech enthusiasts have unlocked the hearing aid feature in Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 for their grandmothers, using creative solutions.

The three men successfully activated the hearing aids feature in Apple AirPods for over 30 people.(Frederic J. Brown/AFP)

cities

Published on Nov 17, 2024 10:30 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Indian-origin founder turned 400 employees into millionaires, but regrets it

After selling AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, founder Jyoti Bansal made 400 of his employees millionaires but expressed regret about the sale.

San Francisco-based software boss Jyoti Bansal founded AppDynamics that was sold for $3.7 billion in 2017.(X/jyotibansalsf)

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Published on Oct 17, 2024 04:30 PM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

Tech CEO claims he trains his managers to fire workers: ‘Really good at firing’

In a controversial LinkedIn post, Journi CEO Andreas Roettl claimed that firing is essential to keep his team happy and strong.

Tech CEO Andreas Roettl said that during training, the team leaders are asked to practice firing.(LinkedIn/AndreasRoettl)

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Published on Oct 01, 2024 01:59 PM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

Lenovo India to establish country's fourth largest R&D centre in Bengaluru

Lenovo India will manufacture 50,000 GPU-based AI servers starting next year, alongside the establishment of its fourth largest R&D centre in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru’s new R&D centre will enhance Lenovo’s capabilities, contributing to key stages of the product life cycle, including system design and software development. (REUTERS)

cities

Updated on Sep 18, 2024 02:18 PM IST

ByYamini C S

The many talking points from Apple iPhone 16 keynote & behaviour of tech leaders

This was never going to be subdued, in case you had any expectations on those lines. The iPhone keynote is where new performance & experience benchmarks are set

Decoding the iPhone 16 series: Apple doing what Apple does best—simply resetting performance benchmarks.
(Vishal Mathur | HT Photo)

technology

Published on Sep 12, 2024 07:15 AM IST

ByVishal Mathur

Apple's first Indian ad from 1996 featuring Samir Soni makes comeback online

A 1996 Indian Apple Macintosh ad featuring Samir Soni has gone viral on Instagram. The clip also highlights Apple's old tagline: "Does more, costs less."

A 1996 Apple Macintosh ad featuring Samir Soni goes viral on Instagram. (Instagram/@tv1indialive)

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Updated on Sep 09, 2024 11:18 AM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

US judge rejects Byju’s US lender GLAS Trust's effort to stop payment to BCCI

A US judge refused to block a debt payment, telling American lenders to take their complaints about the transaction to an Indian court

business

Published on Aug 08, 2024 12:44 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Google loses massive antitrust lawsuit: What Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella said

In his testimony, CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google created a better service for consumers.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, is seen in France. (Reuters)

business

Updated on Aug 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Bengaluru IT employees' union protests against extended working hours: Report

The employees union rallied in Bengaluru's Freedom Park against a proposed bill that would extend a work day from a maximum of 10 hours to 14 hours.

The controversial proposal aims to extend daily work hours in the IT sector from a maximum of 10 hours to 14 hours.

cities

Published on Aug 04, 2024 04:54 PM IST

ByYamini C S

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Tech layoffs are increasing each passing day in the United States with an online tracker claiming that 50,000 tech jobs have vanished into thin air in 5 months

A USA-based Meta employee has slammed India’s tech recruitment scene, calling it “strange” and “unprofessional”.

There was a flicker in 2021 when Starlink began to accept pre-orders for its satellite broadband service, from potential buyers in India.

A tech firm's founder faced backlash for offering an unpaid internship requiring long hours, calling it a rare opportunity.

Vishal Mathur's state of the technological world, in this week's Wired Wisdom

Donald Trump has issued a memo instructing a top government committee to limit Chinese investment in energy, technology, and other vital U.S. industries.

Engineering students from across North India participated in DTU's tech fest, Invictus. Some highlights were robotics, chess, hackathon, and financial cricket.

The latest session featured Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, and Gaurav Chaudhary, popularly known as Technical Guruji.

DeepSeek's AI models may enhance the competitiveness of Chinese chipmakers like Huawei against U.S. processors.

Tranform your compact living room and make it into a cosy space for movie nights with the help of these tips.

Held in Las Vegas, Nevada, CES has been home to some of the most interesting, cutting-edge, and innovative tech products around

The H-1B visa program primarily benefits Indian professionals, with prominent figures like Trump and Musk advocating for it

What exactly are AI PCs, beyond Copilot in Windows 11? We’ve, since the first half of 2024, borne witness to almost every PC maker launching

Chamath Palihapitiya wrote that a handful of tech stocks have become so valuable that the S&P 500 index is a concentrated bet on those risky businesses.

Rikant Pittie co-founded the company in 2008 and has about 16 years of experience in tourism, travel, HR, and technology

Technology is rushing towards us and will change our worlds whether we like it or not. Here’s a glimpse of the most exciting technologies we will see in 2025

Trump reaffirms support for the H-1B visa program, aligning with Musk amid criticism from hardliners.

PV Sindhu is all set to turn wife to Venkata Datta Sai by the end of next week. Wondering what bridal aesthetic she'll be adopting? We might just have an answer

This is for their roles in stripping software, cash and other assets from the businesses which Byju's owns that are currently under court supervision

A Chinese company offered cash rewards to employees for going on dates, aiming to boost workplace happiness amid declining marriage and birth rates.

India's Competition Commission has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta apps for five years.

Three Bengaluru tech enthusiasts have unlocked the hearing aid feature in Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 for their grandmothers, using creative solutions.

After selling AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, founder Jyoti Bansal made 400 of his employees millionaires but expressed regret about the sale.

In a controversial LinkedIn post, Journi CEO Andreas Roettl claimed that firing is essential to keep his team happy and strong.

Lenovo India will manufacture 50,000 GPU-based AI servers starting next year, alongside the establishment of its fourth largest R&D centre in Bengaluru.

This was never going to be subdued, in case you had any expectations on those lines. The iPhone keynote is where new performance & experience benchmarks are set

A 1996 Indian Apple Macintosh ad featuring Samir Soni has gone viral on Instagram. The clip also highlights Apple's old tagline: "Does more, costs less."

A US judge refused to block a debt payment, telling American lenders to take their complaints about the transaction to an Indian court

In his testimony, CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google created a better service for consumers.

The employees union rallied in Bengaluru's Freedom Park against a proposed bill that would extend a work day from a maximum of 10 hours to 14 hours.

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