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BYJU's, Aakash deny merger talks with rival Unacademy
Reacting to a Money Control report which said, citing sources, that SoftBank-backed Unacademy is in talks for a potential merger with BYJU's-owned Aakash, the company denied any such move. We strongly deny that BYJU'S is considering a merger of Unacademy into Aakash Educational Services. As a parent company, BYJU'S is.
Madhav Sheth accepts global role at realme, new India head yet to be announced
In a tweet, Sheth said: "Exciting news! I'm thrilled to announce that I've accepted a new role as VP for Business and Corporate Strategy (Global). Excited to take this opportunity and contribute to the company's success." It is still not clear who will run realms India business with Sheth accepting a new global role at the company.
Legacy Twitter Blue badges to be removed from April 1, pay Rs 9,400 a year in India
Twitter Blue is now available globally and the users can get Blue Verified for $7 a month if they sign up via web browser, Musk announced. "On April 1, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified check marks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue," said the company.
Impacted by layoff within 2 weeks of transfer: Sacked Indian-origin Google worker
Tanmay Sahay, a software engineer at Google, wrote in a LinkedIn post: "Hi everyone, after having spent 4 years in #Google and moving from UK to Switzerland as part of a team change (following a promotion), I was impacted by the layoff within 2 weeks of transferring."
Meta introduces new WhatsApp app for Windows with better calling features
"WhatsApp is the largest platform to provide a fully end-to-end encrypted messaging experience that allows cross-platform communication between mobile phones, computers, tablets and more. This means that your personal messages, media and calls are always end-to-end encrypted across all your devices," Meta said.
realme to appoint new India biz head from China, Madhav Sheth may quit
The move, according to industry insiders, does not augur well for the company which cemented its position in a market which is highly-competitive at the mass level, with Sheth, as its India business lead, became the sole face of the company within a short span of time.
Global IT services firm Accenture slashes 19K jobs, tech mayhem deepens
Delivering its quarterly results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the company also reduced its annual revenue growth and profit forecasts.
Logitech lays off 300 employees as computer accessories sales drop
In a major global reorganisation, the maker of computer accessories has decided to cut about 300 jobs, reports People Matters. According to Logitech President and CEO Bracken Darrell, the slump in the business was due to challenging global broader macroeconomic environment and "lower enterprise and consumer spending".
Leading job portal Indeed lays off 2,200 employees, CEO 'heartbroken'
An 'heartbroken' Indeed CEO Chris Hyams announced that job cuts come from nearly every team, function, level and region at Indeed and Indeed Flex. We anticipate we will be letting approximately 2,200 people go. This is roughly 15 per cent of our team. The specific decisions on who and where to cut were extremely difficult.
US serves notice to Coinbase for allegedly breaking securities laws
The SEC move indicates there could be some kind of enforcement action against Coinbase after the investigation is completed. The SEC gave Coinbase a "Wells notice" regarding an undefined portion of its listed digital assets, staking service Coinbase Earn, Coinbase Prime, and Coinbase Wallet after a cursory investigation.
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