Google layoffs: ‘Most powerful company instilling fear’ say sacked employees, appeal in Labour Court

Google layoffs: ‘Most powerful company instilling fear’ say sacked employees, appeal in Labour Court

Google, Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary, dismissed employees for staging protests at two company offices in April over the company’s cloud project with Israel, dubbed Project Nimbus. This particular contract—a cloud computing deal valued at $1.2 billion—with various branches of the Israeli government, including the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was jointly secured by Google and Amazon. The …

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Tech layoffs 2024: Salesforce to sack 700 workers, says report

Tech layoffs 2024: Salesforce to sack 700 workers, says report

US cloud-based software company Salesforce is laying off about 700 employees, or nearly 1% of its global workforce, Reuters news agency reported, citing Wall Street Journal. The job cut at Salesforce follows a wave of layoffs in tech companies in the US including among behemoths such as Amazon and Google. Flipkart to lay off 5% …

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San Francisco based gaming firm, Unity, lays off 1,800 employees

San Francisco based gaming firm, Unity, lays off 1,800 employees

Unity, a prominent San Francisco-based video game company specializing in game engines has let go of 1,800 employees. Unity’s plan to lay off its 25% workforce, was disclosed in an SEC filing on Monday. The layoffs plans were hinted at late last year, and the company cited reasons such as excessive growth and the need …

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Meta coughs up to end office lease that still had years left

Meta coughs up to end office lease that still had years left

Meta had a big headline-grabbing event on Wednesday, unveiling new gear and talking up its plans for the future. What it definitely didn’t mention was that it recently paid a large sum of money to end a lease on a major office development in London, despite it having another 18 years to run. Meta forked out …

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