Anthropic appoints Irina Ghose, a former Microsoft India managing director, to lead its business in India, which has the second-largest user base for Claude
Anthropic appoints Irina Ghose, a former Microsoft India managing director, to lead its business in India, which has the second-largest user base for Claude
Indian IT giant TCS cut 19,755 jobs in the quarter ended September 30, as strained US relations and a rapid shift to AI reshape India's $280B IT services sector
Harshita Swaminathan / Bloomberg :
Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham, one of India's most prominent SaaS founders, announced he will step down as executive chair effective December 1, 2025
Chandra R Srikanth / Moneycontrol :
Source: Microsoft plans to lay off ~9,000 employees, or less than 4% of its workforce, across teams and role types, after cutting ~6,000 in May and 300+ in June
read Phil Spencer's note to staff Bloomberg : Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs IGN : Microsoft Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Conf...
A profile of Byju's CEO Byju Raveendran, who refuses to take responsibility for the edtech company's implosion and is accused of hiding $533M from US lenders
From Dubai, the enigmatic founder of Byju's recounts how he made his empire — and vows to rebuild it. X: @restofworld , @jeelanireports , @yudhijit , @rinachandran , @restofworld , @violazhouyi , and ...
Meta promotes Benjamin Joe, its longtime VP for Southeast Asia, to VP of Asia Pacific and expands India VP Sandhya Devanathan's role to include Southeast Asia
Newley Purnell / Bloomberg :
A Blind survey of 1,450 verified IT professionals in India: 83% reported experiencing burnout, with 72% saying they routinely exceed the 48-hour workweek limit
John Xavier / The Hindu : Source: Blind Workplace Insights .
Former staff, investors, and industry experts reflect on the demise of Dunzo, the Indian online delivery pioneer undone by mismanagement, competition, and more
Dunzo was a trailblazer in India's online delivery sector, but things went awry when it shifted from its core strength. Bluesky: @anup and @restofworld.org . Mastodon: @anniezaidi@mastodon.social X: @...
Former employees share how Cognizant favored Indian H-1B workers over US staff; internal data from 2013 to 2020 shows ~66% of US-based employees were from India
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