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How Google sunsetting Optimize is an opportunity for Indian tech startups

With Google announcing the sunset clause, several players are gearing up to take its market share

India will see 1.5 mn vacancies in cybersecurity in 2025: Microsoft's Gomes

India is one of the fastest-growing security markets for the company, said Terence Gomes, country head, security, Microsoft India

Meta accounts for 82% of fines under EU privacy laws, shows data

The fines seek to rectify wrongs committed, and caution firms that privacy breaches will not be taken lightly and non-compliance would incur the authorities' ire

Google sacks employees in India, cuts 450 jobs across verticals

Engineering, customer support roles affected in Microsoft's 3rd round of sackings

Venture debt unperturbed by GoMechanic issues; 2023 a vital growth year

For investors, making a loss is part of business strategy, but for venture debt players, default is a risky proposition, yet, players in venture debt segment are unperturbed so far

Apply for Maharashtra licence in 3 weeks, Supreme Court tells Uber

State govt asked to frame policy; officials say all cab aggregators will need licences

Going slow: Infosys, Wipro keep Class of 2023 waiting for campus hiring

Industry players said IT hiring was not as strong as it was in 2022

Zomato an accidental company, says CEO and founder Deepinder Goyal

For the Q3FY23 the company's losses widened over five times at Rs 346.6 crore. Loss for the same quarter last fiscal was at Rs 63.2 crore

With love, from AI: For Valentine's Day letters, people turn to ChatGPT

62% of Indians plan using AI to help write their expression of affection; the highest among 9 nations surveyed

TCS expands partnership with UK's Phoenix Group, inks over £600 mn deal

This will be one of the largest deals for the company in the coming quarter

Client costs in focus, IT deals revive 'rebadging' of employees

TCS co-opting a third of Boeing workers facing job cuts not an exception; analysts admit that the practice is returning, though not a full-fledged trend yet

LinkedIn India's membership crosses 100 million, second largest after US

Software & IT professionals form biggest chunk of members; management the most sought-after skill

Fintech players confused after app ban, say clueless about govt's reasons

Companies approach MeitY for answers and report cloned platforms on red list; Google reviewing directive to restrict apps on Play Store

PC sales set to slow down in India as hardware firms announce layoffs

Sale boom during pandemic waning as consumers delay purchase due to fear of recession: Report

Funding for electric vehicle sector up 117% in 2022, at $1.6 billion

The Budget exemption for Customs duty on capital goods and machinery for manufacture of EV batteries, and the duty cut on lithium batteries from 21 per cent to 13 per cent will lower prices

Our new mantra is to bring back growth: Cognizant India CMD Rajesh Nambiar

We have added advanced solution capabilities, programme management and project management capabilities and it is important for us, says Rajesh Nambiar, chairman and MD, Cognizant India

Budget 2023-24: Online gaming companies welcome clarity on taxation

The Finance Bill has made a critical distinction between games of skill and games of chance, classifying them into separate sections

TechM net falls 5.3%; enterprise biz crosses $1 bn in quarterly revenue

Revenue for the quarter came in at Rs 13,734.6 crore for Q3 - up 19.9 per cent. On a sequential basis, revenue was up 4.6 per cent

Start-ups beyond the founders: 2023 seems to be the year of changing roles

The funding winter and greater demands for accountability are encouraging promoters to step away from executive roles

Sequoia emphasises 'zero tolerance' for irregularities after GoMechanic row

Venture capital firm writing off investment in GoMechanic and may take action against company's founders: Sources