Meta to lay off nearly 8,000 employees; Singapore staff first to be notified
The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc., is set to lay off nearly 8,000 employees and has begun alerting thousands of staff members about the job cuts.
The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc., is set to lay off nearly 8,000 employees and has begun alerting thousands of staff members about the job cuts.
“In accordance with the joint venture agreement, Reliance Intelligence will hold 70% and Facebook will hold the balance of 30% in REIL,” according to the filing.
The temporary suspension of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s official Facebook account has sparked outrage among party leaders who accused the BJP of attempting to “suppress the opposition’s voice.”
Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.
The Haryana Government has suspended mobile internet services (2G/3G/4G/5G/CDMA/GPRS), bulk SMS (excluding banking and mobile recharge), and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls, in the jurisdiction of Nuh district.
Meta is reportedly conducting 'quiet layoffs' at Facebook that may lead to thousands of job cuts -- at least 12,000 or about 15 per cent of its workforce.
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear that the social network is freezing hiring across the board, warning that more layoffs are in the pipeline.
The Delhi High Court earlier had refused to stay CCI investigation into WhatsApp's privacy policy and Meta.
The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), a centre of excellence recognised by the government, announced that it would join hands with certain corporates to create 10,000 women-led green businesses across 100 districts in the country in 1,000 days.
Police in Jasrana of Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district has also registered a case against the man under Section 67 of the IT Act.
