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Lay off 1.5 lakh Google employees, hedge fund billionaire tells Sundar Pichai

Christopher Hohn also told Sundar Pichai that the management should also address "excessive employee compensation" at Alphabet, Google's parent company.

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Ashneer Grover on layoffs: 'Never had to fire people because of bad markets'

"Glad I’ve put on myself a max cap of 50 people in The Third Unicorn. People joining me will have to worry only about building and growth," Ashneer Grover said.

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Elon Musk hugs YouTuber who waited outside Twitter HQ for months

After having waited outside the Twitter headquarters for about three months, Fidias was apparently on the verge of giving up when he came across a video taken during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar of children requesting Elon Musk to hug him.

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3 types of employees at most risk during layoffs, according to former HR exec at Microsoft

Chris Williams also shared two categories of employees who are at least risk of being laid off.

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'I went from celebrating a promotion to being laid off': Ex-Swiggy employee

"This is certainly a difficult time for me and my family," the analyst with 3.6 years of experience in product and business analytics wrote.

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More IIT graduates laid off by Amazon, Goldman Sachs. 'It's really disheartening'

"It is really disheartening, without any performance considerations they are laying off just like that," wrote Samyak Jain who had worked with Amazon for six months. "It was my first job and my first experience in software development."

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Ashneer Grover recalls how he met his wife: 'When I saw her, I knew I wanted to marry her'

Ashneer Grover said that although he would keep asking Madhuri Jain out for dates, initially she was very apprehensive of him.

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Amazon layoffs: Sacked employees get job offers from LinkedIn users

Amazon intends to cut off more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction. In number of layoffs, the company has surpassed the 11,000 job cuts at Facebook-parent Meta and other tech-industry peers.

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Shark Tank India's Namita Thapar reacts to 'hateful post': 'This makes people toxic'

"An educated house help who was removed stole my phone and put a hateful post on me on social media. Price of being a public figure! Apologies!" Namita Thapar said, explaining the sudden change of her Instagram bio.

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Wife of Shark Tank India contestant who refused funds pens emotional note

"When Ganesh decided to leave his corporate job and start up on his own, I had my own apprehensions about how this will work," wife of Flatheads co-founder Ganesh Balakrishnan wrote.

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Anand Mahindra says Neeraj Chopra's workout video reminds him victory doesn't come easy

"Just watching the workout routine of Neeraj Chopra reminds me of the extraordinary, back-breaking effort that lies ‘behind-the-scenes’ of any victory," Anand Mahindra wrote.

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Shark Tank India judges slammed for 'eww-ing' idea on breastmilk jewellery

Shark Tank India judges' reaction did not sit well with netizens with many criticising a 'Shark' for accusing the entrepreneur of discrimination just because she would preserve breast milk but not sperm.

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Goldman Sachs staffer laid off last week in Bengaluru: 'I was promoted just last month'

"It has taken me sometime to absorb the news as I was promoted just last month," wrote Manas Ranjan Panda, vice president of equities risk trading at Goldman Sachs in Bengaluru.

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Amazon India staffer sacked after 5-year stint: 'First I lost my dad, then my job'

Amazon announced earlier this month that it planned to cut around 18,000 jobs, citing economic uncertainties and a hiring boom during the pandemic. It is expected to sack 1,000 employees in India this month.

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Harnaaz Sandhu wears Sushmita Sen's Miss Universe winning moment on her gown. Watch

While taking her final walk on stage before crowning Miss Universe 2022, Harnaaz Sandhu wore a black gown which featured Sushmita Sen's pageant-winning moment from 1994 digitally printed on the back.

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Harnaaz Sandhu holds back tears on her final walk as Miss Universe. Watch

In a message to Miss Universe 2022, Harnaz Sandhu added, "Remember to live this year to the fullest because tomorrow is never promised."

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Miss Universe owner to Harnaaz Sandhu on the last day of her reign: 'You made history'

Khun Anne, who controls JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., had bought the Miss Universe Organisation for $20 million, last October. She is also a trans activist.

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Jeff Bezos's ex-wife MacKenzie Scott finalises divorce with second husband

Before her marriage to Dan Jewett, MacKenzie Scott was married to Jeff Bezos for 25 years. They have four children.

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Ashneer Grover: Zomato's Deepinder Goyal bought sports cars after every round of funding

Ashneer Grover added that Albinder Dhindsa, founder and CEO of Blinkit, also got himself a Range Rover after a couple of round of funding.

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Bill Gates: 'Warren Buffett is incredibly wise. Still shares advice with me'

"He is doing well at age 93," Bill Gates wrote about Warren Buffett. "His generosity to all the foundations he gives to including the Gates Foundation is incredible."

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Elon Musk's first question to a woman on date was: 'Do you ever think about...'

"That was not a winning conversation," Elon Musk recounted.

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Shah Rukh Khan to Ram Charan: 'When RRR brings Oscar to India, please let me touch it'

'RRR' star Ram Charan had extended support to Shah Rukh Khan after the release of the trailer of his upcoming film 'Pathaan'.

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Ahead of Golden Globes 2023, SS Rajamouli reveals how fans helped with the title 'RRR'

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli revealed that 'RRR' was only a temporary name used to refer to the film starring NTR Junior and Ram Charan, but since fans and film distributors loved it, they had to retain the title.