Corporate

Elon Musk signs off on message to critics with 'Namaste'

News: Twitter boss Elon Musk today signed off one of his tweets with the traditional Hindi greeting, "Namaste". Musk urged those critics...

‘9 out of 10 Singaporeans wary of how companies use their data’

News: New research from OpenText reveals the growing level of concern among Singaporeans over the privacy and protection of personal data...

Tech layoffs in Singapore may affect Indian expat workers

Media reports speculated that out of the estimated 1,000 employees in Singapore, perhaps up to 100 have been affected due to tech layoffs...

StarHub Reports 15.5per cent growth in third quarter of 2022

Singapore telco firm StarHub has reported total revenue of SGD 590.8 million for 3QFY2022 ended September 30, up 14.2% y-o-y.

Terry Clontz to retire as Chairman of StarHub; Olivier Lim named as successor

StarHub Ltd today announced the retirement of Terry Clontz as its Chairman. The Board of Directors has appointed Olivier Lim, currently an...

BharatPe continues to see more top exits

News: Fintech unicorn BharatPe is witnessing the exit of four senior executives including Vijay Aggarwal, Chief Technology Officer.

Vikram Kirloskar of Toyota Kirloskar Motor dies

News: One of India's automotive industry stalwarts and Toyota Kirloskar Motor vice chairperson Vikram S Kirloskar has died, the company...

Elon Musk finds #StayWoke T-shirts, changes them to...

News: Twitter supremo Elon Musk, recently said he found a closet full of "#StayWoke" T-shirts at the company's headquarters which inspired...

Elon Musk considering further layoffs: Reports

News: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk is considering laying off more employees, just weeks after he laid off half the company's workforce,...

Twitter to 'temporarily close offices' as hundreds quit after Musk's ‘hardcore’ work email

News: Hundreds of Twitter employees appeared to have quit following a deadline by Elon Musk and the company sent messages it was closing its...

Amazon begins cutting workforce, says more layoffs in 2023

Tech giant Amazon has begun the process of cutting jobs across the company this week and stated that layoffs would continue into 2023 as its...

Whatsapp, Meta executives in India branches resign

Meta India's country lead for public policy Rajiv Aggarwal has quit today, the social media giant confirmed. WhatsApp's India head Abhijit...

Havoc at Twitter deepens after top exec exit

Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into chaos as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp...

Facebook parent Meta to fire over 11,000 employees

Facebook's parent company Meta today announced that it would be firing around 13 per cent of its workforce. The broad job cuts follow...

Meta gears up for mass firings this week: Reports

Facebook parent Meta is preparing for large-scale layoffs that are expected to affect many thousands of employees. Meta gears up for mass...

Musk named as Twitter’s sole director

Elon Musk revealed that he became the sole director of Twitter and he will serve as chief executive of Twitter, the social media company he...

Elon Musk mulling mass layoffs at Twitter: Reports

Elon Musk planned to begin laying off employees at Twitter as soon as Saturday last week, and some managers being asked to draw up lists of...

Parag Agrawal, Vijaya Gadde among Twitter executives sacked after Elon Musk takeover

Elon Musk fired Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde.

Infosys in US facing lawsuit over discriminatory hiring practices

The US arm of Indian tech firm Infosys is facing allegations of discrimination against Indians in their hiring practices.

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani to set up Singapore office: Report

India's second richest man Mukesh Ambani is setting up a family office in Singapore. Singapore has become a growing preference to set up...

Twitter confirms Elon Musk buyout offer, agreement might be reached soon

Elon Musk and Twitter are likely to reach an agreement soon to end their legal battle, clearing the way for the world's richest person to...

NRIs in UAE to benefit from Muthoot, LuLu partnership

Muthoot Finance, the India-based gold loan NBFC company, has signed a MoU with UAE-based Lulu International Exchange, to work as its...

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai makes first visit to Indian embassy in US

Google and Alphabet CEO Sunder Pichai visited the Indian Embassy in Washington and held discussions with India's Ambassador to the US,...

Twitter shareholders give nod to Elon Musk’s USD 44-billion deal

The shareholders of Twitter had approved the USD 44 billion acquisition deal which was inked by the company with billionaire tycoon Elon...

Nium bets big in ICC T20 World Cup

Singapore-headquartered Nium has decided to ride on the popularity of cricket by coming on board as the global fintech partner for the ICC...

Rating firm CreditSights warns that Adani empire is 'deeply overleveraged'

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is trying to acquire a majority stake in New Delhi Television (NDTV), a credit report claimed that his...

Cosmetics brand Nykaa appoints Vishal Gupta as executive vice-president

Indian fashion and cosmetics brand Nykaa announced the appointment of Vishal Gupta as Executive Vice President for its Cosmetic Brands.

Fujifilm Group gets access to Verizon Advanced Security Operations Center

Verizon Business is supporting Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings and its subsidiaries to strengthen its global cybersecurity monitoring and cyber...

DHL Express and Singapore Airlines partnership takes off

The freighter, which sports a dual DHL-Singapore Airlines (SIA) livery, has a maximum capacity of 102 tonnes.

Infosys announces 300 jobs in Singapore branch

Singapore News: IT major Infosys announced it will hire 300 workers in Singapore over the next three years across a variety of roles.