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IT MoS to consult stakeholders on Digital India Bill in Bengaluru

Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be in Bengaluru on Thursday to meet industry representatives, lawyers, intermediaries and consumer groups among others to discuss the principles the proposed law will be based on and invite their inputs.

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BPM builds ESG tools as clients focus on sustainability targets

Analytics tools in high demand as ESG initiatives become a priority for clients in India and abroad.

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Freshworks confirms CTO Shanmugam Krishnasamy quits after 11 years with company

Krishnasamy, who has decided to take a career break after 11 years with the Nasdaq-listed firm, has handed his responsibilities to chief product officer (CPO) Prakash Ramamurthy who leads both product and engineering teams, a company spokesperson told ET.

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White-collar gigs help women keep working in the layoffs season

In nine months from April 2022 to Dec 2022, there was a 3X increase in the number of women consultants registering for white-collar gig roles from the technology sector, according to data and research from the white-collar gig platform FlexingIt. For the same duration, the overall number of women consultants stayed stable.

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WeWork is in talks to raise hundreds of millions in cash

WeWork Inc., the long-struggling workspace rental company, is in talks to raise hundreds of millions in capital to support the business, said a person familiar with the negotiations.

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EU tells Elon Musk to hire more staff to moderate Twitter

The demand complicates Musk's efforts to reorganize the loss-making business he acquired for $44 billion in October.

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Fintech unicorn Slice picks 5% in North East Small Finance Bank

Move signals new-age biz reliance on licensed banks; More investments could be on cards

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...