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Mr. Mercedes Season 3 on SonyLIV is all set to take you on a thrilling ride
MUMBAI: Unexpected plots, mysterious twists and turns, nail biting revelations – if detective stories excite you and wrack your brains around the how and why of a story, then this award-winning show is perfect for you! With the festive season around the corner, how about some dose of thrill and edge of the seat drama to add up to your holiday binge? SonyLIV, India’s first premium video on demand (VOD) service, has a treat for all crime drama aficionados! The platform is all set to exclusively bring the third season of the famous American crime drama series, Mr. Mercedes streaming 9th October 2019 onwards.
Based on the best-selling Bill Hodges trilogy by Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes entails the trials and tribulations of a retired police officer, who is tormented with the strange actions of a demented, serial killer, as he taunts the detective through a series of unpleasant letters and emails. The chase game between the detective and the evil maniac keeps you hooked, wanting for more! Starring popular actor Brendan Gleeson in the role of Bill Hodges, Mr. Mercedes S3 takes you to the current life of detective Bill Hodges, who sets out to track down the killer of beloved local author John Rothstein, who is found murdered under mysterious circumstances. While the last season left the audience with the exceptionally brave and unexpected move of Brady Hartsfield aka Mr. Mercedes’s murder, it will be interesting to see how the gripping narrative of Season 3 unfolds for its fans. The series also stars actors Justine Lupe, Jharrel Jerome, Breeda Wool, Max Hernandez, Gabriel Ebert, Rarmian Newton, Holland Taylor, Bruce Dern, Kate Mulgrew and Brett Gelman in pivotal roles.
Mr. Mercedes, which has a series of nominations and awards to its credit, such as Satellite Awards, Irish Film and Television Awards 2018 and Saturn Award to name a few, is now back with its third instalment, promising to be another exciting watch on SonyLIV. The launch of Mr. Mercedes Season 3 will further build onto the English content catalogue of SonyLIV, which is home to some of the top rated and quality shows like Power, The Good Doctor, Unforgettable, The Handmaid’s Tale, Community, Counterpart, Riviera amongst many others.
Mr. Mercedes S3 will be available for viewing under the premium umbrella of SonyLIV for INR 99/- per month or INR 499/- per year.
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Meta plans 8,000 layoffs in new AI-led restructuring wave
First phase from May 20 may cut 10 per cent workforce amid AI pivot.
MUMBAI: At Meta, the future may be artificial but the cuts are very real. The social media giant is reportedly preparing a fresh round of layoffs, with an initial wave expected to impact around 8,000 employees as it doubles down on its artificial intelligence ambitions. According to a Reuters report, the first phase of job cuts is slated to begin on May 20, targeting roughly 10 per cent of Meta’s global workforce. With nearly 79,000 employees on its rolls as of December 31, the move marks one of the company’s most significant workforce reductions in recent years.
And this may only be the beginning. Sources indicate that additional layoffs are being planned for the second half of the year, although the scale and timing remain fluid, likely to be shaped by how Meta’s AI capabilities evolve in the coming months. Earlier reports had suggested that total cuts in 2026 could reach 20 per cent or more of its workforce.
The restructuring comes as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg continues to steer the company towards an AI-first operating model, committing hundreds of billions of dollars to the transition. Internally, this shift is already visible: teams within Reality Labs have been reorganised, engineers have been moved into a newly formed Applied AI unit, and a Meta Small Business division has been created to align with broader structural changes.
The trend is hardly isolated. Across the tech sector, companies are trimming headcount while investing aggressively in automation. Amazon, for instance, has reportedly cut around 30,000 corporate roles nearly 10 per cent of its white-collar workforce citing efficiency gains driven by AI. Data from Layoffs.fyi shows over 73,000 tech employees have already lost jobs this year, compared with 153,000 in all of 2024.
For Meta, the move echoes its earlier “year of efficiency” in 2022–23, when about 21,000 roles were eliminated amid slowing growth and market pressures. This time, however, the backdrop is different. The company is financially stronger, generating over $200 billion in revenue and $60 billion in profit last year, with shares up 3.68 per cent year-to-date though still below last summer’s peak.
That contrast underlines the shift underway. These layoffs are less about survival and more about reinvention. As Meta restructures itself around AI from autonomous coding agents to advanced machine learning systems, the question is no longer whether the company will change, but how many roles will be left unchanged when it does.
