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MX Player Forays into Branded Content with MX Original ‘Love Ok Please’, Powered by Too Yumm!
MUMBAI: MX Player, the world’s largest local video player and India’s leading streaming platform has forayed into branded content with its latest MX Original Series – ‘Love Ok Please’, powered by Too Yumm!. Hosted by Karan Wahi, this 12-episode travel reality show explores the possibility of love on the road when 8 single and ready to mingle travel enthusiasts embark on an epic 10-day trip across Himachal Pradesh. And that’s when dating takes a U -turn!
With love whilst travelling at the forefront, Too Yumm! is a snack brand that fit the bill as a seamless product integration since it’s easy to eat and small enough to carry along with you. What’s more – it’s a healthier option to munch on since they provide a range of baked chips in multiple flavours that are low on calories and therefore appeal to consumers across segments.
Speaking about this development, Viraj Jit Singh – Head of Revenue, MX Player said, “MX Player hosts a varied mix of content across formats and genres that caters to 75 million daily active users, thereby making it a lucrative platform for advertisers and brands. We are constantly looking at integrations that suit the content offerings we have which is relevant for both, us and the brand. ‘Love Ok Please’ is a show based on love standing the test of travel and no journey is complete without having some quick munching options along the way. Therefore, this association with Too Yumm! was an ideal fit and we are delighted to have them onboard as our partner for this journey.”
Anupam Bokey, CMO RP Sanjiv Goenka Group FMCG further added saying, “Too Yumm! has a stated purpose of liberating the Indian youth of unhealthy snacks. The brand is a new age snacks brands where all products are ‘baked not fried, high on taste and available in more than 25 different flavours! So, you will always have something new and exciting to keep you company. During travel and exploration, we usually prefer being accompanied with bingeing snacks and Too Yumm! would be your best travel buddy! The audience for Love OK Please matches our consumer profile hence, it is the perfect fit.”
Love Ok Please streams in two parts, the first six episodes drop on 25th March and the second bunch of six episodes drop one week later on 1st April.
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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.
