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Amazon miniTV celebrates the success of ‘Yeh Meri Family S3’ by inviting fans to join the quintessential Awasthi family on a billboard!
Mumbai: Amazon miniTV, Amazon’s free video streaming service, recently released Yeh Meri Family S3 has been receiving rave reviews and praise as one of the most heartwarming series in the digital space. Celebrating the remarkable success of the series, which has captivated viewers and earned a stellar 9.0 rating on IMDb, the service has invited viewers to become part of its extended family through a unique contest. Embracing the essence of family dynamics and 90s era that the series beautifully captures, viewers now have a chance to share their own family moments and win big.
To further engage its passionate audience, Amazon miniTV has unveiled a fan engagement campaign, ‘Meri Family Watching Yeh Meri Family’ to bring families together in an exciting way. Audiences are invited to capture a moment of happiness and bonding by taking a selfie while watching TVF’s Yeh Meri Family S3. They can share their special family moment, featuring the series on their social handles tagging Amazon miniTV. The most creative and heartfelt entries will have the opportunity to have their family featured on a large billboard. With an exploration of the complexities and joys of family life, the third season continues to portray the deep bond that holds family together through thick and thin.
Produced by The Viral Fever and powered by Mamaearth, the latest season features Hetal Gada, Anngad Raaj, Rajesh Kumar, and Juhi Parmar in pivotal roles. Experience the nostalgia and charm of Yeh Meri Family S3 only on Amazon miniTV, available on Amazon’s shopping app, Prime Video, Fire TV, Smart TVs and Play Store!
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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.
