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IDPL announces the rollout of TECHLUSIVE.in
Mumbai: The Internet is a vast ocean made up of cluttered sources of information. Finding the right information in a comprehensive manner is a challenge to users. Once you find the information its credibility and bias is a big question. Enter TECHLUSIVE.in, the new technology platform from India’s Digital organization, IndiaDotcom Digital Private Ltd. (IDPL), a Zee company.
IDPL announced the rollout of TECHLUSIVE.in, setting a curtain-raiser to the fourth Bollywood Life Awards, held on 24 March 2023. The new platform is here to provide technophiles and netizens with comprehensive and unbiased insights into personal technology.
Keeping true to its credo of providing “well-rounded coverage of technology through unbiased updates, analyses and expert commentaries”, TECHLUSIVE will provide a personalised tech experience through user-friendly features such as product guides and reviews about the latest smartphones, gadgets, gaming, apps etc.
Catering to the English And Hindi audience, the tech platform comes in a fresh, user-friendly interface and presents well-researched content divided into varied sections of the website, including news, mobiles, gaming, reviews, photo and gallery and videos. This allows netizens and technophiles to enter the world of the latest unbiased tech news, ratings, and reviews and empowers them to make informed decisions. It also aims to resolve all tech-related queries related to finding the best deals, telecom plans, and much more.
TECHLUSIVE is not only about technology, but also focuses on users making their decision about their next buying devices or gadgets, by providing in-depth product information, specifications, pricing, user ratings & reviews.
Emphasising on the key features of Techlusive.in, IDPL CEO Devadas Krishnan said, “Through Techlusive.in and other digital properties, IDPL is creating opportunities for the brands to showcase their product capabilities. We are enabling this using the best industry practices and our unique digital brand solutions opportunities. All this through our unbiased coverage of the technology industry, and keeping our 300 million plus unique monthly users informed of the latest trends and developments.”
IDPL CCO Roshan Tamang added, “We look forward to primarily focusing on tech news and the latest developments that the user can use. With deeply-researched and authoritative content, Techlusive.in is among India’s top sources of tech news and a technology category leader among early adopters, savvy technophiles and casual readers alike. To attract more eyeballs and keep them engaged on the platform, we are taking the Video First approach, complemented by other multimedia surround sound, including voice, video, data stories and other engaging formats.”
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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.
