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Lionsgate Play to release Nacho season one on 19 May 2023
Mumbai: Get ready to be un poco loco with Nacho Vidal! Releasing on 19 May 2023 exclusively on Lionsgate Play in India, Nacho the electric story of an industry-changing star performer, Nacho Vidal takes you to the streets of Spain, giving you a front row seat to the historic period in Spain’s adult film industry. With a internationally recognised cast of Martiño Rivas, María de Nati, Pepa Charro, Miriam Giovanelli and Andrés Velencoso, Nacho has Goya winner David Pinillos at the helm along with Beatriz Sanchís and Eduardo Casanova. Changing the rules of the game in the 1990’s, Nacho Vidal became an international superstar amidst the constant shift in norms and culture of Spain. Alongside the story of Nacho, we also glance into the beginnings of the Spanish adult film industry and the masterminds behind its conception.
In an interview with Spanish outlet Ruetir, Martiño Rivas opened up about the sex scenes and seeking the real Nacho Vidal’s approval, “Each one had to contribute something to the story. It was like a dance, it’s not the same when they went to bed in privacy as when they went to bed recording. Everything was very choreographed. Nacho himself did not give me his approval to play him, but he gave me a hug that I know what it meant rather than their acceptance.”
Get ready for an encore of drama, twists and action in Lionsgate Play’s Nacho season one.
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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.
