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Vi Business unveils Easy+ to streamline corporate and personal life seamlessly
MUMBAI: Dodging your boss’s relentless calls?
Scrambling for excuses when your phone mysteriously ‘runs out of data’?
Vanished on a work trip because international roaming decided to abandon you mid-flight?
Sounds familiar?
Say goodbye to corporate chaos and hello to seamless connectivity! Vi Business, the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea, is rewriting the rulebook for corporate postpaid users with its groundbreaking Easy+ service. Now, whether it’s topping up your roaming pack, binging OTT shows, or avoiding awkward ‘unreachable’ moments, you can do it all—right from the Vi App, on your existing corporate plan. No drama. No hassle. Just effortless convenience.
This game-changing feature simplifies how employees access value-added services, empowering them to personalise their mobile plans without the hassle of seeking approvals or managing separate numbers.
Vi Business, executive vice president, enterprise mobility business & marketing, Roerich Kaushal emphasised the significance of the launch. “With Easy+, Vi Business is leading the way in transforming the corporate postpaid experience. Employees now have the flexibility to select and purchase services like international roaming, OTT subscriptions, and data packs for personal needs. In today’s connected world, they deserve an effortless solution that aligns with modern workforce expectations,” said Kaushal.
He added, “With the upcoming holiday season, Easy+ provides a convenient way for employees to purchase international roaming packs, ensuring seamless connectivity and entertainment on the go.”
Key Features of Easy+:
● International Roaming Packs: Available across 29 countries with flexible durations – 24 hours, 10 days, or 14 days – priced between Rs 749 and Rs 4,999.
● OTT Subscriptions: Users can subscribe to services like Sony LIV and Zee5, delivering their favourite entertainment directly to their devices.
● Gifting Feature: Corporate users can gift OTT subscription packs to others, making it easier to share entertainment options.
Corporate postpaid users can avail of Easy+ through the Vi App, which offers a user-friendly interface for purchasing these add-ons. The service reflects Vi Business’s commitment to blending convenience with innovation, making it a valuable tool for professionals on corporate plans.
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Snapchat parent Snap cuts 16 per cent of workforce in AI-driven restructuring
The Snapchat parent is axing around 1,000 jobs and closing 300 open roles to save $500m, as artificial intelligence makes smaller teams the new normal
CALIFORNIA: Snap is snapping. The Snapchat parent has confirmed plans to cut around 1,000 employees, roughly 16 per cent of its full-time workforce, as it bets that artificial intelligence can do what headcount once required. Shares jumped more than 10 per cent in premarket trading on the news, a brisk vote of confidence from a market that has watched the stock shed about 31 per cent this year.
The restructuring, which also closes more than 300 open roles, follows pressure from activist investor Irenic Capital Management, which holds an economic interest of about 2.5 per cent in the company and has been loudly pushing Snap to tighten its portfolio and lift performance. The firm got what it asked for, and then some.
Chief executive Evan Spiegel told employees the cuts would reduce annualised expenses by more than $500m by the second half of the year. The company expects to incur charges of between $95m and $130m related to the layoffs, mostly severance, with the bulk landing in the second quarter. Staff in Snap’s North America team were asked to work from home on the day of the announcement.
The financial backdrop is not without bright spots. Snap expects first-quarter revenue to rise around 12 per cent to approximately $1.53 billion, broadly in line with analyst estimates. Adjusted core profit for the January to March quarter is forecast at about $233m, comfortably ahead of Wall Street’s expectation of $186.8m.
The harder question surrounds Specs, Snap’s augmented reality smart glasses subsidiary, which Irenic has urged the company to spin off or shut down entirely. The unit has absorbed more than $3.5 billion in investment and burns through approximately $500m in cash annually. Snap is pressing ahead regardless, with a consumer product expected later this year, even as Meta leads the market in the segment.
Spiegel is betting that leaner teams, smarter machines and a consumer AR play can restore Snap’s credibility with investors who have run out of patience. The redundancy notices have gone out. The harder restructuring, the one that requires a hit product rather than a headcount reduction, is still very much pending.
