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Vu2Vu enters India with video communication solutions
MUMBAI: Vu2Vu has signed a strategic partnership with India based premier satellite service provider LAMHAS Satellite Services with an aim to sell and distribute bespoke video communication solutions in Indian subcontinent.
The companies signed the agreement in the presence of Minister for Employment and Small Business in Ireland H.E. Pat Breen TD and the Irish Ambassador to India in New Delhi H.E. Brian McElduff during the Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to India.
Vu2Vu Founding Director and CTO Andrew Collins said, “We are happy to extend our expertise with LAMHAS and look forward to increase our presence in Indian subcontinent. There has been a surge in telecommunication and teleconferencing facilities in India. Due to large geographical distances, business stretching beyond geographies and improved telecom infrastructure, teleconferencing is a necessity for doing business effectively and LAMHAS will help us extend our reach and acceptance here”.
Vu2Vu™ is changing the way people connect; Easy to use and manage, Vu2Vu™ technology innovations put HD-quality, multipoint video communications within reach of anyone using any device, anywhere. All that’s needed is an Internet, LTE (Long-Term Evolution), 3G or 4G connections to join in a lifelike and truly collaborative meeting experience. Today, Vu2Vu’s™ video collaboration solutions power new workflow applications that close information gaps boosting customer interactions.
LAMHAS MD Manoj Shah said, “This partnership with Vu2Vu is an important growth initiative for LAMHAS. With our wealth of experience in the Media & Broadcasting industry, we look forward to providing valuable commercial and legal insights in the day-to-day operations”.
Vu2Vu has been providing video conferencing solutions to Enterprise Ireland and they have built a strong global cloud network and own cloud solutions. With this partnership with LAMHAS, Vu2Vu aim’s to mark their presence in Indian region, embarking their expertise in the Healthcare and Education solution.
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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.
