Human history is a continuous story of change. Agricultural societies gave way to industrial economies, traditional methods of communication were transformed by printing and telecommunications, and computers reshaped the way people work, learn, and interact. Every major transformation has created new opportunities while challenging established habits, institutions, and beliefs. Some individuals a…
Why Is Netflix Cutting Jobs? Netflix's latest round of layoffs has renewed an important debate about employment in the global technology and entertainment industries. The streaming giant is reportedly cutting approximately 1,000 jobs, representing around 6% of its workforce, in what has been described as its largest round of layoffs since 2022. The announcement, reported on October 14, 2026, come…
When the World's Biggest Technology Companies Start Cutting Jobs The technology industry has spent years promising that innovation would create new opportunities, improve productivity and transform the way people work. From cloud computing and smartphones to artificial intelligence, each major technological shift has opened new markets and created demand for specialised skills. Yet 2026 has broug…
What Makes a Company a Good Place for Women to Work? A good workplace is often described in terms of salary, job security, professional growth and the reputation of the organisation. But for women building long-term careers, the quality of a workplace can depend on several additional factors. Equal opportunities for promotion, fair compensation, supportive leadership, parental benefits, flexibili…
Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Global Power Struggle Artificial intelligence has become one of the most important battlegrounds in the relationship between the United States and China. What began as a competition among technology companies to build smarter software has developed into a broader contest involving national security, economic growth, scientific research, semiconductor manufacturin…
Imagine being called onto the stage at your company’s annual dinner and discovering that you have just won the workplace equivalent of a lottery jackpot. There is no luxury car waiting outside, no expensive smartphone, no holiday package and no giant cash cheque. Instead, the prize is something that many employees may value even more: 365 days of paid leave. You can stay away from the office for …
A viral story about an Oracle employee battling cancer has put a deeply personal face on one of the technology industry's biggest restructuring stories of 2026. According to a Reddit post that was widely shared across social media and later reported by multiple Indian publications, a user's father had worked at Oracle for 20 years, remained under the same manager throughout that period and was la…
For several years, India's economic growth story has had one very visible engine behind it: government spending on infrastructure and public investment. Roads, railways, airports, highways, digital infrastructure, logistics networks and other large projects have helped keep economic activity moving even when the global environment has been uncertain. Now another part of the economy appears to be …
India's unemployment rate has come down to 5% in August 2026 from 5.1% in July. At first glance, that looks like good news. Fewer people are officially counted as unemployed, and more people are participating in the labour market. But behind that one number is a much bigger story about rural India, cities, women, young people, the kind of work people are finding and the challenges that still rema…
A few years ago, artificial intelligence was mostly something people talked about in research labs, technology conferences and science fiction movies. Then chatbots changed everything. Suddenly, millions of people were using AI to write emails, create images, explain difficult subjects, write code, translate languages and answer everyday questions. But something else has been happening quietly in…
