Tech shake-up: Major layoffs and restructuring in 2025

Although this year's cuts are more measured, they underscore a continued focus on performance management and strategic restructuring. (Image: Pexels)

In a year marked by rapid change and strategic pivots, tech companies—from Meta to niche players like Pocket FM—are rolling out fresh rounds of job cuts and voluntary exit programs.

Viral Fame or Brand Risk: Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia IGL video fuels debate on influencer credibility, platform accountability

Chanchlani's case is tagged with Ranveer Allahbadia’s similar plea to streamline proceedings and avoid multiple trials.

As online content veers into controversy, the call for stricter regulations intensifies, as ‘vulgarity’ is masked as creativity and humor. Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia’s India’s Got Latent video sparks debate over the price of online popularity.

Netizens call for ‘ban’ on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent after Ranveer Allahbadia’s vulgar comment

The uproar began when popular YouTuber and podcast host Ranveer Allahbadia—better known as BeerBiceps—posed a highly inappropriate question during an interaction with contestant Jessy Nabam.

Ranveer Allahbadia’s crude comment sparks social media uproar and mounting calls for the show’s cancellation..

Internet outrage over Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina video controversy; ‘India’s Got Latent’ under fire

The uproar began when popular YouTuber and podcast host Ranveer Allahbadia—better known as BeerBiceps—posed a highly inappropriate question during an interaction with contestant Jessy Nabam.

The popular YouTuber faces backlash after making obscene comments about comedian Samay Raina during the latest episode of India’s Got Talent, sparking heated debates on social media.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Ranveer Allahbadia video: ‘Action should be taken against rule violators’

While controversies like these may spark discussions, they won’t derail the momentum of influencer marketing, experts feel.

Fadnavis stresses that freedom of speech has limits, as authorities look into the controversial remarks made by the YouTuber on India’s Got Latent.

WATCH: OpenAI’s first Super Bowl ad

The 60-second spot, which aired during the first half of the game, showcased a unique pointillism-inspired animation that took viewers on a journey through pivotal technological milestones.

Celebrating human ingenuity with a 60-second spectacle at the Super Bowl 2025, the commercial positions ChatGPT as an everyday essential amid fierce AI competition.