A former Amazon employee has praised work culture in India with a recent LinkedIn post highlighting the grueling schedules faced by employees in global organizations. Reflecting on his experiences with colleagues in India, Adam Broda reflected on his time at Amazon, where he worked 60-hour weeks. However, he observed that his Indian colleagues, especially the…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, despite stepping down as CEO in 2021, remains actively involved in shaping the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, according to Rohit Prasad, the company’s head of AI. In a recent interview, Prasad revealed that Bezos dedicates significant time to collaborating and providing guidance.“He’s still very much connected with AI where I…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is renowned for his unconventional approach to meetings. He is said to have a rather unique approach to meetings: a blend of structured preparation and unstructured discussion. His six-page memos, circulated before meetings, provide a solid foundation. However, the real magic happens when participants dive into a free-flowing conversation, unconstrained by…
US President Biden wandering in Amazon Forest (Image Credit: X) Joe Biden, became the first sitting US president who went to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday.During his landmark visit to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, Biden unveiled a series of significant climate initiatives, including a pledge of $50 million to Brazil’s Amazon Fund.A small clip…
Two men from Rajasthan, Raj Kumar Meena and Subhash Gurjar, were arrested in Mangaluru for allegedly defrauding Amazon of over ₹1 crore worth of electronics. The duo used fake identities and addresses to place orders, then swapped valuable items like cameras with fakes during delivery, exploiting loopholes in the system. Two men have been accused…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denied accusations that the company’s new five-day office mandate is a covert attempt to reduce staff, amid growing employee resistance to the stricter return-to-office policy.“A number of people I’ve seen theorise that the reason we were doing this is a backdoor layoff or we made some sort of deal with the…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday launched a series of searches across India targeting certain vendors operating on major e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart, according to PTI sources.The raids, part of an ongoing probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), spanned multiple locations, including Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.According to officials, the…
NEW DELHI: In an era marked by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and evolving workplace dynamics, a new management trend is stirring concern among employees and labour experts alike. Known as “silent firing,” this subtle approach to workforce reduction involves employers making working conditions uncomfortable or demoralising for certain employees, effectively nudging them to…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has sold another major chunk of shares of the e-commerce company. According to a recent regulatory filing (seen by GeekWire), Bezos has sold over $3 billion worth of Amazon shares. The latest stock sale brings the total for the year to over $13 billion worth of Amazon stock that he has…
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger‘s ambitious three-year effort to restore the 56-year-old American chipmaker to its former glory has faltered amid strategic blunders, manufacturing setbacks, and deepening financial losses, forcing the company to lay off 15,000 employees and fundamentally restructure its operations.Under Gelsinger’s watch, Intel’s revenue has plummeted to $54 billion in 2023, nearly one-third below…
