Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff slashes 4,000 jobs as AI takes over customer service roles. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff recently announced the layoff of 4,000 customer support employees, reducing the support staff from 9,000 to around 5,000—a nearly 45% cut. According to a Fortune interview with Benioff, the move comes as AI agents increasingly handle routine…
Amid ongoing investigations into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose body was discovered in a car registered to singer D4vd, a resurfaced interview of the American singer has gone viral.The clip, now widely circulated on TikTok and Twitter, shows D4vd describing a Manga-inspired storyline in which he plays both detective and murderer. In the…
Lucknow: Lauding SGPGIMS for scaling new heights in medical education, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said that the institute has also set a benchmark of patient care.“I know many people who head to five-star private hospitals for quality care and convenience, but after a week or ten days, they come back to me with requests…
NEW DELHI: India successfully tested its most formidable nuclear-capable Agni-5 ballistic missile, which has a strike range of over 5,000-km to reach even the northernmost parts of China, from the integrated test range at Chandipur in Odisha on Wednesday.“The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. It was carried out under the aegis of the…
NEW DELHI: This is turning out to be a year of mega FDI announcements. Overseas companies – ranging from tech giants to chip makers, auto companies, financial services entities and energy players – have so far in 2025 lined up investments of at least $135 billion into India.While some of the investments have already begun…
KOLKATA: Minority-dominated districts in Bengal bordering Bangladesh are now witnessing an unusual trend – married Muslim couples, who read their vows under Islamic law, are rushing to register their marriages under Section 16 of Special Marriage Act, 1954. According to data accessed by TOI, 1,130 Muslim couples applied to register marriages in Bengal between Nov…
Cambridge pledges $500K to support students and families facing food insecurity The City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Community Foundation have launched a $500,000 food access initiative to protect residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The support arrives during a period of federal instability, as the Trump administration initially halted the extension…
The US economy grew at a faster-than-expected annual rate of 4.3% in the July–September quarter, driven by stronger consumer spending, exports and government outlays, even as inflation remained above the Federal Reserve’s comfort level, according to official data released on Tuesday, AP reported.Gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the total value of goods and services…
NEW DELHI: The opposition kept up its “vote chori” chorus on Friday as chief minister Nitish Kumar’s NDA appeared headed for a sweeping return to power with a commanding mandate.Early trends, after several rounds of counting, showed the NDA leading in 200 seats. With 122 needed for a simple majority, touching the 200 mark would…
BHUBANESWAR Two wives, two deaths, Rs 2 crore insurance cover. The double life of Odisha police constable Deepak Kumar Rout, 39, is under the scanner following his arrest for murder of his 25-year-old second wife, traffic constable Subhamitra Sahoo, who was found buried in a pit meant to pass off as a toilet. Subhamitra’s body…
