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According to Skift, the company had 16,500 employees at the end of 2022, and 100 workers represent considerably less than one per cent of its global workforce.“We are committed to delivering great travel experiences for our customers as demand remains high. As we align operations to our business transformation, this may result in the elimination of some roles. We remain confident in our strategy and value the contribution of all our employees,” a company spokesperson was quoted as saying.While the company confirmed that this was the second round of job cuts in recent months, it didn’t provide details about the…

Both the accused and the victim are undergoing treatment at the state-run Medical College hospital here.According to police, Remya lives with her mother and grandmother in the state capital city and has allegedly been in a relationship with Deepak for a while.This morning, the man came to meet the woman in front of her house where they spoke for a while.Soon, the woman was seen running towards her house but Deepak grabbed her, took out a knife and stabbed her a few times.As the locals rushed to her aid, the man turned the knife on himself.On being informed, the police…

Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Mumbai Indians has announced that Shane Bond’s successful tenure that began in 2015 has ended after a 9 year stint with the team, bringing down the curtain on an illustrious career that included 4 IPL trophies as bowling coach for Mumbai Indians, and Head Coach of MI Emirates in the inaugural season in ILT20.“I would like to thank the Ambani family for the opportunity to be part of MI One Family for the last nine seasons. It has been an incredible experience with so many great memories on and off the field. I have been lucky…

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Meta (formerly Facebook) has introduced a new feature that will let users block Instagram from collecting their data across the apps and websites they visit. As part of its expansion, Meta is adding the ability to disable this kind of tracking on Instagram, so users can check what businesses are sharing information with Meta, disconnect specific activities or clear the information that has been collected.This feature, known as Activity Off-Meta Technologies, is now available in the platform’s Accounts Center. Previously, it was only available on Facebook.”Activity Off-Meta Technologies allows you to manage how information other…

Taipei, Oct 18 (IANS) Graphics giant Nvidia has announced a collaboration with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to accelerate the AI industrial revolution with the creation of AI factories.Foxconn will integrate Nvidia technology to develop a new class of data centers powering a wide range of applications — including digitalisation of manufacturing and inspection workflows, development of AI-powered electric vehicle and robotics platforms, and a growing number of language-based generative AI services.“Most importantly, Nvidia and Foxconn are building these factories together. We will be helping the whole industry move much faster into the new AI era,” said Foxconn Chairman and…

London, Oct 18 (IANS) Sleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience seizures, a new study reveals.Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK used mathematical modelling to understand the impact of different physiological processes, such as sleep and changes in concentration of the stress-hormone cortisol, on key signatures of epilepsy — known as epileptiform discharges (ED).Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder characterised by a tendency to have recurrent, spontaneous seizures.Classically, seizures were assumed to occur at random, until the discovery of ED activity with timescales…

Seoul, Oct 18 (IANS) South Korea on Wednesday expressed disappointment and regret over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sending a ritual offering to the controversial war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on the occasion of the its autumn festival.In a statement, the Foreign Ministry in Seoul said the South Korean government expresses deep disappointment and regret over the fact that responsible leaders of Japan have once again sent offerings to and paid respects at the Yasukuni Shrine, which glorifies Japan’s war of aggression and enshrines war criminals, reports Xinhua news agency.It noted that the South Korean government strongly urges the Japanese leaders to…

Mexico City, Oct 18 (IANS) Mexican authorities have arrested 315 suspected human traffickers so far this year for smuggling undocumented migrants towards the US border, the National Migration Institute (INM) said.The suspects were apprehended between January 1 and October 15 in 13 of Mexico’s 32 states as part of a coordinated effort between the INM and state authorities in the country, Xinhua news agency quoted the institute as saying in a statement on Tuesday.According to estimates by the UN Refugee Agency and the Mexican government, between 3,000 and 6,000 migrants have arrived daily at the US-Mexico border since August, overwhelming…

State BJP sources said that Nadda is slated to arrive in Kolkata on Saturday morning, will visit some community Puja pandals and interact with the organisers as well as the visitors there.As per the initial schedule, said a BJP state committee member, the party’s national president is scheduled to visit the pandals of three community puja committees on that day. “He is unlikely to give any political message during that visit. In all probability he will fly back to New Delhi on the same evening,” the state committee member of the party said.According to him, the Durga Puja festival this…

The victims identified as Himanshu and Priyanshu sustained head injuries and died on the spot.According to police, at 6.39 a.m on Wednesday, a police control room call was received regarding an accident near CNG pump on Ring Road under Mangolpuri flyover in which two persons were injured.Acting on the call, a police team rushed to the spot but found the boys dead on the spot. “Inquiry revealed that an SUV hit a scooty while they were taking a u-turn and both the rider and pillion rider sustained head injuries and died on the spot. After the accident, the driver of…