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● mixedAI adoption set to accelerate, but data centres may not deliver comparable job gains: WEFAIData centresJobs and layoffs
Policy▼ bearishH-1B faces major changes under Trump adminThe US H-1B visa system could change significantly within a yearH-1B visasIT servicesDonald Trump
Expansion● mixedAxis Bank plans 12,500 campus hires, redeploys staff amid AI pushAxis Bank plans around 12,000–12,500 campus hires in FY27, versus 11,500–11,600 in FY26Axis BankPrivate banksBanks
● mixed‘Want future work to be pro-human’: Another Big Tech employee quits over ‘real’ AI concernsAIOpenAIBrahma AI
Expansion▲ bullishAiven launches India operations; plans expansion in BengaluruAiven launched operations in India and plans to expand in BengaluruBengaluruAIFintech and payments
● mixedLeft Zoho job, built Rs 30,000 crore 'Freshworks': How Girish Mathrubootham turned customer complaint into a global businessStartup shutdowns
● mixedIITs plan a two-year campus hiring freeze on 22 firms after over 150 offers go unhonouredMore than 150 offers across 23 IITs were not honouredOracleJobs and layoffs
● mixedAmazon’s layoff plan takes a U-turn: Former employees are being recruited againAmazonJobs and layoffsE-commerce
Leadership● mixedLow patience, new AI strategies trigger leadership churn at Hexaware, CitiusTech, GlobalLogicAIJobs and layoffs
Policy● mixedLabour codes at 10 months: What has changed for employees and employers?Labour codesJobs and layoffs
● mixedAs the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job marketRecent computer science and computer engineering graduates face an unemployment rate of around 7.1%AIJobs and layoffsUS jobs data
Policy● mixed10 months of new labour codes: What has changed for employees and employers?India’s four labour codes have been in rollout for 10 monthsLabour codesJobs and layoffs
Data▲ bullishH2FY27 hiring intent seen at 5.4%, e-commerce leads growth: ReportTeamLease sees hiring intent at 5.4% in H2 FY27E-commerceStartups and VCJobs and layoffs
● mixedAmazon contacts former employees about returning for AI and cloud rolesA recruiter-led initiative contacted former AI and machine-learning staff last monthAmazonAIJobs and layoffs