Microsoft Butchers 5,000 Microserfs; Q2 Profit Falls 11%

In the first mass firing in its 34-year history, Microsoft is firing 5,000 employees blaming a difficult economic environment and slowdown in IT spending. Wonder how many jobs Microsoft will shed in India. Microsoft has a significant presence in India including a development center in the South Indian city of Hyderabad.. Here’s an excerpt from […]

Will Slumdog Roar at Oscars Too? Gets 10 Nominations

No surprise here.  After sweeping the Golden Globes, Slumdog Millionaire has now received 10 Oscar nominations including three for music maestro A.R.Rahman. But we are mighty peeved that our other favorite – Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino – failed to receive even a single nomination. The 81st Annual Academy Awards (i.e. Oscars) will be awarded on February […]