Infosys headcount falls by 532 employees in June quarter

The Bengaluru-headquartered company said it hired over 4,000 college graduates in the just-concluded quarter. Overall, it plans to recruit 20,000 college graduates this fiscal, similar to the previous year.

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CLAT PG 2027 notification released: Registration begins August 3, exam on December 6

The Consortium of National Law Universities has released the CLAT PG 2027 schedule, with registrations set to begin on August 3 and conclude on October 31. The entrance examination for one-year LL.M. admissions and PSU legal recruitment will be held on December 6. Candidates must apply online through the official portal and regularly check for further counselling and admission updates.

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Eternal’s robust Q1; Meta faces content-blocking allegations

Eternal reported a jump in its net profit on the back of Blinkit's improving operating performance. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Teen plaintiff suing Meta over mental health harms drops his claims against company days before trial

The lawsuit, ​brought by a ⁠15-year-old boy ‌known as R.K.C., ​originally ​named four defendants, ⁠Google's YouTube, Meta's Instagram, Snap Inc's ​Snapchat and ByteDance's TikTok, ​but YouTube and TikTok settled in June.

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Bira 91’s Ankur Jain steps down; Data centre safety under review

Happy Wednesday! Bira 91 maker B9 Beverages founder Ankur Jain has stepped down from the board. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering 'unprecedented' breach at startup

In a ​blog post, OpenAI said it was testing the capabilities of some of its most advanced models in a controlled environment but that the agent managed to escape containment, reach the internet and break into Hugging Face to try to satisfy its testing goal. OpenAI's disclosure ​that its advanced ​models were responsible for the breach, despite having placed them in what it described ⁠as "a highly isolated environment," will likely intensify disquiet over the power and ​risk of frontier models.

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Quick commerce leverages cart clout to draw higher margins from companies

Quick commerce platforms are increasing demands for higher margins and marketing funds. Consumer goods companies face rising costs for better product visibility and keyword searches. These platforms are now adopting auction-style bidding for marketing activities. This shift pressures companies to invest more for prominent placement and sales. Reliance Retail is renegotiating terms by combining grocery stores and its quick commerce platform.

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