Why Reed Hastings’ Netflix culture memo says working harder can quietly hurt your company

Netflix’s famed cultural memo champions results over mere effort, challenging traditional workplaces that reward busyness. It advocates for ‘talent density’ and autonomy, urging managers to assess tasks by their impact rather than time spent. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Netflix’s cultural memorandum is one of the most famous documents in the history of Silicon Valley’s management…

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Android 17 updates, Android XR, Gemini Intelligence and other things to expect

Google I/O 2026 officially kicks off tonight at 10:30 pm IST, broadcasting live from the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The keynote will feature Google CEO Sundar Pichai, DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis and, most likely, the the executive heads of Google’s Search, Cloud and Android divisions. Google I/O comes about a week after Google…

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Delhi court rejects Umar Khalid’s bail plea to care for ailing mother

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday rejected student-activist Umar Khalid’s bail plea to care for ailing mother. The court rejected the plea on the grounds that the reasons cited by him for temporary release were not “reasonable”, ANI reported.Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing Khalid’s plea seeking 15 days’ interim bail to attend…

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PepsiCo to invest Rs 5,700 crore in India by 2030 to expand manufacturing capacity

Food and beverages major PepsiCo will invest up to Rs 5,700 crore in India by 2030, with the planned spending largely aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity across its foods business, PTI reported.The investment will primarily support facilities in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Tamil Nadu as the company looks to strengthen its footprint in one of…

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More young women seek self-breast exam guidance in city

Mangaluru: A growing number of young women in their 20s in the city are coming forward for breast cancer screening and seeking guidance on self-breast examination. While fear and anxiety often surround breast cancer screening, medical experts stress that awareness and early detection remain the strongest tools in improving survival rates.The district reported 13,322 cancer…

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Bengaluru’s Hoodi station closed for Memu trains, platforms to be razed

Bengaluru: Hoodi railway halt, a key suburban station in east Bengaluru catering to short-distance Memu services, has been temporarily shut as part of the ongoing railway line quadrupling project between Whitefield and Cantonment.South Western Railway (SWR) discontinued all passenger services at the station from Monday, with both platforms set to be demolished to facilitate expansion…

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Steve Jobs said you can’t ‘connect the dots’ looking forward and that may be the advice ambitious people need most

What Steve Jobs understood about messy careers that most people miss? Image credit – Wikimedia Almost twenty years since Steve Jobs’ famous speech at Stanford University’s graduation ceremony, one section of that speech has remained memorable for people across the globe who are students, professionals, or entrepreneurs. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you…

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