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Cisco to cut thousands of jobs in second round of layoffs this year

Cisco Systems is set to implement a second wave of layoffs this year, with thousands of employees expected to be affected, according to sources familiar with the situation. The US networking giant, headquartered in San Jose, California, is making these cuts as part of its strategic shift towards higher-growth sectors, including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI).

Away yet not away

Bangladeshi-American engineer Shah Talukder had definite reasons to feel proud when his daughter launched a language coaching programme for poor students back in his motherland four years ago. And he had reasons to be frustrated too when Leilah, in the US, had trouble communicating with her students in Bangladesh due to hartals, weather, or traffic jams.

August 10, 2024
August 10, 2024

Cisco to cut thousands of jobs in second round of layoffs this year

Cisco Systems is set to implement a second wave of layoffs this year, with thousands of employees expected to be affected, according to sources familiar with the situation. The US networking giant, headquartered in San Jose, California, is making these cuts as part of its strategic shift towards higher-growth sectors, including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI).

June 28, 2015
June 28, 2015

Away yet not away

Bangladeshi-American engineer Shah Talukder had definite reasons to feel proud when his daughter launched a language coaching programme for poor students back in his motherland four years ago. And he had reasons to be frustrated too when Leilah, in the US, had trouble communicating with her students in Bangladesh due to hartals, weather, or traffic jams.