IIT placements gain steam; SoftBank’s Vision Fund layoffs

Recruiters flock to IITs as placement season kicks off. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

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■ Pepperfry finds new home
■ Russians to go cashless in India
■ DPDP Act: A timeline

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Hiring momentum builds ahead of IIT placements

The placement season at India’s top engineering institutes is off to a brisk start, with early signs of strong recruiter interest despite global macroeconomic headwinds.

Now hiring: Placements have kicked off at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Mumbai, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur,…