India, Oct. 2 -- Over 130,000 jobs have already been terminated in the Information Technology (IT) industry in just the first half of 2025, as reported by TechCrunch, a California-based news outlet.

Along with Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and their kin, this statistic also includes Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which startlingly decided to let go of over 12,000 employees - or 2% of its global workforce. The layoff targeted senior and mid-level employees and will span throughout financial year (FY) 26.

While announcing the layoff, TCS also mentioned that it will explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) for both internal and client-end usage. However, they have not clarified what percentage of the layoff might be linked to AI taking over. Si...