A few days back, the US-based healthcare technology firm CorroHealth laid off 800 members of its staff in Kerala without prior notice. The most absurd part of it is that the announcement was made over the office audio system on 3 July just as the employees reported for their usual shifts. “Today is your last day,” the announcement said as the employees were asked to log out of their systems and leave their offices. Passwords died instantly. Within minutes of the...