Opendoor stops work in India
Opendoor is a company from San Francisco. It buys and sells homes. Opendoor stops its work in India. It has offices in Chennai and Bengaluru. The company has about 250 workers in India. Now it closes these offices. The CEO of Opendoor is Kaz Nejatian. He says the company wants to work in the U.S. He says the company wants small teams. Some people see this as a big change. They say AI is changing work. AI is a computer tool. It can do some jobs. People in India do many jobs for companies. India has 2,100 big offices for companies. These offices have 2.36 million workers. They make about 100 billion dollars every year. Opendoor also cuts jobs in the U.S. Last year it had 1,470 workers. Now it has 1,042 workers. It has 184 workers outside the U.S. This is down from 342. The U.S. housing market is hard now. Online home-buying companies feel this. Some investors talk about this change. Sheel Mohnot is a co-founder. He says AI will replace many jobs in India. Keshav Lohia is a venture capitalist. He says this is a big moment for AI. Phil Fersht is an expert on outsourcing. He says companies now need less workers. He says this is not just one change. It is a big pattern. AI helps companies work with fewer people. Opendoor is one example. There will be more examples soon.
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- 01“stop work”
- 02“big change”
- 03“small team”
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The school stops its work in the city.
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She is a student from Japan.
This uses 'has' to show possession of workers. Simple structure for A1.
My school has 100 students.
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Opendoor stops work in India
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