"Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has suggested Indian citizens should work even longer, suggesting his previous target of 70-hour weeks could climb to 72. Murthy has for years argued that 70-hour weeks are necessary to advance India's economy, and can be accommodated if the nation reverts to a one-day weekend. His remarks have stirred controversy because few feel that 70-hour weeks make workers more productive, and make it extremely difficult to achieve decent work-life balance."
"Murthy continues to argue he is right, and last week used an interview with India outlet Republic he praised China's "996" culture that sees some people work from 9:00AM to 9:00PM, Monday through Saturday. The Infosys founder made no mention of the fact that software developers in China have protested against 996 culture and that Chinese courts have ruled it illegal. Nor does Murthy seem to know that Chinese youth have created a subculture called "Lying flat" that rejects 996 and suggests dropping out instead."
"Tokyo's District Court last week found Cloudflare contributed to copyright infringement by providing content delivery network (CDN) services to sites that hosted pirated manga, and ordered the company to pay 500 million yen (approximately $3.3 million). In a joint statement about the decision, four publishers said they told Cloudflare it was assisting copyright infringement, but the company continued to provide its CDN to pirate sites."
An industry founder proposed increasing workweeks to 72 hours, arguing long hours and a one-day weekend can advance economic progress. The proposal echoes praise for China’s "996" schedule, but overlooks protests by Chinese developers, legal rulings against 996, and the "Lying flat" youth subculture that rejects such demands. The founder attributed personal success to long hours with family consent. Separately, Tokyo’s District Court found Cloudflare contributed to manga copyright infringement by providing CDN services to pirate sites and ordered roughly 500 million yen in damages after publishers said they had warned the company.
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