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Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 millionGoogle has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought forth by Black employees, who claimed they experienced inequitable treatm...- Donald Trump issues major mandate for U.S schools; here are 7 things all American parents need to knowDonald Trump’s latest education executive orders are creating major waves across schools and colleges in the U.S. From pushing AI learning ...
- 'You are not above the law': Trump administration warns of strict action against companies favoring foreign workers over AmericansThe EEOC is intensifying enforcement against companies that prioritize H-1B visa holders over American workers, as such practices violate f...
- Asian-American techie sues US university after rejection by 16 colleges but lands dream job at GoogleStanley Zhong, a self-taught programmer, was hired by Google at 19 after being contacted at 13. Despite his achievements, he faced rejectio...
- Apple shareholders vote to keep its diversity policiesDonald Trump has criticised corporate DEI programs as discriminatory and suggested the US Department of Justice could investigate whether s...
- Indian techie opens up about facing racism at US firm, reveals he was called a 'scammer'An Indian software engineer alleges racial discrimination during a U.S. job interview and subsequent employment. The interviewer insulted h...
- Apple wants to keep diversity programs disavowed by other US firmsApple's board of directors has recommended shareholders vote against a proposal to end the company's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...
- Apple wants to keep diversity programs disavowed by other US firmsApple's board urges shareholders to vote against ending the company's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. This comes after Meta...
- Washington is determined to govern artificial intelligence, but how?Some proposals focus on AI that may put people's lives or livelihoods at risk, like in medicine and finance. Other possibilities include ru...
- Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender: StudyMen were more likely to see Domino's pizza delivery driver job ads on Facebook, while women were more likely to see Instacart shopper ads.
- US agency probes Facebook for 'systemic' racial bias in hiring, promotionsA 'systemic' probe means the agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, suspects company policies may be contributing to widespre...
- Huawei's role in developing surveillance products including 'Uyghur alarm', sparks international outcryThe revelation this week of Huawei's role in testing artificial intelligence surveillance technology, which includes a face-scanning camera...
- On U.S. digital rights, Biden presidency could be 'a real opportunity'As the Democratic former vice president lays the groundwork for his administration, 10 U.S.-based digital rights and racial justice groups ...
- Jeff Bezos refuses to support ‘All Lives Matter’ after receiving an e-mail from angry customer, says ‘my stance won’t change’The tech mogul has decided to take his support for #BlackLivesMatter a notch higher.
- America Inc slams George Floyd murder; Sundar Pichai's solidarity gesture, Cook asks employees to be agents of 'change'The Citi Group CFO, a Black American himself, penned down an emotional blog post.
- Adidas, Nike & Twitter lend support to #BlackLivesMatter, take a strong stand against racism after George Floyd’s deathWorld’s biggest brands come together to condemn social injustice.
- Diversity under lens as IT faces fresh suits in USIn December, Wipro received a lawsuit over allegations of racial discrimination by an African-American employee named Kevin Clark. The same...
- TCS faces US jury over why it fires so many AmericansTCS employees at its American outposts are 13 times as likely to be fired if they’re not South Asian.
- Old is not so gold: Silicon Valley apprehensive about people over 40 yearsMark Zuckerberg summed up the Valley ethos at age 22, when he told a Stanford audience, “Younger people are just smarter.”
- Intel's $125 million fund to fight gender and racial imbalance in Silicon ValleyThe fund, called Intel Diversity Fund, will invest in startups run by women and underrepresented minorities.
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