Sources: Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer clashed with colleagues on internal forums over topics like gender and Gaza; moderators deleted some of his comments
This spring, Google AI leader Noam Shazeer posted a comment in one of the company's internal discussion forums … X: @amir X: Amir Efrati / @amir : Google paid ~$3 billion to hire AI genius Noam Shazee...
Memo: Meta terminates major DEI programs, including for hiring, training, and procurement, citing a changed “legal and policy landscape” around DEI in the US
Meta is ending its DEI programs Bradley Cortright / New York Sun : Meta Abandons its DEI Programs Days Ahead of Trump's Inauguration Edith Olmsted / New Republic : Mark Zuckerberg Goes Full MAGA With ...
Q&A with Marissa Mayer on AI, her startup Sunshine, its Shine app, Google News, Yahoo, selling to Verizon, Yahoo Weather, feminism, being a geek, and more
She was the 20th hire at Google, then the head of Yahoo, and now the CEO of Sunshine. For Mayer, geekery supersedes gender. Forums: Hacker News Forums: Hacker News : Marissa Mayer: I Am Not a Feminis...
IBM and Xerox PARC engineer Lynn Conway, who helped shape the way chips are designed and undertook a gender transition in 1968, died last weekend at age 86
- In the 1970s, Conway helped author “Introduction to VLSI Systems,” a seminal book in the field of chip design that became …
Analysis: between 2019 and the end of 2023, women's share of tech jobs rose from 31% to 35% in the US, 23% to 25.2% across the EU, and 29% to 32%+ in the UK
Financial Times : Threads: @folletto.and . LinkedIn: Karen Blake Threads: Erin ‘Folletto’ Casali / @folletto.and : Remote work policies (which implies flexible hours and can allow for hybrid) have co...
Former Nintendo female contract testers in the US describe years of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and a lack of advancement opportunities for women
Female game testers at Nintendo had ‘frat house’ experiences within a gaming company known for its wholesome image
An in-depth look at Silicon Valley's historical corporate culture, how straight white men benefitted, and efforts by women and minorities to push for change
A new generation of tech activists, organizers, and whistleblowers, most of whom are female, non-white, gender-diverse, or queer, may finally bring change. Tweets: @patrickmcgee_ , @adrianafreitas , @...
Internal report: employees at Wildlife Studios, a Brazilian mobile game maker valued at $3B, have repeatedly alleged gender wage imbalances and discrimination
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Interviews with three women working at NSA and Cyber Command highlight the progress made in gender equality in recent years and the work that still remains
WIRED spoke with three women working in cybersecurity in the US intelligence committee about the progress of recent years and the work that remains. Tweets: @lilyhnewman , @k8em0 , @zackwhittaker , @t...
Examining the links between the Rationalist community, with Slate Star Codex blog as its epicenter, and influential leaders in tech, including OpenAI's founders
even inside newsrooms. This is depraved. https://twitter.com/... Robin Hanson / @robinhanson : “The ideas they exchanged were often controversial — connected to gender, race and inherent ability, for ...