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Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai Thursday canceled a meeting the company was set to hold concerning gender issues. The move followed the recent controversy involving software engineer James Damore and his internal email criticizing Google’s diversity policy. Damore was subsequently …
In the Trump era, US companies don’t want as many foreign tech workers
A report released today by San Francisco-based recruitment company Hired Inc. reveals big changes in global tech hiring trends during the era of President Donald Trump. Trump’s promise to bring jobs back to America has so far included plans to reform the H-1B …
Google engineer sets off a firestorm with a challenge to diversity initiatives
A Google Inc. software engineer has created a furor after disseminating an antidiversity manifesto, in which he criticizes the company for being an “ideological echo-chamber.” The memo accuses Google of discrimination for its attempt to level the playing field and assert gender and …
Report: Uber knowingly leased defective cars to drivers in Singapore, and it didn’t end well
Uber Technologies Inc. knowingly leased hundreds of defective cars to drivers in Singapore, and at least one of those cars caught fire, according to a report published by the Wall Street Journal Thursday. The car in question was a Honda Vezel sport utility vehicle …
Brave New America: In a controversial first in U.S., scientists edit genes in an embryo
In a first for the U.S., researchers in Oregon have successfully modified genes in human embryos to prevent disease, recent reports have revealed. Prior to what has been called a “milestone” in the U.S., the only country to edit embryos successfully was …
Hands-free selfies: Snap is looking at buying drone maker Zero Zero Robotics
Snap Inc. is taking steps to buy Beijing-based Zero Zero Robotics Inc., according to a report by the Information published Tuesday. The Chinese startup, established in 2014, created a stir last year after launching its Hover Camera Passport drone. The drone users …
Tech CEOs brush back invitation to meet with Congress on net neutrality
Chief executives from some of the world’s leading tech companies have rebuffed an invitation by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to meet with Congress in September to discuss net neutrality. Last week Republican Greg Walden sent a letter to Facebook Inc. …
AnchorFree says it’s saving net neutrality by helping apps circumvent ISPs
Silicon Valley software company AnchorFree Inc. has come up with a solution to the possibility of Internet service providers throttling certain content on the Internet: a way to get around those providers. AnchorFree, which claims to be the “world’s largest Internet Freedom …
Tech CEOs slam Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday to ban transgender people from entering the military, many leaders of the tech industry have voiced their criticism. Trump’s rationale for the move was that allowing transgender people to serve would burden the military with …
Republicans ask tech and telecom CEOs to weigh in on net neutrality
House Republicans are hoping to solve the ongoing net neutrality issue by inviting leading tech and telecom chief executives to testify in front of Congress in September. The tech execs will include Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet Inc. CEO Larry Page, Amazon.com …