Former employee sues Gentex for gender discrimination
The former engineer's attorney said she has heard from multiple women who said they left Gentex because of similar experiences......»»
Apple employee reportedly didn’t tell Google about zero-day exploit found in Chrome
As we often report here, it’s common for tech companies to help each other improve their security systems by sharing zero-day exploits found by security researchers. Google, for example, does this a lot. But recently, an Apple employee reportedly.....»»
Google’s new security pilot program will ban employee Internet access
You can't get hacked if you aren't on the Internet. Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup | Getty Images) The Internet is dangerous, so what if you just didn't use it? That's the somewhat ironic recommendation Google, one of the.....»»
Changes to gender beliefs needed to tackle trans and gender diverse prejudice, says study
Negative attitudes towards the trans and gender diverse (TGD) community are affected by people's fundamental beliefs regarding gender, according to new Nottingham Trent University (NTU) research which recommends that anti-prejudice education be targe.....»»
Why and when gender diversity in middle management gives companies a competitive advantage
The conversation around the scarcity of women in leadership positions often focuses on the C-suite, but companies shouldn't overlook the payoffs of pursing more gender diversity in middle management......»»
Editorial: ChatGPT can be a good tool, but not an employee
Dealers are dipping their toes in ChatGPT. That's as deep as they should go......»»
Investigating gender equality in urban cycling
Over recent years not only has cycling proved itself to be an outdoor activity with tremendous health benefits, but it has also presented itself as a useful tool in the quest to find an environmentally friendly method of urban transportation......»»
Bungie wins $489K from player for racist harassment of employee
Ruling sets legal precedent for companies to recover costs from harassment campaigns. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Bungie hitting Comer with nearly half a million dollars of damages for harassing their employee. (credit: Bung.....»»
Musk’s X Corp. sues data scrapers for “severely taxing” Twitter’s servers
X Corp. lawsuit says unidentified scrapers forced Twitter to impose rate limits. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Christopher Furlong ) Elon Musk's X Corp. is suing four unidentified data scrapers accused of "severely tax.....»»
New lawsuit claims Elon Musk"s Twitter owes more severance to former employees
A former Twitter employee on Wednesday filed a new lawsuit against Twitter and its owner, Elon Musk, alleging that the company failed to provide the full amount of severance it had promised employees prior to mass layoffs last November......»»
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta
The US comedian joins two other authors who claim their copyright was infringed to train AI systems......»»
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI, Meta for being “industrial-strength plagiarists”
AI models allegedly trained on books copied from popular pirate e-book sites. Enlarge / Comedian and author Sarah Silverman. (credit: Jason Kempin / Staff | Getty Images North America) On Friday, the Joseph Saveri Law F.....»»
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta alleging copyright infringement
Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors are suing Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, alleging the companies' AI language models were trained on copyrighted materials from their books without their knowledge or consent......»»
Evernote fires nearly every US employee as it shifts operations to Europe
There are almost no Evernote employees remaining in the U.S. and Chile, as new owner Bending Spoons moves operations of the productivity tool to its native Europe.EvernoteIn seemingly a continuation of layoffs affecting tech workers in the United Sta.....»»
Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill
Musk tries to claw back $90M from firm that forced him to complete Twitter deal. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Duncan Hull / Getty) Elon Musk's X Corp. this week sued a law firm that Twitter hired last year after Musk.....»»
New teaching method can even out children"s reading skills
How well do children know letters and their corresponding sounds? In Norway, the gender difference on these tasks when children start school is significant. The girls have a clear head start......»»
Scientists synthesize isotopic atropisomers based on carbon isotope discrimination
In chemistry, a molecule or ion is said to be chiral if it cannot be superposed on to its mirror image by any combination of rotations, translations, or conformational changes. A chiral molecule or ion exists in two forms, called enantiomers, that ar.....»»
Twitter refuses to pay for arbitration it forced on 891 ex-employees, suit says
Meanwhile, at least one Twitter ex-employee has won a rare settlement. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) Twitter started this year with a legal victory that forced thousands of laid-off employees i.....»»
Couples in which the woman is the only earner report lower life satisfaction, finds new research
Many women will, at least temporarily, be the breadwinner at some point in their relationship. Changing employment trends and gender roles will affect many households. But our new peer-reviewed study shows that for heterosexual couples, well-being is.....»»
Supreme Court lets gender dysphoria ruling stand in win for transgender rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let stand a federal appeals court ruling that found people with gender dysphoria should be protected against discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)......»»
Australian firm sues Twitter for $665,000 for not paying bills
An Australian project management firm has filed a lawsuit against Twitter in a US court seeking cumulative payments of about A$1 million ($665,000) over alleged non-payment of bills for work done in four countries, court filings showed......»»