Taking on the Tyranny of the Tech Bros
The glow of the tech bros’ halo is dimming and, in 2025, the computing industry’s sheen of glamor will continue to fade, too. While other STEM fields are making strides …
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Angry Snowflake Destroys His Harley Because The Brand Has Gone ‘Woke’
Image: Columbia War Machine YouTube Somehow in 2024, people are still destroying products made by companies they feel have “gone woke.” Youtuber Columbia War Machine recently destroyed his Harley Davidson …
How the vodka soda became ‘gay water’
Photo illustration by Emily Rabbideau – Photos courtesy of House of Love and Gay Water Late last year, 33-year-old Justin Ruka of Orlando met a flight attendant at a gay …
Most Americans support diversity, equity and inclusion programs: Poll
(The Hill) — Most Americans favor diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, according to a new poll. The poll, from The Washington Post and Ipsos, found that 61% of Americans …
George Lucas Defends Majority White Casting Of Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy And Prequels
George Lucas doesn’t think the nearly all-white casting of his “Star Wars” films is a problem. The 80-year-old director, who wrote and directed the original 1977 fantasy-adventure himself before handing …
Google Taps AI to Show Shoppers How Clothes Fit Different Bodies
One of the new ad formats Google announced today will allow brands to link short-form videos they made—or ones they hired creators to film—to their advertisements in Google’s search engine. …
Here’s How Generative AI Depicts Queer People
Another potential strategy to diversify the output from AI models is for developers to add guardrails and modify user prompts, nudging the software toward inclusivity. OpenAI appears to have taken …
Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination
Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,” Hall …
Alabama Republicans Push Forward An Anti-DEI Bill
Alabama lawmakers are pushing forward a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and offices in certain public entities, state agencies and universities, joining anti-DEI efforts led by …
For Black workers, progress in the workplace but still a hill to climb
Ali and Jamila Wright, co-owners of Brooklyn Tea. Courtesy: Brooklyn Tea Looking at the state of Black employment in America tells a mixed story: Much progress has been made in …