Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias by Ray Schultz , February 8, 2023 Google has asked a federal court to toss a lawsuit filed against it by the Republican National Committee (RNC) over alleged bias in spam-filter placement. The RNC sued last year after an academic report … Continue reading Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias
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As tech layoffs weaken DEI efforts, the Black talent gap could widen dramatically by 2032
By Grace Carroll February 03, 2023 The Black tech wage gap is projected to jump 37% in the next decade, resulting in $51.3 billion in lost wages for Black workers each year, according to a report released Friday from the McKinsey Institute on Economic Black Mobility. The report predicts serious challenges to racial equity … Continue reading As tech layoffs weaken DEI efforts, the Black talent gap could widen dramatically by 2032
Company Culture: The Key to Attracting Today’s Tech Talent
Company Culture: The Key to Attracting Today’s Tech Talent Mike Monroe / 01 Feb 2023 Generally speaking, your company culture reflects how your employees feel at work. It encompasses workers’ thoughts on your organization, their career goals, the practices they follow, and more. And as the job market becomes more competitive, more candidates will examine … Continue reading Company Culture: The Key to Attracting Today’s Tech Talent
EU vows to get tougher on Big Tech privacy violations
Meta fined $414 million in EU for requiring personalized ads Jon Fingas @jonfingas Meta is facing yet another European Union fine. As hinted last month, EU authorities are fining Meta €390 million (about $414 million) after determining that the company illegally required that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users accept personalized ads. The social media … Continue reading EU vows to get tougher on Big Tech privacy violations
What do the Big Tech layoffs mean for designers?
By Nicole Gull McElroy January 30, 2023 “Make no mistake, this layoff isn’t about low performers.” Judy Wert leans over her laptop, her head in her hands, cataloging the emails, text messages, and phone calls she’s received in the past week from friends, clients, and colleagues. This is her new normal in the wake … Continue reading What do the Big Tech layoffs mean for designers?
AI-Based Enterprise Search Integrates Tech From OpenAI, Google, Others
AI-Based Enterprise Search Integrates Tech From OpenAI, Google, Others by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 31, 2023 C3 AI, an artificial intelligence software company founded by entrepreneur Thomas Siebel, released the first product in a suite it calls C3 Generative AI Product Suite. The first product, C3 Generative AI for Enterprise Search, uses a … Continue reading AI-Based Enterprise Search Integrates Tech From OpenAI, Google, Others
Logan Bartlett’s reluctant journey to tech podcast stardom
By David Lidsky January 21, 2023 Logan Bartlett has something he wants me to see. On an unseasonably warm New York day in mid-November, Bartlett, managing director at the venture firm Redpoint and podcast host, pulls out his phone at the start our alfresco lunch to walk me through a spreadsheet he built. It’s … Continue reading Logan Bartlett’s reluctant journey to tech podcast stardom
Google is laying off 12,000 employees as another brutal week comes to an end for tech
By Michael Grothaus January 20, 2023 Google and WeWork are the latest companies to announce layoffs in what has been a brutal few months for tech workers. On Friday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the search giant was cutting approximately 12,000 jobs. The cuts span the globe and myriad departments at Google’s parent … Continue reading Google is laying off 12,000 employees as another brutal week comes to an end for tech
Anzu Granted Patent For Ad-Tracking Tech To Measure Viewability In 3D Environments
Anzu Granted Patent For Ad-Tracking Tech To Measure Viewability In 3D Environments by Colin Kirkland , January 20, 2023 In-game advertising platform Anzu has announced a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its own ad-tracking technology aimed at improving viewability, attention metrics, and data available to advertisers when running in-game ads. … Continue reading Anzu Granted Patent For Ad-Tracking Tech To Measure Viewability In 3D Environments
Enterprise IT remains bright amid gloomy tech spending forecast
Worldwide IT spending is expected to slow, but software and IT services are projected to increase by 9.3% and 5.5% in 2023, respectively. Constantine von Hoffman on January 18, 2023 Gartner has cut its forecast for growth in worldwide IT spending by more than 50% from just a few months ago. However, enterprise spending on … Continue reading Enterprise IT remains bright amid gloomy tech spending forecast