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Spotify has reportedly spent less than 10 percent of its Joe Rogan apology fund (updated)
Spotify is said to have spent only a small fraction of the $100 million fund it set aside as an apology for Joe Rogan's podcast comments.
Hitting the Books: NASA's Class 8 broke color barriers and glass ceilings alike
In The New Guys, author Meredith Bagby follows the exploits of NASA's Astronaut class of 1978 — "Class 8," America's first women, African Americans, Asian American, and gay person to fly to space.
NASA's Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American woman to visit space
NASA has revealed that Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American woman to visit space when she travels to the ISS in September.
Report: Apple retaliated against women who complained about misconduct
Apple has shown apathy toward women who complained about misconduct and even retaliated against them, according to a report.
'Grand Theft Auto VI' reportedly has a female lead
'GTA VI' will reportedly include the series' first playable female protagonist, but it might not arrive for two years or more.
GLAAD: Social media platforms don't do enough to protect LGBTQ users
GLAAD's latest social media report condemns Facebook, Twitter and TikTok over their alleged lack of LGBTQ protections.
Nintendo Japan will offer benefits to employees in same-sex unions
Nintendo Japan will provide employees in same-sex domestic partnerships with the same benefits it offers to those in heterosexual unions, even though Japanese law does not currently recognize gay marriages.
Blizzard's new VP will be tasked with fixing its workplace culture
Blizzard has hired a new culture VP to help it tackle the game developer's misconduct scandal.
NASA hopes to make space more accessible by addressing socioeconomic barriers
It's part of a broader push by the federal government to improve racial equity.
Activision Blizzard recruits a new chief diversity officer amid harassment scandal
Kristen Hines will be tasked with helping to increase the number of women and non-binary workers at the company.
Apple will give Siri a less gendered voice option in iOS 15.4
Apple will offer Siri with a less gendered voice option when iOS 15.4 arrives.
NYC bill bans AI recruiting tools that fail bias checks
New York City's council has passed a bill banning AI hiring tools that don't pass anti-discrimination checks.
Bungie makes it easier to sue over harassment following Activision scandal
Bungie is distancing itself from its former publisher Activision by taking steps to fight harassment, including an end to arbitration for worker complaints.
Google is building a more racially inclusive Android camera
Today at Google I/O, Android VP Sameer Samat revealed that Google is also working to make its Android camera more inclusive, with support for a variety of darker skin tones and different types of hair.
Snap's latest diversity numbers are almost unchanged from last year
Snap published its second-ever diversity report, which confirms the company is still overwhelmingly white and male.
Facebook reportedly investigated over 'systemic' racism in hiring
Facebook is said to be under investigation for allegedly 'systemic' racism in its hiring and job promotions.
Netflix pledges $100 million to improve the diversity in its shows
Based on a study conducted by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, while Netflix's shows had made progress towards inclusion, there are still improvements to be made. To do that, Netflix announced a Fund for Creative Equity that will see it invest $100 million over five years.
Facebook's AI team expands post-grad courses for Black and Latinx students
The aim is to improve diversity and remove biases from AI.
Pinterest says its skin tone searches are now more accurate
It has expanded the feature to the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Twitch is helping to create an esports league for HBCUs
Twitch and Cxmmunity hope to change that with the creation of the HBCU esports league.
