Author of Google Diversity Memo Files Labor Complaint After Firing
A former Google software engineer, who wrote an internal memo criticizing the company’s diversity policies, has filed a labor complaint,...
US Push for Freer NAFTA e-commerce Meets Growing Resistance
A U.S. proposal for Mexico and Canada to vastly raise the value of online purchases that can be imported duty-free...
In Croatia, Harvesting Salt the Centuries-old Way
Dozens of glistening pools in a small village on Croatia’s Adriatic coast stand testament to its annual salt harvests from...
Fired Google Memo Writer Draws Scorn, Cheers and a Job Offer
The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company’s diversity hiring program became the center of a...
Artist Targets Twitter With Offline Hate Tweets
A German-Israeli artist who accuses Twitter of failing to delete hate speech tweets has taken matters into his own hands...
Google Engineer Fired Over Memo Casting Doubt on Need for Gender Diversity
U.S. technology giant Google has fired a male engineer who wrote a memo questioning the need for gender diversity programs...
Tesla Seeks $1.5B Junk Bond Issue to Fund Model 3 Production
Tesla said on Monday it would raise about $1.5 billion through its first-ever offering of junk bonds as the U.S....
China’s Ethnic Yi Struggle Against Poverty
For Jisi Lazuo, the torch festival in her village in southwest China should be a celebration involving colorful ethnic clothes...
Keystone XL Pipeline Fate in Balance as Nebraska Opens Hearings
Nebraska regulators opened a final hearing on TransCanada Corp’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline on Monday, a week-long proceeding that marks...
Pentagon: Military Can Destroy Drones Over Domestic US Bases
The Pentagon has given more than 130 U.S. military bases across the United States the green light to shoot down...
Google Exec Denounces Employee’s Views on Female Workers
Silicon Valley’s efforts to promote workforce diversity haven’t yielded many results — unless you count a backlash at Google, where...
Trump Company Applies for Casino Trademark in Macau
A Trump Organization company has applied for four new trademarks in the Asian gambling hub of Macau, including one for...
Tackling Social Injustice With Video Games
At the recent Games for Change festival in New York City, the video games on display were a far cry...
New Video Games Tackle Social Injustice Issues
You’re in Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has just struck your village and you must rescue the survivors. This...
Hong Kong ‘Smart’ Ring Aims to Help Visually Impaired
A voice in your ear at the touch of a hand? The Orii ring allows people to take phone calls,...
LED Smart Shoes Turn Feet into Glowing Displays
There are smart phones, smart light bulbs, and now smart shoes. A Japanese engineer has created LED footwear that become...
Cuba to Shut Down Fast-growing Accounting Cooperative
Cuban authorities have ordered the closure of one of the island’s fastest-growing cooperatives, days after announcing that they would stop...
UK Ready to Pay Up to 40B Euros to Leave EU, Newspaper Reports
Britain is prepared to pay up to 40 billion euros ($47 billion) as part of a deal to leave the...
Kenyan Elections Observation Group Deploys Technology to Help Monitor Polls
Kenya’s Elections Observation Group (ELOG) plans to deploy about 5,000 observers to monitor Tuesday’s vote. ELOG also will use Parallel...
Mississippi Nissan Workers Reject Union
Supporters of the United Auto Workers say they’re not giving up their fight to unionize a Nissan auto assembly plant...
Boosting Labor Participation Rate for Women Key to Healthy Economy
The U.S. job market exceeded expectations last month adding 209,000 new workers to the economy in July and lowering the...
Cyber Concerns Prompt Army to Stop Using Chinese-made Drones
The U.S. Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd...
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