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A complaint filed in San Jose, California federal court last Friday faulted Google for widespread race discrimination against Black employees, including

Google exec Melonie Parker reflected on her mission during a difficult time for the country. "Our wounds are never fully allowed to heal," she said.

A lawsuit filed be a former Google employee on Friday alleged that the company engaged in systemic bias against Black employees and maintains a corporate culture that favors white males. 

The plaintiffs claim the tech company maintains a “racially biased corporate culture.”

Google is reportedly under investigation. Getty Images The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing is investigating Google, Reuters

comments When Apple announced its "Black Unity Collection" watches, white people in my circle kept asking me what I thought about it. My phone buzzed for a whole hour that day: "Isnt it great that Apple is honoring Black people for Black History Month?" and "Should I purchase it as a gift for someone?" Since everyones racism radars have gone on alert, I spend a lot of time being the woke, outspoken Black person for my white coworkers, acquaintances and friends, and even their white friends, t...

Google’s restructuring of its AI teams sparks further criticism The ethical AI team will now report to Marian Croak Shares Google has restructured its responsible AI teams in the wake of Timnit Gebru’s firing, sparking further anger from the researcher and her supporters. The ethical AI teams will now be overseen by Marian Croak, a Black Google executive who’s credited with inventing the Voice over Internet Protocol. Google announced her appointment in a blogpost: Now, she’s...

Google Revamps AI Teams in Wake of Researcher Timnit Gebru’s Departure Marian Croak, a vice president of engineering, will be the Lead for Google’s Responsible AI Research and Engineering Center of Expertise. By Nico Grant and Dina Bass, Bloomberg | Updated: 19 February 2021 12:55 IST Google accepted Gebrus resignation after a conflict over an AI research paper critical of its technology Highlights Her dismissal upset the Ethical AI research team she co-led ...