Google news: Giant will pay $2.6M to settle discrimination claims, shutters game studio
by Wire reports — February 2, 2021 . Search for Google news today and two developments headline the latest developments at the internet giant: Gaming and discrimination. Google is closing the internal studio tasked with developing games for its Stadia cloud-gaming service, a move that raises questions about the future of the Stadia service itself. Google also will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state. Google launched Stadia in N...