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When Google started back in the late ’90s, the idea that the two zany Stanford graduate students rollerblading around campus with no real business plan could one day be accused of running a monopoly would’ve seemed ludicrous. Back then, Microsoft was a Goliath of the tech industry, facing allegations of muscling its competition out of the market, while Google was a David, democratizing access to information online. It’s incredible how much the landscape has changed in a little over… Source link

The Justice Department is ordering tech companies to hand over data on users it suspects of being at … [+] the Capitol Hill riot. Google location data is proving useful in at least one case. Brent Stirton/Getty Images Google location data has proven useful to police on innumerable occasions and it’s being used in the Capitol Hill riot investigation. A complaint against Jared Adams, who is accused of illegally entering the Capitol Hill grounds on… Source link

A property management company filed a lawsuit against Indianapolis Colts defensive end Denico Autry this week alleging that his smoking in the garage of his apartment did more than $30,000 in damages last month, according to the Indianapolis Star. Autry, per the report, had leased an apartment in August from Viewegh Properties. On Jan. 2, Autry allegedly started a fire in the garage while smoking a cigar. That fire caused “significant damage” to the garage, and smoke from that fire… Source link

Google has agreed to pay more than $3.8 million, including nearly $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations of “systemic” pay and hiring discrimination that disadvantaged women and Asian workers. The payments will go to more than 5,500 current employees and job applicants from the company’s California and Washington state offices, the Department of Labor announced in a statement Monday evening. As part of the resolution, Google denies any violations or noncompliance with any laws or… Source link

As part of the resolution, the tech giant denies wrongdoing. February 2, 2021, 4:44 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Google has agreed to pay more than $3.8 million, including nearly $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations of “systemic” pay and hiring discrimination that disadvantaged women and Asian workers. The payments will go to more than 5,500 current employees and job applicants from the company’s California and Washington state offices, the… Source link

The settlement includes back pay and interest to thousands of female engineers. Stephen Shankland/CNET … Source link

Leaders of five historically Black colleges and universities met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday to discuss the company’s relationship with the schools in the wake of anti-HBCU-graduate discrimination allegations made by a former Google employee. On December 21, ex-Google diversity recruiter April Curley tweeted that she had been fired by the company in September after repeatedly raising concerns about how the tech chain evaluates black college graduates. In recent… Source link

Ottawa University said it has “reluctantly” accepted the resignation of cheer coach Casey Jamerson after Jamerson allegedly made racist remarks toward a Black cheerleader who was subsequently removed from the team. Cheerleader Talyn Jefferson said she was kicked off the cheer squad earlier this month because of her hairstyle and an incident between herself and Jamerson at practice. Jefferson, 20, told the Kansas City Star in an interview that she had stood up for herself after Jamerson… Source link

The NBA has fined James Harden after video surfaced allegedly showing him attending a strip club without a mask in violation of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols. The NBA announced the decision Wednesday evening, shortly after the Houston Rockets’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed because COVID-19 issues left the team without enough available players. “Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been fined $50,000 for violating the league’s Health and Safety… Source link

On Monday, news broke that Antonio Brown was accused of destroying a security camera and throwing a bicycle at a security shack in his gated Florida community. The incident allegedly happened on Oct. 15, prior to Brown signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Tuesday, news broke that the NFL was not previously aware of the incident. And that could be a problem for Brown and the Bucs. It’s up to the NFL how hard a line it wants to take with the latest Antonio Brown incident. (Photo by Mike… Source link