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A black, deaf Google employee – who had been celebrated at corporate events and on social media as a success story for the search giant’s inclusive workplace – has accused the company of discrimination based on her disability and race. In an explosive lawsuit filed in the US Northern District of California, Jalon Hall — the first and only black, deaf hire at Google, according to Wired — slammed Google for limiting her access to sign-language interpreters months after… Source link

Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,” Hall claims, saying her interpreters in university were more literate in tech jargon. Kathy Kaufman, director of coordinating services at DSPA, says it pays above market rates, dedicates a small pool to each company so the vocabulary becomes familiar, hires tech specialists, and trains those who are not…. Source link

In 1939, the Dongs, a Chinese American family in Coronado, California, found themselves unable to rent a house amid racially restrictive housing laws that favored white buyers and renters. Emma and Gus Thompson, a Black entrepreneurial couple in town, allowed the family to rent and eventually buy their Coronado property when nobody else would. Now, to thank the Thompsons for helping them get a toehold in American society, the Dongs are donating $5 million to Black college students using… Source link

Amazon is ending the work week with a rare discount on the Google Pixel Fold. The unlocked foldable now drops down to $1,399 shipped with 256GB of storage in tow. Today’s offer is down from $1,799 and saves you $400 for only the second time. It’s matching the all-time low from Black Friday and beats our previous holiday mention from December by an extra $50. You’ll find today’s offer also matched over at Best Buy, too. Head below for more on this Google Pixel Fold deal.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 07: Republican Candidate for Governor of Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron and wife, Makenze Cameron, walk off of the stage after his concession speech at the Republican election watch party at the Marriott Hotel on November 7, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 07: Republican Candidate for Governor of Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron and wife, Makenze Cameron, walk off of the stage after his concession speech at the… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google gives out offensive notebooks to Black summit attendees  TechCrunch Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Leaked Yandex Code Breaks Open the Creepy Black Box of Online …  WIRED Source link

If you live in Russia, there’s no avoiding Yandex. The tech giant—often referred to as “Russia’s Google”—is part of daily life for millions of people. It dominates online search, ride-hailing, and music streaming, while its maps, payment, email, and scores of other services are popular. But as with all tech giants, there’s a downside of Yandex being everywhere: It can gobble up huge amounts of data. In January, Yandex suffered the unthinkable. It became the latest in a short… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]New Black Lives Matter tax documents show foundation is tightening its belt, has $30M in assets  Yahoo News Source link

Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. Howard County public schools staff looks to Anne Arundel for lessons learned on school start time changes Jan. 30—With less than a month remaining until the Howard County Board of Education decides whether to change school start times beginning next school year, district officials are turning to their eastern neighbor to see how proposed changes could play out. Anne Arundel County Public Schools is halfway through its first school year with new bell times,… Source link