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Black, deaf Google worker sues tech giant for discrimination

Black, deaf Google worker sues tech giant for discrimination

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

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Fort Wayne to build sewer for Google data center, tech giant chipping in

Fort Wayne to build sewer for Google data center, tech giant chipping in

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Normally, computers and water don’t mix, but the new data center set for southeast Fort Wayne needs both. At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne City Council meeting, the body approved more than $8 million to build both a sewer and extend a water main to support Google’s new data center, known under the name “Project Zodiac.” “One of them is for water and one of them is for sewer,” said Michael Kiester, manager of engineering with Fort Wayne City… Source link

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Tech Giant Yandex Gets New Russian Owner Ahead of Restructuring

Tech Giant Yandex Gets New Russian Owner Ahead of Restructuring

A Russia-based company has become the legal owner of tech giant Yandex as it prepares to separate from its Dutch parent company, the state-run Interfax news agency reported Tuesday. MKAO Yandex was registered last month in the Kaliningrad region’s Oktyabrsky Island, an offshore zone known as a “special administrative region.” In addition to offering low taxes, the offshore zone allows major Russian companies to repatriate their businesses while avoiding Western sanctions as… Source link

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