A new lawsuit brought against Google alleges that the company’s office “bro culture” led to sexual harassment against a female engineer. SiliconValley.com reports that former Google engineer Loretta Lee alleges that she was sexually harassed at the company on multiple occasions. Lee claims that she was slapped, groped and had a coworker hide under her desk, popping his head up to tell her that she would never know what he was doing under there.Lee’s lawsuit against Google is the latest in a line of litigation against the company relating to firings. James Damore is suing the company after he was fired over his viewpoint diversity memo arguing that there was a biological difference between men and women that explained the gender gap in the tech field. Tim Chevalier, a Google employee who called for violence against Damore and conservatives, has also filed a lawsuit against the company claiming that he was fired for “opposing bigotry.” Lee’s … [Read more...] about Lawsuit: Google’s ‘Bro Culture’ Led to Sexual Harassment Against Female Engineer
Newspapers Launch PAC to Lobby Congress over Google and Facebook
The News Media Alliance (NMA), which “represents over 2,000 newspapers in the U.S.”, has launched a political action committee in their effort to take on Google and Facebook. According to Axios, the NMA will use the PAC “to ask Congress for an antitrust safe harbor against Google and Facebook,” and to stop news print tariffs in Canada.“It’s the first-ever PAC created by the newspaper industry,” the NMA explained, adding, “It’s a sign that the newspaper industry feels it needs to step up its lobbying efforts to survive in a digital-first era dominated by tech companies.” In a statement, News Media Alliance President David Chavern declared, “We [have] gotten to the point where we feel we need a political voice to create change for the industry.”Google and Facebook control the online ad market — Google by itself generates more advertising dollars than the entire global print market. Google and Facebook … [Read more...] about Newspapers Launch PAC to Lobby Congress over Google and Facebook
Google Appears to Remove All Shopping Search Results for Guns — Even Water Guns, ‘Guns and Roses,’ ‘Burgundy’
Update: As of late Tuesday afternoon, Google has restored many of the Google Shopping search results discussed in this article, such as water guns. Certain search terms like “AR-15” and “revolver” still display no results. The original article follows. Google has removed search results for any product that contains the word “gun” in it, including water guns, toy guns, the band “Guns and Roses,” and even “burgundy” from its shopping section.Google has removed results in its shopping tool for a wide range of terms related to firearms, unwittingly censoring completely unrelated items such as music groups and movies whose titles matched filtered terms. Google Shopping allows users to search for products from a wide range of online shopping sites to compare prices and offerings. The Internet giant has removed search results for a wide variety of terms, which was discovered by social media users this week.Searches for … [Read more...] about Google Appears to Remove All Shopping Search Results for Guns — Even Water Guns, ‘Guns and Roses,’ ‘Burgundy’
Before-and-after Google Street View photos of ‘Amazonia’ reveal how the tech giant transformed Seattle
Leanna Garfield, provided by Published 7:01 am, Thursday, March 1, 2018 Today, the company dominates South Lake Union and much of the city, where it employs over 40,000 people and has over 37 offices. And its campus is still growing. Since Amazon arrived, South Lake Union has seen a 50% jump in the number of people working there, contributing to a construction boom. And Amazon has continued to spur an influx of high-skilled tech workers. South Lake Union's transformation is easy to see. Buildings have gotten higher and fancier, independent businesses have shuttered, and run-down parking lots have turned into shiny redevelopments. Recommended Video: Now Playing: Amazon is About to Lay Off Hundreds of Employees According to the Seattle Times, hundreds of corporate employees will be cut. Many of the cuts will reportedly be from the retail division. The exact number has yet to be revealed though they will be from all across the United … [Read more...] about Before-and-after Google Street View photos of ‘Amazonia’ reveal how the tech giant transformed Seattle
NFL players kneeling is Google’s No. 1 searched protest in 2017
NFL players refusing to stand during the national anthem was the most searched protest on Google in 2017, the company announced in its year-end analysis on Wednesday. "NFL National Anthem protests" beat out searches for "Charlottesville protest," "Boston free speech rally," "UC Berkeley protests" and "St. Louis protests," according to Google. In October, the NFL announced it would not change its policy on players standing during the national anthem, despite repeated calls to do so by President Donald Trump. League policy states that players are encouraged to stand during the song, but are not required to do so. The decision came after a two-day meeting of team owners and players and their union's leaders in Manhattan, and just hours after Trump angrily tweeted about the issue. The president's feud with the NFL began on Sept. 22 during a political rally in Alabama, where the president called any player who kneeled during the national … [Read more...] about NFL players kneeling is Google’s No. 1 searched protest in 2017