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Google scraps its diversity hiring goals

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Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules

Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The move, which was outlined in an email sent to Google employees on Wednesday,

War On DEI: Google Ends Diversity Hiring Goals

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Google scraps diversity-based hiring targets

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives.

Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons

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Google employees respond after company drops its promise on AI weapons: 'Are we the baddies?'

After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staff slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.

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Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.

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Google now thinks it's OK to use AI for weapons and surveillance

Google has made one of the most substantive changes to its AI principles since first publishing them in 2018. In a change spotted by The Washington Post, the search giant edited the document to remove pledges it had made promising it would not "design or deploy" AI tools for use in weapons or surveillance technology.

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Google is the latest tech giant to move away from DEI, as it weighs implications for federal contracts

Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday said it was reviewing its workplace inclusion policies, ending representational hiring ...

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Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years

Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google's head of quantum told Reuters on ...

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Once a DEI leader, Google retreats, citing Trump executive orders

Google said it was reviewing President Trump’s executive orders aimed at reversing DEI in the federal government and among ...

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Google Lifts Self-Imposed Ban on Using AI for Weapons and Surveillance

Google dropped a pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons and surveillance systems on Tuesday. And it’s just the ...

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Google deletes policy against using AI for weapons or surveillance

Google has quietly deleted its pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance, a promise that had been in place since 2018.

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Verizon Makes $120 Google Offer To Android And IOS Users

Similarly, Google has remained steadfast on keeping YouTube Premium separate from its entire subscription line up. The only ...

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Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly

Google went to appeals court Monday in an attempt to convince a three-judge panel to overturn a jury’s verdict declaring its ...

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Google makes Gemini 'thinking' model available on the app and launches Gemini 2.0 Pro

The Google Gemini app now includes a reasoning model that shows its "thought process." On Wednesday, the tech giant announced ...

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