Several Google employees have said that the company allegedly suggested them to go for mental health counselling or apply leave when they complained about racism or sexual harassment at workplace, the media reported.
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Chinese hackers hit 30K US organisations in new attack
Two cybersecurity experts who have briefed US national security advisors on the attack told KrebsOnSecurity the Chinese hacking group seized control over "hundreds of thousands" of Microsoft Exchange Servers worldwide.
Bill Gates is America's biggest farmland owner
Bill and Melinda Gates amassed 242,000 acres of land in the US, with the largest holdings in Louisiana (69,071 acres), Arkansas (47,927 acres) and Nebraska (20,588 acres), according to The Land report.
Citing India, Trump blocks 8 Chinese apps over national security
Continuing with its ban orders on Chinese apps, the Indian government in November blocked 43 new mobile apps, including shopping website AliExpress owned by e-commerce behemoth Alibaba.
25,000 residents flee wildfire in southern California
However, some evacuation orders were lifted by Friday as winds are expected to decrease through the weekend, Xinhua news agency quoted the Orange County Fire Authority as saying Twitter.
Musk now 2nd richest in world, surpasses Gates
The 49-year-old entrepreneur has added more than $100 billion to his net worth since January 2020, making him one of the fastest-growing among the world's 500 richest people.
Covid-19 effect: Disney Parks to fire 28,000 US employees
In the letter to workers, D'Amaro said that the company would meet with affected salaried and non-union hourly employees over the next few days and will begin discussing next steps with the unions that represent those theme park workers.
Jeff Bezos 1st person ever to be worth over $200 billion
The person who is closest to Bezos now is Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates who is currently worth $116.1 billion, according to Forbes, while the Bloomberg Billionaires Index put his net worth at $124 billion.
Apple removes 47K apps from Chinese App Store: Report
According to a report in The Information, China may be closing the loopholes exploited by Apple in previous years, 'starting with the recent removal of thousands of apps from the Chinese App Store'.
Google testing secret 6GHz network in 17 states in US: Report
According to a batch of FCC filings spotted by Business Insider, Google is secretly experimenting with 6GHz spectrum to 'produce technical information relevant to the utility of these frequencies for providing reliable broadband connections.'
US panel to now grill Bezos, Cook, Zuckerberg, Pichai on July 29
The face-off meeting between the US government and tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will now happen on July 29, where the CEOs Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai are to testify before the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee.
Google provides $39.5mn to 5,600 news publishers to weather crisis
'The massive response gave us the opportunity to understand what ‘local' means in different parts of the world, and how dynamics ranging from newsroom size to ownership structure can differ depending on the region and the kinds of communities served,' Google said in a statement on Thursday.
US panel to grill Bezos, Cook, Zuckerberg, Pichai on July 27
Apple's Tim Cook, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai and Amazon's Jeff Bezos will testify before the antitrust panel that is working on proposals to reform and regulate the digital market.
Google donates additional $300K to support refugees, displaced people
Google.org would host online training to help refugees and host community members in the MENA region including Algeria and Morocco learn digital skills throughout a course of a year, the company said in a statement late Saturday.
After Google, Facebook commits $200mn to support black entrepreneurs
After Google which announced to give $175 million, Facebook has pledged $200 million to support black-owned businesses and organisations in the US, along with several other initiatives to support black communities on the occasion of Juneteenth.
Twitter, Facebook remove Trump campaign video
The video posted from @TeamTrump and @TrumpWarRoom accounts was a four-minute tribute to African American George Floyd who died in Minneapolis after a police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes.
Elon Musk tells Bezos it is time to 'break up' Amazon
After successfully sending 2 NASA astronauts into space aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Elon Musk has slammed Blue Origin and Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, saying it is time to break up the ecommerce giant and end its monopoly.
Russian agents engaged in email hacking campaign, warns NSA
The Russian actors have used this exploit to add privileged users, disable network security settings, execute additional scripts for further network exploitation as long as that network is using an unpatched version of Exim mail transfer agent.
Facebook CEO criticizes Twitter for fact-checking Trump
Criticising Twitter for flagging tweets by US President Donald Trump, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that social media companies should not be the arbiter of truth.
Twitter CEO donates another $10mn towards Covid-19 efforts
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has donated $10 million to Project 100 which will give $1,000 in cash to 10,000 families who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Google to reopen offices from July 6, gives workers $1,000 each
Pichai said that in this case, they need to review the guidelines which include important information about a number of personal factors such as your tax filings and health coverage/eligibility.
SARS antibody found to neutralise COVID-19 virus
Combining the S309 antibody with other, though weaker, antibodies identified in the recovered SARS patient enhanced the neutralisation of the COVID-19 coronavirus, said the study.
Uber sacks 3,000 more employees, to shut 45 offices globally
Uber is also closing or consolidating some 45 offices globally, including its Pier 70 office in San Francisco, a branch responsible for its experimental projects like self-driving cars.
Antibody found to block COVID-19 virus 100% in experiments
US-based Sorrento Therapeutics has announced that an antibody has demonstrated its ability to completely block SARS-CoV-2 infection of healthy cells in preclinical laboratory experiments.
Musk reopens Tesla factory in California, Trump supports him
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Tesla CEO Elon Musk in his fight with the local authorities in California as he reopened the companys electric car factory in Fremont against the state guidelines.