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JPMorgan changes diversity schemes
JPMorgan Chase is revamping its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, renaming them Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion. Chief operating officer Jenn Piepszak said: “The ‘e’ always meant equal opportunity to us, not equal outcomes,” adding that the bank believes the change “more accurately reflects our ongoing approach to reach the most customers and clients to…
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Boeing sued over whistleblower death
The family of John Barnett, a Boeing whistleblower who took his own life, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the aerospace firm. The lawsuit alleges that the company’s conduct was the “clear, foreseeable cause” of Barnett’s death, and claims that he was subjected to a campaign of harassment, abuse and humiliation after he raised…
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Machine learning is ‘biggest shift of our lifetimes, Google boss says
At the AI Action Summit in Paris, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai told attendees that although the shift towards machine learning was still in its early days, “it will be the biggest of our lifetimes – a fundamental rewiring of technology and an accelerant of human ingenuity.” He cited the recent development of DeepSeek, a…
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Apple accused of imposing illegal workplace rules
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Apple of silencing its employees through strict workplace policies that violate their right to organize and advocate for better working conditions. The complaint claims Apple required employees nationwide to sign illegal confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-compete agreements and imposed overly broad misconduct and social media policies. The NLRB…
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Disney changes DEI to focus on business outcomes
Disney is changing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs to focus more closely on business outcomes, according to a memo. The note to employees from Disney’s chief human resources officer, Sonia Coleman, says the company’s “Reimagine Tomorrow” site will be rebranded as “MyDisneyToday.” The “Reimagine Tomorrow” program was an online space for “amplifying underrepresented…
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Latino workers risk being left behind due to a lack of digital skills
A study from the UCLA Latino Policy Institute indicates that Latinos are overrepresented in fields at risk of automation such as agriculture, construction, retail and food services. “This report sheds light on a critical but often overlooked reality: Automation is not just a technological issue but an equity issue,” observed Misael Galdámez, co-author of the…
