Howard University and Google Research have unveiled a new dataset designed to enhance how automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems serve Black users.
The lawsuit began in March 2022 after a regulator now known as the California Civil Rights Department started investigating Google's treatment of Black female employees.
Google has removed several important cultural observances from Google Calendar
Lest we forget the tech giant just mixed up Luther Vandross and Master P.
Master P has spoken out in no uncertain terms about Google after the search engine confused the rap mogul for Luther Vandross.
Google’s mixup of Luther Vandross and Master P was ironic since the search engine stouted itself in its own 2023 Diversity Annual Report as meeting “its Racial Equity Commitment."
Black Twitter had plenty to say after Google posted a photo of rapper Master P in results for searches about singer Luther Vandross.
Leaked claims of Google's LaMDA being sentient has surfaced. The "bot" that lives in the virtual world believes it's human at its core.Â
Motown has teamed up with Google for the creation of a program designed to support women of color in the music industry.
Issa Rae’s music label Raedio has teamed up with Google to launch a program designed to support underrepresented independent artists.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit last Thursday against the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in Clarksville, Tenn., which is is accused of violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act by openly discriminating against its Black employees.
Angel Onuoha an associate product manager at Google was allegedly stopped by a security guard after someone at the mega tech company reported him.
