Hitting the Books: NASA's Class 8 broke color barriers and glass ceilings alike
The diverse cadre of aspirational space travelers included Sally Ride and Ron McNair.
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NASA's Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American woman to visit space
The astronaut could ravel to the ISS as soon as September.
Report: Apple retaliated against women who complained about misconduct
Its corporate culture is at odds with the image it presents, multiple women said.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
'Grand Theft Auto VI' reportedly has a female lead
She would be the series' first.
GLAAD: Social media platforms don't do enough to protect LGBTQ users
Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube all fall short in a new study.
Nintendo Japan will offer benefits to employees in same-sex unions
Japanese law does not recognize same-sex marriages.
Blizzard's new VP will be tasked with fixing its workplace culture
Jessica Martinez is the first to take the role.
NASA hopes to make space more accessible by addressing socioeconomic barriers
It's part of a broader push by the federal government to improve racial equity.
Activision Blizzard recruits a new chief diversity officer amid harassment scandal
Kristen Hines will be tasked with helping to increase the number of women and non-binary workers at the company.
Apple will give Siri a less gendered voice option in iOS 15.4
The company's AI assistant will soon be more diverse.
NYC bill bans AI recruiting tools that fail bias checks
Jobseekers would also get more transparency for the hiring process.
Bungie makes it easier to sue over harassment following Activision scandal
The 'Destiny' developer is distancing itself from its former publisher.
Google is building a more racially inclusive Android camera
It's working with diverse experts to better capture dark skin tones.
Snap's latest diversity numbers are almost unchanged from last year
The company is also working on making its camera and AI systems more inclusive.
Facebook reportedly investigated over 'systemic' racism in hiring
It allegedly enabled discrimination against Black job candidates.
Netflix pledges $100 million to improve the diversity in its shows
It has made some progress in the last two years, but needs to step up on some fronts.
Facebook's AI team expands post-grad courses for Black and Latinx students
An online course, co-developed with Facebook's experts, aims to improve diversity in the field.
Pinterest says its skin tone searches are now more accurate
It has expanded the feature to the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Twitch is helping to create an esports league for HBCUs
The league is meant to help close the diversity gap in the gaming industry
Snap's first diversity report shows an overwhelmingly white workforce
More than 70 percent of Director-level jobs were held by white people.
