Enlarge / A selection of male and female “Magic Avatars” generated by the Lensa AI app, including a beard cannot be contained. Benj Edwards / Ars Technica reader comments 75 with 0 posters participating Share this story Over the past week, the smartphone app Lensa AI has become a popular topic on social media because ..
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The front of the SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California. reader comments 70 with 51 posters participating Share this story In late September, a former communications executive at Blue Origin and 20 other current and former employees raised concerns about the culture at the company, highlighting issues such as sexism in the workplace. Writing on the Lioness ..
Enlarge / Sunset, over the Google empire. reader comments 152 with 86 posters participating, including story author Share this story A new report alleges that Google employees who report experiencing gender or racial harassment or discrimination routinely are told to take “medical leave” and seek mental health treatment—only to be shoved aside when they try ..
Enlarge / Amazon’s orange-yellow logo wall. reader comments 119 with 55 posters participating Share this story A senior manager at Amazon Web Services has filed suit against the company alleging race and gender discrimination, saying that she was underpaid, denied promotions, and sexually assaulted at the firm. Charlotte Newman, who is Black, began working at ..
Enlarge / A Pinterest logo seen displayed on a smartphone. reader comments 81 with 57 posters participating Share this story The former chief operating officer of Pinterest is suing her ex-employer, claiming that the platform’s woman-friendly public face is not matched internally and instead “reflects a pattern of discrimination and exclusion.” Pinterest hired Francoise Brougher ..
reader comments 419 with 122 posters participating Share this story The American Psychological Association is on the defensive over its newly released clinical guidance (PDF) for treating boys and men, which links traditional masculinity ideology to a range of harms, including sexism, violence, mental health issues, suicide, and homophobia. Critics contend that the guidelines attack ..