How to avoid unfair hiring practices in technical recruitment
Introduction The foundation for fair hiring practices in the United States was laid by landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Despite these long-standing regulations, organizations today must
Read moreRobotaxi pushback grows in Los Angeles as Cruise loses permits
Less than a month after Waymo’s Los Angeles County expansion, labor organizers and an LA lawmaker are calling for new autonomous-vehicle regulations. On Tuesday, the office of LA Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez said he will introduce a motion “urging officials in the state to address public safety concerns around autonomous vehicles
Read moreTrevor Milton to reimburse Nikola $165M per arbitration proceeding
Electric and hydrogen-powered heavy truck maker Nikola was awarded $165 million from its founder and former executive chairman, Trevor Milton, in an arbitration proceeding. Nikola said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that an arbitration panel in New York awarded the funds to Nikola on October 20.
Read moreApple, government officials lend support to federal right to repair law
This afternoon, the Biden White House convened a meeting of top executives and government officials to discuss growing calls to institute right to repair on a national level. The virtual meeting came two weeks after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 244 into law, creating requirements for consumer electronics and
Read moreQuick Tip: How to Install Node.js on Debian
In this guide, we’ll take you through the process of how to install Node on Debian, ensuring you have the right tools at hand. Continue reading Quick Tip: How to Install Node.js on Debian on SitePoint.
Read moreMapleSEC: How Kyndryl built cyber resiliency into its new IT infrastructure
Next month will mark an independence day of sorts for IT infrastructure provider Kyndryl Inc. In 2021, what was then called IBM Global Technology Services was spun off and given until November 2023 to be truly separate from Big Blue as an independent provider of IT services to companies around
Read moreCost of data breach up 12 per cent: Survey
Inflation is up for all sorts of products and services, including the cost of a data breach. The median cost of a data breach to an organization this year was US$2.5 million, according to an EY survey, an increase of 12 per cent over last year. The numbers are included
Read moreCoffee briefing Oct. 24 – Dentsu releases its 2024 media trends report; Younger consumers lead privacy charge; IBM and AWS collaborate to enhance genAI solutions; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Digital advertising landscape sees major shifts in 2024 Global marketing and advertising agency Dentsu has released
Read morePebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
The grip Twitter, now called X, has on the market may be stronger than some believed. Unfortunately, that’s led to the first casualty among Twitter alternatives, as the startup Pebble (formerly T2), is shutting down. The would-be X rival had grown a small but engaged community on its microblogging service
Read moreAs Databricks touts demand for AI services, all eyes are on Microsoft and Alphabet’s Q3 results
We can't wait to find out if these companies will report a material improvement from their investments in AI-related computing tasks and products. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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