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The tech giant's researchers say the dismissal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru has "had a demoralizing effect" on one of the most prestigious units in the company.

Residents of the Russian-speaking city became partisans who fought for the independence of Ukraine. The nine-month occupation is over, but Russia continues to shell the city.

The firing of a leading Black researcher on the ethics of artificial intelligence is reigniting debate over Google's treatment of employees who speak out, particularly women and people of color.

Sundar Pichai addressed employees in an internal email after thousands of them publicly criticized the tech giant for pushing out a top artificial intelligence researcher.

The former president filed suit against three of the nation's biggest tech giants, alleging they wrongfully kicked him off their platforms after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol.

Turkey's rebranding campaign, which began in December, is characterized as an effort to better represent its culture abroad. It also distances the country from some less-flattering associations.

The National Labor Relations Board accused the tech giant of violating federal law when it fired two employees involved in worker organizing last year.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will slow hiring and tighten its budget. Soaring inflation, interest rate hikes and other economic woes have affected the digital advertising the company depends on.

Saxophonist and UC San Diego Professor of Music David Borgo to perform his new album "The Suite of Uncommon Sorrows" on Wednesday, October 6 at 7 p.m. The concert will be livestreamed from the Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater. Watch livestream: http://music.ucsd.edu/live "The Suite of Uncommon Sorrows" is an eleven-part suite of original music composed in response to the tumultuous events of 2020, including the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the growing Black Lives Matter movement, and the debilitating polarization of U.S. politics that made it impossible to address either of these adequately. Each movement explores a different “uncommon sorrow,” such as kuebiko (a state of moral exhaustion inspired by acts of horror in the news, which forces you to revise your image of what can happen in this world), kenopsia (the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet), chrysalism (an amniotic-like tranquility while a storm rages outside), zenosyne (the sense that time keeps going faster), and pâro (the feeling that no matter what you do it will always be inadequate). PERFORMERS: David Borgo - tenor and soprano saxophones, aerophone Tobin Chodos - piano and keyboard Mackenzie Leighton - acoustic and electric bass Mark Ferber - drum set with special guest: Peter Sprague - electric guitar PROGRAM: Kuebiko a state of moral exhaustion inspired by acts of horror in the news, which forces you to revise your image of what can happen in this world Chrysalism an amniotic-like tranquility, similar to how one feels while wrapped in a blanket sitting inside on the couch while a storm rages outside. Kenopsia the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet Paro the feeling that no matter what you do it will always be inadequate The Village Covidiots an inversion of Eric Dolphy’s “Out To Lunch,” dedicated to you know who. Occhiolism the awareness of the limitations of your own perspective One Step Forward Two Steps Back the feeling that although progress is being made, it produces a reaction that is somehow greater than equal and opposite Zenosyne the sense that time keeps going faster Gugulethu a township outside of Cape Town, South Africa, its name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for “our pride” (for Winston Mankunku Ngozi) View this event on Facebook

A torrent of satellite images and cell phone videos are shaping the public's view of the war in Ukraine. The speed and scale at which the information spreads is powerful, but it can also be deceiving.