Hacker News with Generative AI: DEI

GameStop CEO decries 'wokeness and DEI' (thehill.com)
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen derided “wokeness and DEI” as the video game retailer giant seeks to sell operations in France and Canada.
Business, DEI, Social Issues, Video Games
20 points by jarsin 3 days ago | 34 comments
Amazon Studios Quietly Steps Back from Diversity Goals Amid Trump DEI Crackdown (hollywoodreporter.com)
Amazon Studios is rolling back division-wide policies aimed at boosting diversity on its series and films.
Amazon, Diversity, Film Industry, Politics, DEI
6 points by adrian_mrd 8 days ago | 1 comments
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI (slate.com)
On Wednesday evening, newly installed Attorney General Pam Bondi sent staff in several divisions of the Department of Justice more than a dozen memos within a 15-minute span, laying out the agency’s new policies on issues ranging from reviving the death penalty, to targeting sanctuary cities, to enforcing a strict return-to-office policy.
Politics, Law Enforcement, DEI
23 points by gpi 15 days ago | 1 comments
Google tells employees why it's ending DEI hiring goals (theverge.com)
Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Google, DEI, Tech Industry, Employment, Business
9 points by gpi 16 days ago | 1 comments
NASA moves swiftly to end DEI programs, ask employees to "report" violations (arstechnica.com)
NASA's acting administrator is moving swiftly to remove diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility—or DEIA—programs from the space agency.
NASA, DEI, Government, Politics, Social Issues
31 points by LinuxBender 30 days ago | 4 comments
Costco Denies Shareholder Demand to Back Down from DEI Hiring (newsweek.com)
The Costco Board pushed back against its anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) shareholders, who had suggested the wholesale corporation re-evaluate its "illegal discrimination" program.
Costco, DEI, Shareholder Activism, Business, Law
19 points by blackeyeblitzar 55 days ago | 28 comments
University of Michigan eliminates DEI statements as part of faculty hiring (cbsnews.com)
The University of Michigan will no longer ask for diversity statements as part of its hiring process and when considering promotion and tenure.
Higher Education, DEI, Hiring Practices
6 points by nsoonhui 78 days ago | 0 comments
Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, rolls back DEI under pressure (usatoday.com)
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is the latest company to make changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives under pressure from a conservative activist.
Walmart, DEI, Business, Politics, Conservative Activism
10 points by nsoonhui 88 days ago | 1 comments
Microsoft laid off a DEI team, DEI is 'no longer business critical' (businessinsider.com)
Microsoft, DEI, Layoffs, Business
61 points by eamag 219 days ago | 95 comments