IBM has agreed to settle a complaint from the US Justice Department around its initiatives to diversify its workforce and to encourage hiring of underrepresented groups, contrary to a presidential directive. The federal contractor also agreed to pay the government roughly $17 million.
The pressure from the Trump administration to eliminate workforce diversification efforts, typically known as DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs, has persuaded many companies, including Meta, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Intel, OpenAI, Tesla and Zoom, to publicly back away from those diversification efforts. A few companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Oracle, have held firm in favor of DEI, for the most part.
The government’s official position states that age, race, sexual preference, and gender should have zero impact on hiring decisions. Diversification proponents counter that workforce composition will stay stagnant unless explicit efforts are made to diversify.
Focus of settle
Hermes Agent, the open-source self-improving AI agent from Nous Research, has overtaken OpenClaw to claim the #1 position on OpenRouter's global daily token rankings as of May 10, 2026 — generating 224 billion daily tokens versus OpenClaw's 186 billion. The milestone places a Nous Research project ahead of an OpenAI-sponsored platform in real-world daily inference volume, just three months after launch.
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Tesla's FSD milestone highlights rapid advancements in autonomous tech, yet widespread adoption hinges on consistent safety in diverse conditions.
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The trial highlights the ethical and strategic tensions in AI development, impacting future governance and collaboration in the tech industry.
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Intel's deal with Apple highlights the strategic shift towards diversified chip supply chains, boosting US semiconductor manufacturing resilience.
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CLIFTON, New Jersey — Along with aisles of diapers and colorful onesies, Target shoppers in some of the retailer’s big-box stores can now find baby brands typically carried by specialty boutiques. Shoppers can see, feel and test strollers, car seats and high chairs outside of cardboard boxes at about 200 stores, or roughly 10% of the retailer’s footprint. They can find merchandise from high-end brands, including a $1,000 UPPAbaby stroller. And customers can browse nearly 2,000 new baby items, which are available across all of the retailer’s stores and online. Target’s “baby boutiques,” which have rolled out over the past two months, are just one piece of a broader push to refresh stores and woo a crucial customer base: busy families, who have increasingly turned to rivals like Walmart. Whether Target makes progress with those shoppers will help determine whether CEO Michael Fiddelke
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TLDR: Nvidia has crossed $40 billion in investment commitments in 2026, targeting firms across the AI supply chain. A $30 billion bet on OpenAI stands as Nvidia’s single largest investment, deepening a decade-long partnership. Deals with Corning and IREN tie optical manufacturing and data center capacity directly to Nvidia’s hardware ecosystem. Analysts warn that neocloud investments may be pre-funding GPU purchases, raising questions about organic AI demand. Nvidia has surpassed $40 billion in investment commitments in 2026, backing companies across the AI infrastructure stack. The chipmaker recently agreed to invest up to $3.2 billion in glass maker Corning and $2.1 billion in data center operator IREN. These deals reflect a broader strategy of financing the AI supply chain while securing commercial partnerships. Analysts see both promise and risk in N
Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error
Developers working for Google have significantly misstated how much carbon two proposed AI datacentres will contribute to the UK’s total emissions in planning documents reviewed by the Guardian.
The tech company wants to build two huge datacentres – one 52-hectare (130 acre) project in Thurrock and another at an airfield in North Weald, both in Essex. To do so, developers are required to submit planning documents calculating how much carbon these projects will emit as a proportion of the UK’s total carbon footprint.
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