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Google has a diversity problem and a lawsuit problem

On the face of it, the idea that Google is discriminating against white men is laugh-out-loud funny. In 2016, according to the company’s most recent diversity report, Google was 69% male and 56% white. Some 53% of the engineering positions were held by white men. Leadership was 75% male and 68% white. Meanwhile 2% of Google employees were black, and ...

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Mercedes, BMW crowd into $100,000 coupe market in dash for cash

Bloomberg As the auto industry prepares for an age of zero emissions, it’s the flashy coupes and gas guzzlers that will pave the way. At the Geneva International Motor Show this week, BMW AG unveiled the high-performance M8 Gran Coupe concept, and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz showcased the AMG GT four-door coupe, sporting a V-8 engine that emits more than twice ...

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Apple to turn up audio ambition with new headphones

Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s AirPods earphones have been a surprise hit. Now, the company is planning a push into the high end of the market. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is working on noise-canceling, over-ear headphones that rival headsets from market leaders like Bose and even the company’s own Beats by Dre brand, according to people familiar with the product’s development. ...

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