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Google Employee FIRED for Questioning Gender Policy? - TechNewsDay

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A Google employee's meme criticizing the tech giant's gender hiring practices has gone viral, and caused a very heated debate online. ■ Follow us on TWITCH! http://twitch.tv/etc_show http://twitch.tv/eliotetc http://twitch.tv/itsrickyftw ■ Our merch is now available! Check it out at http://etcmerch.com ■ LINKS TO OUR SOURCES: • Google diversity controversy https://diversitymemo-static.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Googles-Ideological-Echo-Chamber.pdf https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzbm4a/employees-anti-diversity-manifesto-goes-internally-viral-at-google http://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-diversity-screed-1797564320 https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/8/16111724/google-sundar-pichai-employee-memo-diversity https://www.wired.com/story/google-manifesto-puts-executives-in-a-bind/ http://gizmodo.com/alt-right-activists-call-for-google-boycott-after-emplo-1797623429 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/google-fires-engineer-who-crossed-the-line-with-diversity-memo/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-pay-disparities-women-labor-department-lawsuit http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-women-20170407-story.html https://www.recode.net/2017/8/7/16110696/firing-google-ceo-employee-penned-controversial-memo-on-women-has-violated-its-code-of-conduct • "Driverless" car in Virginia http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Did-the-Van-Driver-Disguised-as-a-Car-Seat-Break-the-Law-439297683.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/7/16109378/driverless-van-arlington-va-car-seat-costume-disguise http://gizmodo.com/the-future-of-driverless-cars-is-a-guy-in-a-car-seat-co-1797611200 https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/08/heres-the-real-science-behind-that-fake-driverless-car/536268/?utm_source=SFTwitter • MalwareTech arrested https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/5/16097946/marcus-hutchins-malware-tech-wannacry-arrest-cfaa-prosecution-charges https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/03/fbi-arrests-uk-wannacry-hero/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/08/marcus_hutchins_free_for_now/ • HBO hack update https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/8/16111868/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones-personal-details-leak https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/8/16113488/game-of-thrones-leak-hbo-ransom-video-fbi-house-of-cards https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/4/16094764/game-of-thrones-episode-4-leak-hack-star-india-hbo • AutoGlove automatic gun glove http://gizmodo.com/this-trigger-happy-glove-lets-you-simulate-machine-gun-1797434487 • Podcast patent troll https://www.eff.org/issues/resources-patent-troll-victims https://consumerist.com/2017/08/07/federal-court-confirms-patent-troll-doesnt-control-the-entire-idea-of-podcasting/ https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170808/00402737953/appeals-court-agrees-awful-patent-used-to-shake-down-podcasters-is-invalid.shtml https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/8/16110766/podcast-patent-troll-appeal-federal-circuit-personal-audio-llc-eff-radio • Shitty ATLAS robot http://gizmodo.com/watch-atlas-the-robot-autonomously-fall-off-a-stage-1797591668 ■ WATCH MORE VIDEOS: ► Which Movies MESSED US UP as Kids?! - ETC Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOsWlNdFgfE ► The Dark Tower SUCKS? - News Dump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UQUppbfd18 ► The White House Got SPEAR-PHISHED - Weekly Weird News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0o_wLg5ybA ► Anthony Scaramucci... YOU'RE FIRED!! - ETC Daily https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2UA1UD53AQ ► Rick & Morty ARE BACK...and they brought the SAUCE!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syaimtfx3pc ■ Follow Us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ETCShow http://twitter.com/RickyFTW http://twitter.com/EliotETC ■ ABOUT ETC SHOW: ETC Show's Eliot and Ricky break down all the topics YOU want to know about in entertainment, technology, and pop culture, without all of the usual pandering and fluff. Weekly shows include Tech News Day, which looks at the latest gadgets and hottest controversies in the simultaneously utopian and dystopian world of technology. On Weekly Weird News, ETC brings you the most bizarre and unbelievable real news from around the world, proving that truth is often stranger than fiction and making you question your faith in humanity. On News Dump, ETC keeps you up to speed on the biggest stories from the world of movies and television, including new trailers, interviews with your favorite actors, and ETC's own movie and TV recommendations. The ETC Podcast is where you get to spend some quality time with Ricky and Eliot as they have long-form discussions with friends, fellow YouTubers, and even the occasional movie star or musician. There's just too much news for any sane person to navigate alone. Let us be your guide.