"Cultural extraction with a good vocabulary" - why Black music and culture are AI's most exploited victims
Black music and culture are AI’s most exploited victims
Diversity
DEI DOA? Does IBM’s $17m Trump 2.0 settlement signify the death of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
The implications of the IT services and solution vendor’s legal settlement will have repercussions not just for itself but for the rest of the market too.
Something for the weekend - when it comes to women in tech, stop asking us about childcare and babies, and pay us properly!
The opportunities and challenges facing women in tech today is a long-running debate, but here's some thoughts to chew over for the weekend about some of the stuff that still gets said and asked!
Enterprise hits and misses - Claude Mythos needs a reality check, neurodiverse workplaces aren't there yet, and event season rolls on
This week - Anthropic's marketing of Claude Mythos was extravagant, but what is the reality for enterprise CISOs? Neurodiverse workplaces are better workplaces, but we aren't there yet. Context is key to enterprise AI - what are we learning? Events are still in season, and so are podcasts.
How employers can enable neuro-inclusion without alienating neuro-typical staff
The second of this two-part series on neurodiversity in the workplace explores the changes organizations can make to ensure their workplaces actually support neurodivergent workers effectively.
From military service to enterprise tech - an unconventional career path is a feature, not a bug - especially when it comes to building AI
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Everpure APJ Ambassador Nina Sekiguchi's unconventional career path demonstrates that diversity amplifies innovation, reveals bias, and results in multi-dimensional products relevant to everyone — not just the designers.
How Mumsnet is using AI to improve the lives of women without giving away its valuable data
MumsGPT has helped shine a light on medical misogyny, but site moderation will remain human.
AI needs to be inclusive by design – here’s how the NHS, Microsoft and GoFibre think it can be done
Audits, augmentation and appeals processes on the cards.
Monki Gras 2026 - the most important thing in open source isn't the code
A conference about prepping craft turned out to be about something more fundamental - the communities that make everything else possible.
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Something for the weekend – yes, we do need a radical plan to close the gender gap in tech; the latest 'big idea' from the UK isn't it!
Why the UK's ‘Breaking down barriers’ plan is far too unambitious to make any real difference. The 'Madeline Manifesto' would expect far more from government, education, and business/
What I’d say to me back then - Digital.ai’s Patricia Prince-Taggart says to get into every room, even if it’s uncomfortable being there
General Counsel Prince-Taggart doesn’t wait for an invite, and asks the right questions
The women in data redefining career paths in tech
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Confluent's Becky Straker hears from four tech leaders who are forging their own paths with resilience, strategy, and sponsorship — while clearing the way for others.
What I’d say to me back then - River Island’s Meriel Neighbour on why job-hopping pays off
Neighbour worked her way to the top in the hospitality sector, before a pivot to tech.
