Since then, diversity and inclusion initiatives were treated as a quick fix to negative publicity around the technology industry’s employee demographics. The movement picked up steam when a journalist at the San Jose Mercury filed a Freedom of Information request forcing the big names in tech to disclose their demographic information. To soften the blow from the press, companies released their own statements about how they would diversify their workforces and build a culture of inclusion....

Starting my career as a woman in software engineering How humans interact with and leverage technology has always been an interest of mine–in my adolescence, social media and smartphones began their ascent and suddenly handheld technology was everywhere. By the time I left for college, almost every teenager had a laptop and I knew I wanted to study computer science. At the University of Michigan, engineering was a fascinating but daunting space....

The Havoc assault rifle, Apex Legends’ first piece of post-launch content, is a bit of a mixed bag. Since its addition on February 20, millions of players have dropped into Kings Canyon to test out the game’s newest weapon. Of course, we at Screen Rant are to be counted among them, and the verdict is in: the Havoc rifle is a middle-of-the-road weapon that, despite its interesting use of the game’s transformative hop-ups, isn’t really worth holding on to after the immediate post-drop fight for survival....

After Bloomberg reported the news citing anonymous sources last week, the US Federal Trade Commission has confirmed this morning that it has an open probe looking into Facebook’s privacy practices. Here is the official statement from the FTC’s acting director, Tom Pahl: After news of the probe broke last week, the #DeleteFacebook campaign began picking up steam as WhatsApp founder, Brian Acton joined the movement. As the fallout has continued over the last week, more lawsuits have been filed, along with Apple’s Tim Cook sharing his thoughts....

If you take your iOS games seriously enough to make it to the top of the Game Center Leaderboard, it can be annoying to see someone cheat their way past you with a Leaderboard hack. Previously, all developers could do about it was ask Apple to deal with the issue – but new features in iOS 7 make it possible for developers combat cheaters themselves. We previously told you about all these new anti-cheater features for developers, but today Apple reminds devs in an update that they now have the ability to delete fake scores and block known cheaters altogether....

Sansa Stark has had one of the most complicated journeys of any character on Game of Thrones. She’s been both a (near) princess and a prisoner, suffered awful abuse and turned the tables on her enemies more than once. That she’s survived this long feels like something of a miracle, given everything she’s been through and all the things she’s lost. By the conclusion of Season 7, Sansa certainly seems to have grown into a competent, thoughtful leader who puts her family and her people first....

To the surprise of many, Game of Thrones’ season 8 finale ended with Jon Snow not on the Iron Throne, but instead returning to join the Night’s Watch as his punishment for killing Daenerys Targaryen. It’s a fate that brings Jon’s story full circle, as Game of Thrones began with the “Stark bastard” choosing to take the black and head to the Wall, with the ambition of protecting the realms of men....

SONY Playstation, the latest iteration of its gaming console comes with DualSense controllers. These are some premium-looking feature-rich controllers. But you may also find some issues with these devices. Since all modern controllers are wireless now, unlike the good old days of PS2 or PS3, you need to charge them separately. There is also a need to pair them before you can play with them. Due to such extra steps, many users wind up facing issues such as PS5 controller LED lights won’t light up or not working....

Windows 11 is still in the startup stages, and it is still not production-ready. Most of the features in the new update of Windows 11 works great and most users are having a great time enjoying the pleasant visuals and colours. Although it cannot be said for most of the users because some of them are facing very bad bugs. One such bug is that the Widgets is not working properly on their windows PC....

Nintendo has released a life simulation video game called Animal Crossing: New Horizons in 2020 for the Nintendo Switch. New Horizons is the 5th main title in the Animal Crossing series. Amiibo is a toys-to-life platform and while scanning it in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the console, plenty of Switch users may get an error. it’s possible to encounter an error message. Here we’re talking about the Animal Crossing New Horizons ‘It Seems You Can’t Chat With’ Error....

Jim Keller is leaving Intel after working for the company since 2018. In a public memo, Intel says that Keller has resigned effective today due to personal reasons. He was a senior vice president and general manager of silicon engineering there, with a major role in designing chips. As pointed out by Bloomberg, Keller has worked on important projects at Tesla, AMD, and Apple. Back in 2008, he was a senior executive at P....

Forensic toolkits These are multipurpose forensic toolkits that can carry out a number of detailed digital forensic tasks. 1. SANS Investigative Forensic Toolkit (SIFT) Based on Ubuntu, SIFT has all the important tools needed to carry out a detailed forensic analysis or incident response study. It supports analysis in advanced forensic format (AFF), expert witness format (E01) and RAW evidence (DD) format. It comes with tools to carve data files, generate timeline from system logs, examine recycle bins, and much more....

Ross Geller knew how to play the annoying guy very well. He was a professional at it, he knew his way around all things annoying. One of his habits was picking on Monica’s past, he’s called her a terror, little fatso on record. Ross liked to play his science card to sound smart, which meant picking on not so well-read of the group; Joey, Phoebe, and even Rachel. Ross may have played both the good and the bad....

Friends is known mostly for being a show full of comedic moments that had fans laughing. While of course Friends is a sitcom, it also made audiences feel connected to the characters. Seeing the main six characters as they went through relationships, breakups, jobs, parenthood, and more made audiences feel a variety of emotions. Along with all of the times that audiences laughed while watching the show, there were also times when it made audiences cry....

Terminator: Dark Fate boasts a whole new kind of villain in the Rev-9, portrayed by Gabriel Luna. The actor takes pride in following Schwarzenegger’s footsteps, as well as in the role Mexico plays in the film. He chatted with Screen Rant about his role in the film and its take on today’s technology prior to the November 1st release. Congratulations on the film. Amazing job. You were probably the most menacing and brutal Terminator I’ve seen yet....

For the past couple of years, my gadget gift guide has focused on audio products. But the truth is, this is now a relatively static market. New products come along, of course, but many of my recommendations remain unchanged, so check out last year’s guide for inspiration for music lovers. This covers in-ear and over-ear headphones, portable speakers, and home speakers. This year, I’ve opted for a more eclectic range of gadget gifts, aiming to include recommendations at all budgets....

Game of Thrones (GoT) has always been shrouded in secrecy, but some fans already know how it ends. George R.R. Martin admitted that he has met devotees who accurately predicted the ending. Still, when a story has as many moving parts and dynamic elements as A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF), sheer probability states that someone will make the right guess eventually. Only a few people know how GoT will end, but everyone has a guess, prediction, or theory....

With the finale of Game Of Thrones just a few short weeks away, there’s likely no better time to dive back into the series roots. From the introduction of the mysterious and lethal White Walkers to a rather mysterious Valyrian Steel Dagger, there’s plenty of important details that hold clues to what’s left to come. So before the fight for the Iron Throne comes to a bittersweet conclusion, let’s see what hints of the future we can glean by looking into the past....

Kit Harington’s Game of Thrones co-stars crashed his monologue looking for spoilers in a hilarious bit from last night’s SNL. Heading into its eighth and final season, Game of Thrones is arguably a bigger pop culture sensation than it’s ever been before. The hype is definitely sky high for the HBO fantasy series as the last six episodes get set to drop beginning on April 14th. Among the many questions left over from the end of Game of Thrones season 7, none are bigger than those surrounding the fates of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and his new queen, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)....

Samsung Galaxy A13 and A23 were launched in the year 2022. However, some users have complained about the Samsung Galaxy A13 and A23 Black Screen Issue. Of course, this doesn’t apply to all the units out there, but there’s a subset of users facing the same issue. Turns out that when your phone has a black screen issue, it tends to vibrate and even works, but the screen is off, so you can’t see what’s happening....