Jan 15 Watch 8:20 How Silicon Valley is trying to fix its diversity problem By PBS News Hour Almost two years after major tech firms began publicizing their diversity numbers, recent figures show that Silicon Valley employees are still overwhelmingly white and male. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the steps these companies are taking to address their race and… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 5:26 From Google to Alphabet, what does the change mean? By PBS News Hour Tech giant Google is restructuring. A newly created holding company called Alphabet will now be the umbrella for its core business of Internet searching -- still called Google -- as well as other divisions like home automation and X Labs. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:49 Why Netflix just offered the most generous parental leave policy in the country By PBS News Hour Netflix has announced that it will be offering employees unlimited paid parental leave of up to a year after one gives birth to or adopts a child. Netflix joins other tech companies that offer generous family leave packages, in stark… Continue watching
Mar 05 Twitter chat: What's behind the tech industry's gender gap? By Nora Daly As of 2013, women held 57 percent of jobs in the U.S. workforce, however, they held only 26 percent of computing jobs. What's the reason for the tech industry’s gender gap? Join us for a Twitter chat on the topic… Continue reading
May 28 Watch Google's diversity record shows women and minorities left behind By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 20 Watch In 'Haunted Empire,' a look at life at Apple after Steve Jobs By PBS News Hour It's been a little more than two years since the founder and creative force behind Apple died at age 56. What does the transition of leadership mean for the future of one of the most iconic American tech companies? Hari… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 'Hidden Genius' helps disadvantaged teens learn code of the tech industry By PBS News Hour In Oakland, not far from Silicon Valley, a small group of teenagers are glued to their computer screens, learning a new language. The Hidden Genius Project is a small non-profit that’s working to teach computer coding to young African-American men… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Tech industry looks to robots to tackle problems but finds hurdles on the way Tech industry looks to robots to tackle problems but finds hurdles on the way… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch With Windows 8, Microsoft Makes Big Shift Away From PCs Towards Tablets With Windows 8, Microsoft Makes Big Shift Away From PCs Towards Tablets… Continue watching