Diversity

Legendary investor Warren Buffett released the latest Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) shareholder letter over the weekend. The highly anticipated release included many updates and comments on the state of the market and the company's businesses, but one missing item could become a big...

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) has revised its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, as confirmed by CEO Jim Farley on Wednesday. What Happened: CEO Farley informed employees via email about the changes. The company has refocused its employee resource groups and ceased participation in external...

A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to over five years in prison for orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. What Happened: Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a Georgia resident, was found guilty of wire fraud in December. She was charged with embezzling over $4.9...

The billionaire investor Bill Ackman faced a severe rebuke from Wall Street executives over his anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion stance at a private session during the Milken Institute Global Conference. What Happened: At the invite-only panel, Ackman was confronted by around 40 senior...

Elon Musk has been appointed as the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer at Disney. The announcement was made by Musk himself on social media. What Happened: Today, Musk took to his social media platform X to share the news. He expressed his enthusiasm for the new role and plans to...

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban recently defended a social media user’s rant about diversity and inclusion, emphasizing the importance of understanding and empathy in the workplace. What Happened: On Thursday, Cuban responded to a social media post criticizing diversity and inclusion at work. The...

Elon Musk once again took up cudgels against Corporate America’s diversity inclusion frameworks, this time slamming Amazon‘s “draconian DEI restrictions on content.” What Happened: Musk shared a video by YouTubers Chris Gore and Alan Ng, who discussed...

Elon Musk continued his onslaught against The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) on X. A day after posting Disney's "Inclusion Standards" memo and charging the company with "institutionalized racism and sexism," Musk has now called it a "DEI gestapo." What Happened: Musk took to Twitter to...

In the latest development of the ongoing clash between tech mogul Elon Musk and entertainment giant Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS), Musk has intensified his criticism of Disney’s diversity standards, alleging “institutionalized racism and sexism” within the company...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, called his fellow billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban an ‘insufferable tool’ on X, formerly Twitter. What Happened: The tweet from Musk came on a Tuesday, amid a longstanding debate between the two tech giants concerning the operations of X, under Musk’s...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Mark Cuban on Monday again engaged in a heated discussion on social media regarding diversity and inclusion practices. What Happened: The war of words between the high-profile business magnates was sparked by a comment made by Musk, criticizing diversity and...

Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy’s comments on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, at a CNN Townhall held on Thursday, gained the approval of hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman. What Happened: DEI should not be a goal but just be a byproduct of actually selecting the best person for the...

International Business Machines, Corp.’s (NYSE:IBM) CEO Arvind Krishna faced criticism for alleged double standards from Tesla CEO Elon Musk after a leaked video revealed that Krishna pressured executives to implement discriminatory practices in the hiring process. What Happened: In the...

The forthcoming DevTernity tech conference has become embroiled in controversy following allegations of false female speaker profiles, leading to several prominent tech executives withdrawing from the event. What Happened: Eduards Sizovs, the person responsible for organizing the DevTernity...

Best known for roles in movies like “Jaws,” “American Graffiti” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” actor Richard Dreyfuss came out with some commentary on an upcoming rule to help with diversity efforts at the Academy Awards. What Happened: The...