Microsoft shows its commitment to providing a safe, inclusive work environment for its employees by announcing an action plan to counter gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
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In an effort to break language and communication barriers and to ensure inclusivity in Teams Meetings, Microsoft has announced the general availability of language interpretation feature.
In an effort to enhance the user experience, and to ensure inclusivity for the attendees of scheduled Teams meetings, Microsoft has developed a new resource that will translate languages in real-time.
Instagram's new initiative will ask a random assortment of people in the United States to take part in a survey, hosted by YouGov, where they can share information such as race and ethnicity.
Following the release of 100 major versions of Chrome, Google executives have penned their thoughts on their key learnings regarding performance, security, privacy, and more since 2008.
Canonical has said that it has been replacing contentious terms in its code and documentation to make its project more inclusive. It said this isn't a cure-all but just a first step.
Google has announced that it is removing the term "whitelisted" from its Admin console. It will now be referred to as "allowlisted", similar to how "denylist" is used instead of "blacklist".
IBM and Red Hat are among firms pushing for more inclusion in the software industry. The Inclusive Naming Initiative will look at terms like blacklist and whitelist and suggest alternatives.
Phil Spencer stated today that video games are a unifying force for the world. Noting Microsoft's commitment to inclusive gaming, a number of steps have been outlined to improve this aspect.
In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Microsoft is introducing live captions and subtitles for both Skype and PowerPoint, aiming to make communication more inclusive.
