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Photo: VCG / Getty ImagesMargaret Mitchell, the co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team, says that the company has fired her following an .Why it matters: Google was already under fire for its ouster of Timnit Gebru, the other co-lead of the team. Mitchell has been locked out of the corporate email since last month after what a source says was her effort to search corporate correspondence for evidence to back up Gebru's claim of discrimination and harassment.The move comes the same day that Google it had completed its investigation of Gebru's exit, as Axios first reported. The company didn't release the findings of that investigation, but announced a series of policy changes, including tying executive pay companywide to diversity and inclusion efforts.Between the lines: Mitchell also critical of Google's handling of Gebru and a subsequent meeting between CEO Sundar Pichai and historically Black college and university leaders."Say you have a problem with consistently alienating Black women and have caused serious damage in their lives. You could: A) try to undo that damage B) try to find more Black people to like you (the tokenism approach). Good luck....."— Margaret Mitchell, in a January Twitter postWhat they're saying:Go deeper: When the Australian government told tech platforms they had to start paying publishers for the headlines and links that fill their users' posts, Google caved but Facebook walked.Why it matters: These companies' moves Wednesday — as struck a deal with News Corp to evade Australia's forthcoming rules, while essentially barred news content there — could shape how news companies are compensated for their work online for years to come.Sequoia Capital told its investors on Friday that some of their personal and financial information may have been accessed by a third party, after a Sequoia employee's email was successfully phished, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Sequoia is one of the largest and most successful venture capital firms in the world, with portfolio companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, and Robinhood. It also has invested in cybersecurity firms like FireEye and Carbon Black. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday a viral TikTok video of an emotional Marine saying her "perpetrator", who admitted to misconduct, had been allowed to stay in the service. Driving the news: Austin called the video "deeply disturbing," and said he has asked his staff to get more information and provide assistance to the Marine.

Photo: VCG / Getty ImagesMargaret Mitchell, the co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team, says that the company has fired her following an .Why it matters: Google was already under fire for its ouster of Timnit Gebru, the other co-lead of the team. Mitchell has been locked out of the corporate email since last month after what a source says was her effort to search corporate correspondence for evidence to back up Gebru's claim of discrimination and harassment.The move comes the same day that Google it had completed its investigation of Gebru's exit, as Axios first reported. The company didn't...

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