The latest lawsuit facing Google is a compilation of alleged bias against Black employees. April Curley, a former employee, sued the multinational entity last Friday, making a range of accusations regarding discriminatory activity against Black workers: job placement in lower-level roles that didn’t correspond to their education and experience, underpayment, and lack of career advancement are a few of the claims being made.

Multinational tech companies are part of the major Western businesses and governments sanctioning Russia. Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, urged businesses to sever ties with Russia on Facebook, describing how he, “asked YouTube to block the Russian propaganda media, which call us Nazis and drug addicts, lie and promote war. Asked Meta to block Facebook and Instagram. I asked Netflix to block the service in Russia.”

As the world reacts to the weakened state of Ukraine, many governments and individuals have thrown their support behind the Ukrainian government and people. Online sentiments from China’s web reveal a different type of backing.

In recent years, Kharkiv, Ukraine has become a tech hub for companies who have decided to outsource and hire local engineering talent. Located just 30 miles from the Russian border, the city lies extremely close to the country threatening an invasion at any moment.

Meta and Microsoft, two of the world’s largest technology companies, are embracing the Metaverse. Now, China’s leading tech firms are also looking to break into the virtual reality market. However, their creations face government censorship among other interferences.

A multi-billion euro fund will expand Europe’s tech sector in an effort to make the continent more competitive against the U.S. and Asia. The initiation of the publicly funded reserve was announced by France’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, at a digital sovereignty conference on Monday.