Some tech companies have stopped reporting diversity reports, a change that could negatively affect employers and employees, according to one diversity leader.

Catch up. Many tech companies—including Google, Meta (then Facebook), and X (then Twitter)—began issuing workforce demographic reports in 2014, after civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson called on leaders to increase diversity and equality in their organizations. “There’s no talent shortage. There’s an opportunity shortage,” Jackson told USA Today in 2014, of the industry’s inability to recruit women and people of color.

Now, the industry appears divided as to whether companies should publish these reports at all. Google and Microsoft skipped their diversity reports this year, while Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia released their reports, with no insight whether they would continue to do so, according to Wired.

Looking deeper. Corporate diversity efforts have faced unprecedented attacks from conservative activists and the Trump administration in 2025, HR Brew reported. Dozens of companies have rolled back DEI initiatives, deleted previous diversity reports, and dissolved entire teams. These decisions can negatively impact businesses, and eliminating diversity reports can exacerbate existing inequalities, Abi Adamson, founder of the Culture Partnership, told HR Brew.

For more on how a dearth of DEI data could negatively affect employers and employees, keep reading here.—KP

Karina Young serves a dual role as VP of people for performance management platform 15Five. She’s got a background in people leadership stretching back more than a decade, so she’s leading strategy and execution for the software company’s HR team, but she’s also partnering with sales and marketing on go-to-market efforts, bringing her experience with her sleeves rolled up to 15Five clients and deals.

Young’s grown her thought leadership profile, hosting a podcast and serving as a resource to HR leaders in the 15Five ecosystem. The additional remit is one she takes very seriously, working to showcase both the best practices and the real day-to-day journey getting her team and organization there.

“We need to live up to the vision and standards that we set, to those standards that we go out to our customers [and are] trying to help them do. But I think it is equally important for our teams to also experience the reality of HR and the reality of changing companies,” she said. “I don’t want them to feel like I’m speaking to a fantasy that’s not achievable for anyone.”

For more from our conversation with Young, keep reading here.—AD

Are robotics about to go mainstream?

Humanoid robots are making headlines. This new generation of robotics could theoretically change how we live and work—provided we deal with security issues like surveillance and data privacy. For example, the Wall Street Journal reported that 1X Technologies’ robot Neo, sold as an autonomous housekeeper, can be remotely controlled by a human, raising privacy concerns.

But these worries may not impact how organizations adopt robots, especially when added human control could help with certain workplace scenarios such as supporting doctors in a hospital setting.

For more on the robotic revolution, keep reading on IT Brew.—CN