Following the controversy around the 'unjust' dismissal of a prominent Black researcher, the tech giant <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/google">Google</a> has fired yet another member of the company's AI ethics team.

Margaret Mitchell, a lead artificial intelligence ethics researcher, took to Twitter to announce the termination of her employment with Google.

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"I'm fired.," she wrote on Twitter, which followed several messages against Google's decision.&nbsp;

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"This manager's conduct, we confirmed that there were multiple violations of our code of conduct, as well as of our security policies, which included the exfiltration of confidential business-sensitive documents and private data of other employees," Google was quoted by the news agency AFP.

Mitchell has been fired, as per Google, due to her illegal activities which were causing danger for the security of the tech giant's data. She was suspended last month after she was caught downloading and sharing company documents related to the discriminatory treatment of Timnit Gebru.

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Her termination has come a few days after she penned down a letter to Google raising questions about the 'unjust' firing of her colleague.&nbsp;

"The firing of Dr. Timnit Gebru is not okay, and the way it was done is not okay. &nbsp;It appears to stem from the same lack of foresight that is at the core of modern technology, and so itself serves as an example of the problem," she wrote in the letter.&nbsp;

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"The firing seems to have been fueled by the same underpinnings of racism and sexism that our AI systems, when in the wrong hands, tend to soak up," she added.

Gebru was apparently fired by Google but the company portrayed it as a resignation. The researcher claimed that she was told her resignation has been accepted even though she had not served one to the company.

The controversy regarding her treatment has raised many questions regarding the work environment of big tech companies, especially for minority groups and women.

Following the controversy around the 'unjust' dismissal of a prominent Black researcher, the tech giant Google has fired yet another member of the company's AI ethics team.

Following the controversy around the 'unjust' dismissal of a prominent Black researcher, the tech giant Google has fired yet another member of the company's AI ethics team. Margaret Mitchell, a lead artificial intelligence ethics researcher, took to Twitter to announce the termination of her employment with Google. Also read| Facebook, Australia hold talks following news ban "I'm fired.," she wrote on Twitter, which followed several messages against Google's decision. I'm fired. — MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) February 19, 2021 × "This manager's conduct, we confirmed that there were multiple violations of our code of conduct, as well as of our security policies, which included the exfiltration of confidential business-sensitive documents and private data of other employees," Google was quoted by the news agency AFP. Mitchell has been fired, as per Google, due to her illegal activities which were causing danger for the security of the tech giant's data. She was suspended last month after she was caught downloading and sharing company documents related to the discriminatory treatment of Timnit Gebru. Also read| Google to turn company spaces into vaccination centres: Sundar Pichai Her termination has come a few days after she penned down a letter to Google raising questions about the 'unjust' firing of her colleague. "The firing of Dr. Timnit Gebru is not okay, and the way it was done is not okay. It appears to stem from the same lack of foresight that is at the core of modern technology, and so itself serves as an example of the problem," she wrote in the letter. I am concerned about @timnitGebru 's firing from Google and its relationship to sexism and discrimination. I wanted to share the email I wrote to Google press the day my access was cut off.https://t.co/O7JPlqJW8L — MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) February 5, 2021 × "The firing seems to have been fueled by the same underpinnings of racism and sexism that our AI systems, when in the wrong hands, tend to soak up," she added. Gebru was apparently fired by Google but the company portrayed it as a resignation. The researcher claimed that she was told her resignation has been accepted even though she had not served one to the company. The controversy regarding her treatment has raised many questions regarding the work environment of big tech companies, especially for minority groups and women.

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Internet giant Google&nbsp;published its third annual 'e-Conomy: SEA 2018' report, co-authored with Singapore state investment firm, Temasek, on Monday in which it has forecast Southeast Asia's digital economy&nbsp;triple in size and reach $240 billion by 2025.

According to the&nbsp;report, Southeast Asia's online economy reached $72 billion in value this year and is projected to triple to $240 billion by 2025 --&nbsp;20 per cent higher than the $200 billion which Google and Temasek had estimated in their 2016 and 2017 report.

The growth of the internet economy is predicted by analysing four categories, online travel, e-commerce, online media and ride-hailing. It has covered Southeast Asia's largest economies -- Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

"Simply put, Southeast Asia’s internet economy hit an inflection point in 2018. Powered by the most engaged mobile internet users in the world, industries like e-commerce, online media, online travel, and ride-hailing grew at an unprecedented rate. Investors have taken notice, pouring record amounts of funds into the region — now it’s time for everyone else to pay attention," the study read.

"The record-breaking pace of the region’s internet economy in 2018 wasn’t a freak occurrence. Southeast Asian countries are on a solid foundation for accelerated digital growth."

The study also stated that the internet sector of Southeast Asia has "generated value surpassing the gross domestic product (GDP) of more than 100 countries in the world in just three years."

The research further credited e-commerce companies like, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Lazada, Sea Ltd's Shopee, and Indonesia's Tokopedia, for helping develop the sector. 
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Here are the key highlights from the study.

350 million internet users are living in the region. Since 2015, more than three million Southeast Asians, a population bigger than Chicago’s or Madrid’s, have gone online for the first time every month.

35 million Southeast Asians use ride-hailing services every month. Eight million rides are taken every day across 500 cities. Local unicorns (privately held startup companies value&nbsp;at over $1 billion) like GO-JEK and Grab are spurring rapid growth in new services like food delivery, which made up a $2 billion industry in 2018

$24 billion has been raised by Southeast Asian tech companies since 2015 and investor confidence is growing. The $9.1 billion raised in the first half of 2018 is on par with the $9.4 billion in the whole of 2017. Investor confidence extends to smaller startups, with investments in non-unicorns growing four times in the first half of the 2018 year on year.

1.7 million full-time jobs will be created in the internet economy by 2025 for highly-skilled professionals as well as flexible work opportunities in sectors like ride-hailing.

The research further noted that the growth is being boosted by the world's most engaged internet users of whom 90% connect through their smartphones; and the increasing availability of affordable smartphones, faster and cheaper internet is services are also giving a boost to the growth. &nbsp;

"There are more than 350 million internet users across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam in June 2018 — 90 million more than in 2015. Also, with more than 90% of Southeast Asians connecting to the internet primarily through their smartphones, this is one of the most mobile-first internet regions globally," research reads.

Digital economy refers to an economy that is based on digital computing technologies, although this increasingly perceives as conducting business through markets based on the internet and the World Wide Web. The digital economy is also sometimes called the Internet Economy, New Economy, or Web Economy.&nbsp;

Internet giant Google published its third annual 'e-Conomy: SEA 2018' report, co-authored with Singapore state investment firm, Temasek, on Monday in which it has forecast Southeast Asia's digital economy triple in size and reach $240 billion by 2025.

Internet giant Google published its third annual 'e-Conomy: SEA 2018' report, co-authored with Singapore state investment firm, Temasek, on Monday in which it has forecast Southeast Asia's digital economy triple in size and reach $240 billion by 2025. According to the report, Southeast Asia's online economy reached $72 billion in value this year and is projected to triple to $240 billion by 2025 -- 20 per cent higher than the $200 billion which Google and Temasek had estimated in their 2016 and 2017 report. The growth of the internet economy is predicted by analysing four categories, online travel, e-commerce, online media and ride-hailing. It has covered Southeast Asia's largest economies -- Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. "Simply put, Southeast Asia’s internet economy hit an inflection point in 2018. Powered by the most engaged mobile internet users in the world, industries like e-commerce, online media, online travel, and ride-hailing grew at an unprecedented rate. Investors have taken notice, pouring record amounts of funds into the region — now it’s time for everyone else to pay attention," the study read. "The record-breaking pace of the region’s internet economy in 2018 wasn’t a freak occurrence. Southeast Asian countries are on a solid foundation for accelerated digital growth." The study also stated that the internet sector of Southeast Asia has "generated value surpassing the gross domestic product (GDP) of more than 100 countries in the world in just three years." The research further credited e-commerce companies like, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Lazada, Sea Ltd's Shopee, and Indonesia's Tokopedia, for helping develop the sector. Here are the key highlights from the study. 350 million internet users are living in the region. Since 2015, more than three million Southeast Asians, a population bigger than Chicago’s or Madrid’s, have gone online for the first time every month. 35 million Southeast Asians use ride-hailing services every month. Eight million rides are taken every day across 500 cities. Local unicorns (privately held startup companies value at over $1 billion) like GO-JEK and Grab are spurring rapid growth in new services like food delivery, which made up a $2 billion industry in 2018 $24 billion has been raised by Southeast Asian tech companies since 2015 and investor confidence is growing. The $9.1 billion raised in the first half of 2018 is on par with the $9.4 billion in the whole of 2017. Investor confidence extends to smaller startups, with investments in non-unicorns growing four times in the first half of the 2018 year on year. 1.7 million full-time jobs will be created in the internet economy by 2025 for highly-skilled professionals as well as flexible work opportunities in sectors like ride-hailing. The research further noted that the growth is being boosted by the world's most engaged internet users of whom 90% connect through their smartphones; and the increasing availability of affordable smartphones, faster and cheaper internet is services are also giving a boost to the growth. "There are more than 350 million internet users across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam in June 2018 — 90 million more than in 2015. Also, with more than 90% of Southeast Asians connecting to the internet primarily through their smartphones, this is one of the most mobile-first internet regions globally," research reads. Digital economy refers to an economy that is based on digital computing technologies, although this increasingly perceives as conducting business through markets based on the internet and the World Wide Web. The digital economy is also sometimes called the Internet Economy, New Economy, or Web Economy.

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