The master/slave debate: Is tech language "racist"? | Thursday 11th June 2020

A row's breaking out among developers over some of the language used in the technology industry. It follows a tweet from the Breaker podcast app founder Leah Culver who says she's no longer going to use terms such as "master/slave" to describe setups and processes. Also, Following IBM’s announcement it’s stopping development of facial recognition tech, Amazon’s also putting the brakes on its own system. Google’s launched the public beta for Android 11. Scientists have made a breakthrough that could help us understand how the universe began. And Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 4 have gone live across all platforms.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important storiesAsk your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard'Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.