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Apple CEO: Diversity is ‘the future of our company’

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said diversifying the computer giant's workforce is “the future of our company” in an interview published Monday. “And so if you believe as we believe that diversity leads to better products, and we're all about making products that enrich peoples lives, then you obviously put a ton of energy behind diversity the same way you would put a ton of energy behind anything else that is truly important,” he told Mashable.

Apple’s biggest surprise at WWDC: Diversity

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple, famous for parading white male executives across the stage at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, changed things up on Monday, succumbing to growing pressure not just to talk about diversity but to actually show some. At WWDC, two female Apple executives joined Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and other mostly white male executives on stage in presenting the company's products to software developers. Jennifer Bailey announced developments with Apple Pay and Susan Prescott unveiled the company's News mobile app during the keynote presentation.

Exclusive: Tim Cook says lack of diversity in tech is ‘our fault’

SAN FRANCISCO — The day before Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the company hosted a special orientation session for the recipients of its WWDC Scholarship Program — with a special surprise guest, CEO Tim Cook.

GENDER DIVERSITY INCREASED IN TECH FIELD, SAYS GOOGLE

The Mountain View, CA based tech giant Google Inc. has recently announced that the efforts to increase the diversity in the world of technology know a success. Related to the hires of last years in the field of tech, Google Inc. has reported that 21 per cent of the people who started working in the tech area in 2014 were women. And this is a proof that our society is moving, as gender diversity increased in tech field does not only affect a specific domain, but an entire civilization, regarding its morals and views toward women.