Here's Why Facial Recognition Tech Can't Figure Out Black People

We need more diversity in tech, not just for the good of tech employees, but for the good of tech consumers. Three black women engineers at the workplace messaging startup Slack -- Duretti Hirpa, Erica Baker and Megan Anctil -- had a conversation this week about the importance of diversity in tech. A key part of their discussion, which appeared in Tuesday's edition of the newsletter Lenny Letter, was about how diversity in hiring affects tech companies' end products. Engineers and programmer...