Google ends diversity hiring, says will no longer have ‘aspirational goals’

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told employees that it will no longer formally seek to improve the diversity of its workforce, marking the latest step in Silicon Valley’s retreat from initiatives that have fallen out of favor during US President Donald Trump’s administration.

Google said it was reviewing its programs and would no longer have “aspirational goals” tied to representation, it said in a note to employees on Wednesday which Bloomberg viewed. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the move.