Oil Prices Surge Toward Biggest Monthly Gains in Years Amid Middle East Tensions 
Toyota Retains Global Auto Sales Crown in 2025 With Record 11.3 Million Vehicles Sold 
Apple Earnings Beat Expectations as iPhone Sales Surge to Four-Year High 
Pentagon and Anthropic Clash Over AI Safeguards in National Security Use 
Elon Musk Reportedly Eyes June 2026 SpaceX IPO Timed With Planetary Alignment and Birthday 
Climate Adaptation at Home: How Irrigreen Makes Conservation Effortless 
Apple Faces Margin Pressure as Memory Chip Prices Surge Amid AI Boom 
Google Disrupts Major Residential Proxy Network IPIDEA 
Chinalco and Rio Tinto Acquire Controlling Stake in Brazil’s CBA for $903 Million 
Meta Stock Surges After Q4 2025 Earnings Beat and Strong Q1 2026 Revenue Outlook Despite Higher Capex 
Asia Stocks Pause as Tech Earnings, Fed Signals, and Dollar Weakness Drive Markets 
Woodside Energy Flags Lower 2026 Production Outlook Despite Strong Q4 Revenue Beat 
Copper Prices Hit Record Highs as Metals Rally Gains Momentum on Geopolitical Tensions 
Philippine Economy Slows in Late 2025, Raising Expectations of Further Rate Cuts 
ASML’s EUV Lithography Machines Power Europe’s Most Valuable Tech Company 
U.S. Dollar Slides for Second Week as Tariff Threats and Iran Tensions Shake Markets 
Activision Blizzard Inc. announced it has hired a new executive to fill in the position of chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer in the company. It has appointed Kristen Hines, a former Accenture executive, for the role, and this was revealed on Monday, April 12.
As per Reuters, the appointment of a new DEI chief comes as the company has been heavily criticized for the kind of work culture inside its office. Last year, Activision Blizzard was brought to court to face lawsuits for allegedly fostering a sexist culture.
The “Call of Duty” developer and publisher has been investigated, and allegations of sexual harassment also surfaced in the process. To make matters worst, the gaming firm’s employees have even staged walkouts as they did not find the management’s response to the issue satisfying. They think the company is not doing enough to address the issues.
In any case, Activision Blizzard is hoping to improve the work culture inside its walls with the help of its new chief DEI. Hines has been with Accenture since 2006 and headed the company’s Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity practice until early this month.
With her move to Activision, she is expected to work across its gaming team units to make sure that diverse and inclusive perspectives are incorporated into the game design, especially in character development and storylines. Overall, she will play an important role in advancing and promoting Activision Blizzard’s commitment to raising the number of women and non-binary people in the workforce by 50% throughout the next five years.
“Activision Blizzard has ambitious goals to become the most welcoming and inclusive company in the gaming industry. We have already made significant progress ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees, and we are excited to have Kristen join our leadership team to help drive even greater improvement,” Activision Blizzard’s chief executive officer, Bobby Kotick, said in a press release.
The chief added, “Kristen’s success leading complex transformation with measurable results makes her the right person to ensure we deliver on our diversity, equity and inclusion commitments and build a model workplace aligned with our values.”
