Recent investigations have unveiled that Israel's elite cyber-intelligence unit, Unit 8200, has been utilizing Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to store and analyze vast amounts of intercepted communications from Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This collaboration, initiated in 2021, has...
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The keynote stage at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in Seattle transformed from a showcase of AI innovation into a focal point for global ethical debate when a Microsoft engineer, Joe Lopez, interrupted CEO Satya Nadella’s address with an explosive protest. Standing atop a chair within a...
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The scenes outside the Seattle Convention Center on Monday painted a vivid contrast to the polished energy of Microsoft's annual Build conference underway inside. As developers, industry insiders, and journalists gathered to absorb announcements on the future of Windows, AI, and cloud...
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Vaniya Agrawal emerged as a lightning bolt of dissent during what was meant to be a celebration of Microsoft’s half-century legacy. As a software engineer working in the company’s artificial intelligence division, she found herself at the crossroads of ethical conviction and corporate duty—a...