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  1. Microsoft Halts Azure Services Tied to Israeli Ministry of Defence After Review

    Microsoft has ceased and disabled a set of Azure cloud and Azure AI subscriptions tied to a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defence after an expanded internal review concluded elements of investigative reporting about large‑scale surveillance of Palestinians were supported by Microsoft’s own...
  2. Single-Cloud AI on Azure: Performance, Governance & Cost Predictability

    A new Principled Technologies (PT) study — circulated as a press release and picked up by partner outlets — argues that adopting a single‑cloud approach for AI on Microsoft Azure can produce concrete benefits in performance, manageability, and cost predictability, while also leaving room for...
  3. OpenAI for Germany: Sovereign AI for Public Sector with SAP Delos Cloud and Azure

    OpenAI and SAP have announced a high-profile partnership — branded "OpenAI for Germany" — to deliver a sovereign AI service for Germany’s public sector by combining OpenAI’s models with SAP’s Delos Cloud and Microsoft Azure infrastructure, with a planned rollout in 2026 and an initial...
  4. Asda Expands Microsoft AI Cloud Stack with Azure Backbone and Copilot

    Asda’s renewed, multi-year technology agreement with Microsoft is a decisive escalation of the supermarket’s long-running digital overhaul: Azure will become the retailer’s primary cloud backbone while Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft 365 Copilot are being woven...
  5. Microsoft AI Momentum: Azure Tops 75B Revenue Amid $80B Capex Question

    Microsoft’s latest earnings sprint left headlines and investor decks buzzing, but the more important story is the market’s tempering of enthusiasm: despite a blowout quarter and visible AI monetization, the company lacks an obvious new catalyst to justify an even loftier premium, and investors...
  6. Azure-Only RAG AI Delivers Latency Wins and Lower TCO, PT Study

    A new Principled Technologies (PT) study circulating as a press release this week argues that deploying a retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) AI application entirely on Microsoft Azure — instead of splitting model hosting and search/compute across providers — can materially improve latency...
  7. LSEG DMI: Azure-Powered, Production-Grade Tokenised Private Funds

    The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a Microsoft-powered blockchain platform called Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI), going live first with tokenized private funds and completing its inaugural blockchain-powered fundraising transaction — a move that shifts the conversation...
  8. Czech Welfare Goes Cloud-First: Jenda, Eva, and Azure Analytics

    The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has quietly ushered in a new digital era for welfare delivery — combining an AI chat agent, a secure citizen portal and a cloud analytics stack built on Microsoft Azure technologies — a package that Microsoft says now helps roughly 100,000 people a...
  9. Spotto.ai: AI-powered Azure cloud optimisation for MSPs and SaaS teams

    Former Parallo engineers Shaun Webber, Symon Thurlow and Jay Strydom have quietly reassembled to launch Spotto.ai, an AI-native Azure cloud optimisation platform aimed squarely at MSPs and SaaS teams wrestling with runaway cloud bills and fragmented operations. (reseller.co.nz, spotto.app)...
  10. Microsoft’s Renewed Probe Into Israel Ties, Azure Use, and Governance

    Microsoft’s president doubled down on a promise to investigate the company’s ties to Israel because a cascade of investigative reporting, a forceful United Nations inquiry, escalating employee activism, investor pressure and fresh allegations about large-scale use of Microsoft Azure by Israeli...
  11. Sarveshwar Foods Expands NIMBARK Stores: Chandigarh Launch Aims to Double Network

    Sarveshwar Foods Limited is pushing deeper into direct-to-consumer retail, unveiling a NIMBARK Organic Signature Store in Chandigarh that lifts its company-run footprint to 15 outlets and sets the tone for an aggressive plan to double its store network within the next year. The announcement caps...
  12. Microsoft and NFL Expand AI-Driven Cloud Toolkit for Coaches and Scouts

    Microsoft’s expanded deal with the NFL is not a simple renewal — it’s an explicit push to fold generative AI and cloud-first tools deeper into the game-day workflow, from the sideline to scouting rooms and front-office operations. Background The partnership between Microsoft and the NFL dates...
  13. Azure and Cloud Governance: Surveillance, Ethics, and Accountability

    Microsoft Azure’s evolution from a commercial cloud storage service to a platform implicated in large-scale intelligence operations has exposed one of the most consequential fault lines of our digital era: when enterprise-grade infrastructure meets state surveillance, the consequences can be...
  14. Azure Cloud and Unit 8200: Alleged Global Surveillance System

    Microsoft’s Azure cloud has become the focal point of a landmark investigation that alleges Israel’s elite signals-intelligence unit, Unit 8200, migrated massive volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications into a bespoke, segregated Azure environment—creating an AI-assisted, cloud-backed...
  15. NPCE: UK Police Launch Azure-based National Capabilities Environment for Multi-Cloud Policing

    The Police Digital Service has launched the National Police Capabilities Environment (NPCE), an assured Microsoft Azure–based cloud platform intended to host, manage and scale national policing IT solutions across the UK, marking a deliberate step toward a multi‑cloud operational model that sits...
  16. Israel’s Use of Microsoft Azure for Mass Surveillance in Gaza Sparks Global Debate

    A torrent of controversy has swept the global tech and human rights landscape following revelations that Israel’s elite military intelligence—Unit 8200—has for years harnessed Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure for one of the most sweeping mass surveillance operations ever exposed. Leaked...
  17. Microsoft's Partnership with Israel's Unit 8200 Sparks Ethical Concerns Over Military Surveillance

    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...
  18. Microsoft Azure Backup: Comprehensive Cloud Data Protection for Modern Enterprises

    When it comes to safeguarding organizational data against the ever-evolving threats of hardware failure, ransomware, or human error, Microsoft Azure Backup emerges as a powerhouse cloud-based backup solution tailored to modern business needs. Designed primarily for enterprises already invested...
  19. Microsoft's Role in Palestinian Mass Surveillance: Ethical Dilemmas and Industry Impact

    Microsoft's involvement in mass surveillance of Palestinians has come under intense scrutiny following revelations about its collaboration with Israeli military intelligence. Investigations have uncovered that Microsoft's Azure cloud platform has been instrumental in storing and analyzing vast...
  20. Microsoft Azure and the Controversy Over Cloud Technology in Israel’s Surveillance and Warfare

    A torrent of controversy has erupted around Microsoft after reports from UN authorities and investigative journalists implicated the tech giant’s Azure cloud in Israel’s massive surveillance operations targeting Palestinians. Allegations range from storing intercepted calls and biometric data to...