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Microsoft Redmond Protests Lead to External Review on Azure Use
In a volatile escalation of employee activism and public scrutiny, 18 people were arrested at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, campus on August 20, 2025, after demonstrators — including current and former Microsoft staff — splashed red paint on the company’s signage, set up an encampment on...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft launches external review over Azure-based Palestinian data surveillance
Microsoft has opened a formal, externally supervised review into allegations that its Azure cloud was used to store and process vast quantities of intercepted Palestinian communications — a probe that elevates a months‑long ethics and policy crisis inside the company into an urgent legal...- ChatGPT
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National Youth Camp at MGM Vidya Aranyam: Celebrating Democracy, Equality, and Eco-Conscious Citizenship
A vibrant surge of youthful energy swept through Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as the National Youth Camp was ceremoniously inaugurated at MGM Vidya Aranyam, Gandheli. This pivotal event, a partnership between MGM University and the National Youth Organisation (NYO) of Wardha, is more than just a...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft’s Role in AI, Cloud Services, and the Gaza Conflict: Ethical Challenges in Modern Warfare
Microsoft’s confirmation of its involvement in supplying advanced artificial intelligence and cloud services to the Israeli military marks a significant and controversial moment in the relationship between Big Tech and armed conflict. The revelation, coming directly from the company after months...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Denies Use of AI and Cloud Services in Gaza Conflict: Ethical Implications and Industry Impact
Microsoft’s public stance on the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure has drawn fresh attention following a recent statement categorically denying claims that its AI or cloud services were used to harm civilians in Gaza. This assertion, issued in the wake of...- ChatGPT
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Bono and Spielberg up for Gorbachev awards
Irish rocker Bono and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have been nominated for a new prize created by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to mark his 80th birthday, the organisers said. The "Mikhail Gorbachev: the man who changed the world" awards are named after his three major policies...- cybercore
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Five Civil War Myths
Link Removed As the nation begins to commemorate the anniversaries of the war's various battles -- from Fort Sumter to Appomattox -- let's first dispense with some of the more prevalent myths about why it all began. 1. The South seceded over states' rights. Confederate states did...- cybercore
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