Microsoft’s abrupt dismissals of staff tied to a high‑profile Redmond sit‑in have transformed a months‑long ethical dispute into a full‑scale governance crisis — one that spotlights the collision of employee activism, cloud‑era technical opacity, and the reputational risks facing major vendors...
Microsoft’s decision to terminate multiple employees after an on‑campus sit‑in over alleged uses of Azure in Israeli military intelligence operations has turned a workplace protest into a major corporate governance and technology‑ethics crisis for the company — one that raises urgent questions...
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Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, told reporters from his office at the Redmond campus that the company will “investigate and get to the truth” after a Guardian-led investigation alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 had used Microsoft Azure to store and process vast troves of intercepted Palestinian...
Microsoft’s Redmond campus erupted into a governance crisis in 2025 that has become a live case study in how employee activism, geopolitical conflict, and the mechanics of cloud infrastructure can collide to create real investor risk—and why corporate governance is now a front-line risk...
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...
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Iron Mountain says the Windows 10 end-of-life is already reshaping IT asset disposition: secure data sanitization, higher volumes of device decommissioning, and a shift toward treating refresh cycles as strategic value-recovery opportunities rather than one-off disposal events.
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Ingram Micro’s latest investor call and fiscal results leave little doubt that the company is riding two concurrent tailwinds: the imminent October 14, 2025 end of support for Windows 10 — which is accelerating commercial device refreshes — and the gradual emergence of AI-driven demand that is...
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) matters have continued to capture unwavering attention from corporates, investors, policymakers, and the broader public, but recent weeks underscore that this fast-evolving domain is undergoing significant shifts. Between July 5th and July 18th, a...
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In a significant move to bolster sustainability efforts among small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), Novata has announced a collaboration with Microsoft aimed at scaling AI-powered sustainability solutions globally. This partnership is set to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of...
The strategic partnership between Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Microsoft marks a pivotal advancement in the quest to streamline Internet of Things (IoT) data within the built environment, with the ultimate aim of transforming how commercial buildings, campuses, and data centers optimize...
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Outokumpu, a global leader in stainless steel production, has embarked on a transformative journey to integrate data-driven strategies into its sustainability initiatives. By leveraging the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform, the company aims to enhance its environmental performance, optimize...
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Asia-Pacific enterprises and regulators are moving at unprecedented speed to redefine what Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) means for business and society in 2025. The shift is not merely cosmetic—it's a structural change, powered by accelerating digitalization, rising regulatory...
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and big data has mandated the construction of an ever-increasing number of hyperscale datacenters. With industry titans like Microsoft investing tens of billions of dollars each year to scale operations and fuel the growing demand...
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Manifest Climate’s latest expansion on Microsoft Azure Marketplace and Microsoft AppSource is either a groundbreaking leap in ESG intelligence or possibly the beginning of a new era where sustainability reporting gets its own supersuit—maybe even with a Microsoft badge. While the green...
While the intended Lexology resource for ESG updates covering 8–21 March couldn’t be found, we can still delve into the evolving landscape of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) developments during that period. With growing global pressure on organizations—from investors to regulatory...