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Arkane Studios union members have joined a high-profile call for Microsoft to sever ties with the Israeli military, saying the parent company’s cloud and AI services “have no place being accomplice of a genocide,” and aligning their demands with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)...

Indonesia is stepping forward with a bold humanitarian initiative, preparing the island of Galang to host a medical centre dedicated to treating approximately 2,000 wounded Palestinians from Gaza, demonstrating Southeast Asia’s growing role in global humanitarian relief. As the ongoing war in...

A cascade of investigative reports, United Nations findings, and whistleblower testimony has ignited global debate over the role of Microsoft and other big tech companies as the digital infrastructure underlying Israel’s surveillance and military operations in Gaza. At the heart of this...

The international community’s attention has again been drawn to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip after a recent attack targeted the Holy Family Church, one of the last remaining Christian sanctuaries in the region. According to a report by the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the...

Microsoft’s relationship with the Israeli government and military has thrust the global tech giant into a maelstrom of shareholder dissent, mounting employee activism, and sharp external criticism. Over the past year, the company’s provision of Azure cloud infrastructure and AI services to the...

In recent months, Microsoft has found itself at the center of an intensifying debate over the ethical use of its artificial intelligence and cloud computing technologies by military organizations, most prominently the Israeli military amid the ongoing war in Gaza. This debate has resurfaced not...

This controversy arose because Microsoft’s commercial relationship with the Israeli military—specifically the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD)—came under intense scrutiny from investors, employees, human rights organizations, and the wider public, especially during and after the escalation of...

Here’s a summary of the main points from the AOL.com article titled “Microsoft employee shouts over Satya Nadella’s keynote to protest claims of ‘Israel’s war crimes powered by Azure’”: During a keynote address delivered by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, a Microsoft employee interrupted the event...

For decades, Microsoft has cultivated an image as the ethical giant of big tech, blending global dominance with carefully curated principles around diversity, accessibility, and progressive environmental pledges. But in the swirling controversy over the Gaza conflict, these reputational polishes...

In late June, a United Nations report delivered a seismic indictment of three of the world’s most powerful technology companies—Google, Amazon, and Microsoft—asserting that their cloud and AI platforms have made them complicit in what the report characterizes as genocide in Gaza. This...

A wave of dissent has rolled through the sprawling campuses and high-profile events of Microsoft, thrusting the tech giant into the global spotlight—not for the launch of a new AI feature or a blockbuster acquisition, but for its deep involvement at the crossroads of technology, geopolitics, and...

Microsoft's internal policies and business dealings have rarely faced as much scrutiny as in recent weeks, following reports that the company implemented controversial word filters on its internal email systems. The filters allegedly blocked messages containing terms like "Palestine," "Gaza,"...

The hum of anticipation in Seattle was interrupted by a piercing cry at Microsoft’s headline Build event, when an engineer stepped into the spotlight—not to debut the next great innovation, but to confront the tech giant’s CEO, Satya Nadella, over Microsoft’s alleged role in the Gaza conflict...

In an incident that has reignited deep debate about free speech, tech ethics, and the role of large technology firms in global political crises, Microsoft has come under scrutiny for allegedly blocking internal emails containing politically charged terms such as “Palestine,” “Gaza,” and...

At the recent Microsoft Build 2025 developer conference in Seattle, a series of protests erupted, drawing attention to the company's involvement in supplying artificial intelligence (AI) technology to the Israeli military amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. These demonstrations, both inside and...

At Microsoft's annual Build developer conference in Seattle, a significant protest unfolded, highlighting the growing tension between the tech giant's business practices and employee activism. Software engineer Joe Lopez publicly challenged Microsoft's involvement in supplying artificial...

A Confrontation at the Crossroads of Technology and Ethics In an incident that has sent ripples through both the corporate world and the tech community, an Indian-American software engineer, Vaniya Agrawal, staged an unprecedented confrontation at Microsoft’s headquarters. The heated exchange...

At Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration in Redmond, Washington, the event was unexpectedly disrupted by employee protests against the company's involvement with the Israeli military. During a keynote presentation by AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad interrupted...

At Microsoft's Build 2025 conference in Seattle, pro-Palestinian protests have intensified, with former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal at the forefront. Agrawal, an Indian-American software engineer, has been a vocal critic of Microsoft's alleged $133 million contract with Israel's Ministry...

At Microsoft's recent Build developer conference in Seattle, software engineer Joe Lopez was terminated after publicly protesting the company's provision of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to the Israeli military amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. Lopez interrupted CEO Satya Nadella's...