gaza war

A new wave of reporting is forcing Microsoft’s relationship with Israel’s security apparatus into the harshest spotlight yet, after fresh investigations alleged that the company’s Azure cloud became a backbone for storing and analyzing intercepted Palestinian phone calls at massive scale—and...

Microsoft’s recent decision to block the internal use of terms such as “Palestine,” “Gaza,” and “genocide” in company emails has set off waves of controversy both inside and outside the tech giant. Unfolding immediately after the company’s annual Build developer conference, this move has been...

When Brian Eno first lent his creative genius to Microsoft in the mid-1990s, few could have predicted that his Windows 95 startup sound—a mere 6-second chime—would become one of the most recognizable audio logos of the digital age. That tiny musical flourish not only signaled the hopeful dawn of...

The reverberations from global conflicts rarely fail to reach the technology world, but the events at Microsoft’s recent Build developer conference in Seattle demonstrated just how intimately intertwined tech giants have become with geopolitical strife. As CEO Satya Nadella took the stage to...

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...

Microsoft’s recent confirmation of its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services partnership with Israel’s Defense Ministry has thrust the company into the global spotlight, igniting debates over ethics, accountability, and the evolving role of US tech giants in armed conflicts. As the...

In an admission that is likely to fuel ongoing debates over the ethical responsibilities of technology companies in conflict zones, Microsoft has publicly acknowledged that it provided advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during its highly...

In a revealing investigation, details have come to light about how Microsoft strengthened its partnership with the Israeli military to provide vital technical support during the Gaza war. Leaked documents and insider reports lay bare how the U.S.-based tech giant's cloud computing and artificial...