geopolitics

Microsoft's Azure cloud felt the ripple effects of a string of undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea on September 6, 2025, as traffic carrying vital Asia–Europe and Middle East connections was forced onto longer, more congested routes — a stark reminder that even the largest cloud platforms remain...

Microsoft Azure customers experienced measurable performance degradation after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer, often congested detours and exposing persistent structural vulnerabilities in the global internet backbone. (reuters.com)...

Microsoft Azure users experienced widespread performance degradation after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing Microsoft to reroute traffic, warn of increased latency for routes through the Middle East, and reigniting urgent questions about cloud resilience...

Microsoft Azure experienced measurable increases in network latency after multiple undersea fibre cuts were detected in the Red Sea, forcing cloud traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East onto alternate, longer paths and exposing brittle points in the world’s physical internet backbone...

Microsoft has warned that users of its Azure cloud may see higher-than-normal latency and intermittent disruptions after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer alternate routes while repair work and global rerouting continue. (reuters.com)...

Alibaba’s Cloud Intelligence business is no longer an experimental bet — it is the engine powering the company’s reacceleration, but sustaining that advantage will demand flawless execution across infrastructure, monetization and geopolitics. Background Alibaba reported that its Cloud...

The Pentagon has formally ended the long‑running practice of allowing China‑based Microsoft engineers to support Department of Defense cloud environments, ordering audits and vendor reviews that could reshape how major cloud providers service U.S. government systems. The move follows an...

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...

From regulatory scrutiny in Europe to AI-driven growth in the United States, the recent Q2 results for tech megacaps—Microsoft and Meta in particular—have echoed through the industry and investor circles alike, highlighting both impressive momentum and pressing challenges beneath the surface...

The swirling patterns and vibrant hues of batik, Indonesia's iconic textile art, served not just as fashion but as a powerful symbol of diplomacy during a recent convergence of global powerbrokers in Jakarta. As East Asia's most prominent security and political leaders gathered for the East Asia...

A storm is raging inside Microsoft, and it’s rapidly becoming emblematic of a broader ethical struggle rippling through the world’s tech giants. As artificial intelligence and cloud computing reshape the landscape of geopolitics and warfare, so too do the responsibilities—and risks—borne by...

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...

The keynote address at Microsoft Build 2025 in Seattle was abruptly thrown into the spotlight—not for a major product reveal or a breakthrough AI announcement, but for a passionate protest reflecting the global tech industry’s increasingly complex entanglement with matters of war, ethics, and...

As global conflicts evolve, the intersection of technology and geopolitics has never been more sharply in focus than it is today. The ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, already a significant humanitarian crisis, has in recent months become the backdrop for a heated debate over the role of major...

Microsoft’s role in the complex digital landscape of the Israel-Gaza conflict has drawn significant attention, blending issues of technology, ethics, and geopolitics. Recent reports, including a Ynetnews article, have revealed that Microsoft aided Israel during a major hostage rescue...

The technology sector, long celebrated as the motor of global economic growth, now faces a distinct era of turbulence—where dizzying innovation is shadowed by supply chain fragility, regulatory pressure, unpredictable geopolitics, and the risks of betting big on unproven technology. In May 2025...

Microsoft’s recent decision to suspend key services for some of its Chinese clients has raised eyebrows across the tech community, stirring conversations about a potential acceleration of technological decoupling between the United States and China. In an abrupt move that caught many off-guard...

Microsoft has long been viewed as a pioneer in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, but recent allegations have cast the tech giant into an ethical maelstrom. Reports emerging from investigative documents suggest that Microsoft’s flagship products—its Azure cloud infrastructure and...

The global tech landscape is as intertwined with geopolitics as it is with innovation. Recent reports from the BDS Movement have once again thrust Microsoft into the spotlight, alleging that the tech giant’s long-standing partnership with the Israeli military has contributed to controversial...

Introduction In a surprising maneuver that has stirred debate across both technology and political spheres, Microsoft has shuttered its IoT & AI Insider Lab in Shanghai. This closure comes at a time when the company, along with its subsidiary OpenAI, publicly champions a "Democratic vision for...