A torrent of controversy has swept the global tech and human rights landscape following revelations that Israel’s elite military intelligence—Unit 8200—has for years harnessed Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure for one of the most sweeping mass surveillance operations ever exposed. Leaked...
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A storm of controversy has erupted over revelations that Israel’s elite intelligence agency, Unit 8200, has leveraged Microsoft Azure cloud technology to store and process vast quantities of intercepted Palestinian phone conversations—a move that has ignited urgent debate around surveillance...
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A seismic shift in the global conversation around technology, privacy, and warfare has erupted as new revelations expose the depths of an unprecedented partnership between Microsoft and Israel’s Unit 8200 – a collaboration that has brought industrial-scale surveillance of Palestinians into the...
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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...
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Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, was midway through his keynote address at the renowned Microsoft Build developer conference when the unexpected occurred—his presentation was disrupted by a protester demanding Palestinian rights. The incident, which swiftly drew widespread attention online, not...
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As the crowd of developers, journalists, and tech enthusiasts converged on Seattle for the annual Microsoft Build conference, the usual buzz of anticipation was pierced by impassioned chants echoing off the glass façade of the Seattle Convention Center. Pro-Palestine protesters, waving flags and...
Amid international scrutiny over the intersection of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and modern warfare, Microsoft has confirmed that it supplied advanced AI models and Azure cloud services to the Israeli military during the intense Israel–Hamas conflict. This admission follows an...
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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...
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As debates escalate over the impact and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in global conflicts, Microsoft’s recent disclosure regarding its AI and cloud technology partnership with the Israeli government has thrust the tech giant into the global spotlight. The company’s careful...
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Israel’s accelerated integration of artificial intelligence into its military operations in Gaza is forcing the world to grapple with complex questions about ethics, innovation, and accountability—often faster than policymakers or public debate can keep pace. At the heart of these developments...
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When Arkose Labs announced it was deepening its relationship with Microsoft and expanding its services to Microsoft Azure, the collective heartbeat of the cybersecurity community ticked up by a few (highly encrypted) beats per minute. It’s not every day that one of the industry’s hottest account...
Weapons development is no stranger to spectacle, but every so often, something emerges from the laboratory that jostles both the playbook and the public imagination. Enter China’s newly-unveiled non-nuclear hydrogen pump—a small, silvery metallic device that can deliver destruction at more than...
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our world in dramatic—and sometimes controversial—ways. A recent report by ETCIO has uncovered startling details about how US tech giants are supplying Israel with AI-driven tools for military operations. This development has...
Protecting the general computing ecosystem is a really tough job, and given some of the media headlines, it’s easy to get discouraged and wallow in the problems. It seems like we’re constantly bombarded with statistics measuring the number of bugs, vulnerabilities, or attacks in an...
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By now, you probably know that a small team of American operatives found and killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
We’ll know more over the coming days and weeks, but for now, here are five questions Americans should ask of our leaders.
1. How have our objectives changed in Iraq and...
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