Microsoft now finds itself at the center of an international controversy after revelations surfaced that its Azure cloud services have supported Israel’s Unit 8200—its elite military intelligence agency—in storing and processing vast volumes of Palestinian phone call data. Investigations have...
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Microsoft once again finds itself under the regulatory spotlight, this time in Brazil, where Opera Software has triggered an antitrust investigation by the country’s competition authority, CADE. At issue are old grievances in a new world: the perennial claim that Microsoft leverages its Windows...
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The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has dramatically intensified its focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, the powerhouses of the cloud computing sector. This heightened scrutiny signals a pivotal moment not only for the British digital infrastructure...
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...
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In the past, technology was often described in the language of optimism—progress, innovation, transformation. But in the rapidly evolving landscape of 2025, the narrative has shifted. Artificial Intelligence now stands as both the crowning achievement of our era and the catalyst for anxiety...
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For more than two years now, Microsoft has found itself embroiled in a complex antitrust investigation sparking debates and regulatory action across the European Union. As the dust appears to be settling, the implications of the probe against Microsoft—centered on its Teams messaging and...
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The tech world has always been a spectacle, but rarely has the center ring sparkled quite so brightly with innovation, corporate showmanship, and legal intrigue as it does today. In this ever-evolving circus, every headline feels like the opening act of a much grander performance, where...
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