Microsoft Build 2025, the company's flagship annual conference for developers, became an unexpected focal point for global politics this year. For three straight days, intense pro-Palestine protests have disrupted proceedings, thrusting Microsoft’s cloud contracts with the Israeli government...
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The atmosphere at Microsoft’s flagship Build developer conference was fractured this week as a dramatic protest unfolded before CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote address. The incident, which saw a Microsoft employee interrupting the event to denounce the company’s business ties with the Israeli...
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As hundreds of developers and tech professionals streamed into the Seattle Convention Center for Microsoft’s highly anticipated annual Build event, the atmosphere surged with both innovation and unrest. Just outside the entrance on Monday, the usual excitement was interrupted by a determined...
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