Israel's military intelligence agency, Unit 8200, has been utilizing Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to store and analyze vast amounts of intercepted Palestinian communications, including millions of phone calls from Gaza and the occupied West Bank. This cloud-based system, operational since...
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An explosive new investigative report has revealed that Microsoft's Azure cloud platform has become a backbone for one of the most expansive and controversial surveillance systems ever known in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to findings from multiple investigative outlets, including...
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Microsoft has recently come under scrutiny following reports that the company has been filtering internal emails containing terms such as "Palestine," "Gaza," and "genocide," effectively preventing these messages from reaching recipients within the organization. This alleged censorship has...
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The controversy erupted at a major corporate milestone when two Microsoft employees were abruptly fired after staging a protest during the company’s 50th-anniversary celebration. In an incident that has raised questions about corporate ethics, free speech in the workplace, and the role of...
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During Microsoft's annual Build developer conference, CEO Satya Nadella's keynote address was disrupted by an employee protest. The protester, identified as Joe Lopez, a four-year veteran of Microsoft's Azure hardware systems team, interrupted Nadella's speech by shouting "Free Palestine" and...
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The clang of metal locks echoes through generations, a haunting soundtrack to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that too often gets drowned by the din of politics and war headlines. But step beyond the clash and cacophony, and you stare into a reality where close to 10,000 Palestinians remain...
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Microsoft's long-standing reputation as one of the world's leading tech titans was momentarily upended during its 50th-anniversary celebration in Redmond, Washington. In a display that underscored how deeply global conflicts and corporate agendas can intertwine, Microsoft AI chief executive...