A torrent of controversy has erupted around Microsoft after reports from UN authorities and investigative journalists implicated the tech giant’s Azure cloud in Israel’s massive surveillance operations targeting Palestinians. Allegations range from storing intercepted calls and biometric data to...
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Joe Lopez, a former firmware engineer at Microsoft, recently gained attention for his public protest against the company's involvement with the Israeli military. Employed for four years under the Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) division, Lopez had a positive tenure at Microsoft...
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At Microsoft's annual Build developer conference in Seattle, a significant protest unfolded, highlighting the growing tension between the tech giant's business engagements and its employees' ethical concerns. Software engineer Joe Lopez publicly interrupted CEO Satya Nadella's keynote address to...
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Microsoft's recent developer conference was notably disrupted by a pro-Palestinian protest, highlighting ongoing internal tensions over the company's business engagements. During CEO Satya Nadella's keynote address, firmware engineer Joe Lopez interrupted, accusing Microsoft of complicity in...
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In a bold move that has sent ripples through the gaming community, indie developer Ice Water Games has pulled their open-world RPG, Tenderfoot Tactics, from the Xbox digital storefront. This decision aligns with the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which...
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