Microsoft has disabled a discrete set of Azure cloud and Azure AI subscriptions used by an Israeli Ministry of Defense unit after an external review found evidence that elements of investigative reporting about large‑scale collection and processing of Palestinian communications were supported by...
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President Trump’s public demand that Microsoft fire Lisa Monaco, the company’s president for global affairs, has opened a rare and volatile collision between the White House, Big Tech, national security policy, and corporate governance — unfolding amid Microsoft’s recent decision to restrict...
Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, told reporters from his office at the Redmond campus that the company will “investigate and get to the truth” after a Guardian-led investigation alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 had used Microsoft Azure to store and process vast troves of intercepted Palestinian...
The revelation that Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure underpins Israel’s mass surveillance of Palestinians marks a watershed moment for the global technology industry, igniting debate over corporate complicity, digital warfare, and the ethics of artificial intelligence in zones of conflict...
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Open source software forms the scaffolding of modern digital economies, powering everything from mission-critical infrastructure to mobile apps, yet the world’s financial commitment to its maintenance and sustainability remains startlingly tenuous. This disconnect was cast into sharp relief by...
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Microsoft has recently announced a significant policy shift: the company will no longer employ engineers based in China to provide technical support for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) cloud computing systems. This decision follows an investigative report by ProPublica that raised...
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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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Microsoft’s strategic response to mounting European Union antitrust scrutiny centers on a recalibration of its flagship productivity suite—Office 365 and Microsoft 365—decoupling Teams to offer customers a clearer pricing distinction and enhanced platform choice. This proactive move, prompted by...
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In the past half-decade, Jamaican classrooms have undergone a quiet but dramatic transformation, one that echoes trends in educational technology worldwide but carries a unique—and in some ways riskier—set of challenges. As digital platforms like Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365...
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In a world where artificial intelligence is both a boon and a bane, OpenAI finds itself at a crossroads, re-evaluating its AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) clause in an effort to strengthen its partnership with Microsoft. As financial pressures loom large, this reconsideration highlights a...