The keynote address at Microsoft Build 2025 in Seattle was abruptly thrown into the spotlight—not for a major product reveal or a breakthrough AI announcement, but for a passionate protest reflecting the global tech industry’s increasingly complex entanglement with matters of war, ethics, and...
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The scenes outside the Seattle Convention Center on Monday painted a vivid contrast to the polished energy of Microsoft's annual Build conference underway inside. As developers, industry insiders, and journalists gathered to absorb announcements on the future of Windows, AI, and cloud...
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