Microsoft has quietly added a dedicated channel inside its internal Integrity Portal — called Trusted Technology Review — giving employees an explicit, anonymous route to flag concerns about how Microsoft builds, sells, or deploys its products after months of investigative reporting and an...
Five former members of Kyndryl’s U.S. cybersecurity team have filed a federal lawsuit alleging systematic discrimination and retaliatory firings tied to race, national origin, age, disability, and whistleblowing — an escalation of complaints that previously moved through the EEOC and that...
The confrontation at Microsoft’s Redmond campus in August and the weeks of escalation that followed have turned a previously quiet internal dispute into what may be the most consequential labor story in the U.S. this year: current and former Microsoft employees organized under the banner No...
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Microsoft’s latest internal reset pairs a sweeping return‑to‑office baseline with a near‑immediate tightening of how employees may speak, gather, and access company space — a package of changes that recasts the company’s post‑pandemic workplace model as an operational lever for “intensity” in AI...
Microsoft’s internal playbook has shifted decisively: the company has moved to restrict open employee forums, tighten campus access after a high‑profile sit‑in, and impose a phased three‑day‑a‑week return‑to‑office baseline for many staff — a package of measures that recasts Microsoft’s...
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Microsoft’s latest internal reset marries a stricter return‑to‑office mandate with tighter controls on employee speech — a move that recasts the company’s post‑pandemic workplace policies as a strategic lever in its high‑stakes push into artificial intelligence. The company has closed or...
At some point in the early 21st century, the public debate over artificial intelligence shifted from abstract speculation to urgent planning: could the next leap in AI turn into a civilization-scale crisis, and if so, what can people do now to reduce the odds? A high-profile scenario known as AI...
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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...
Microsoft employees have erected a sustained sit‑in on the company’s Redmond campus, transforming a simmering internal dispute over Israel‑linked contracts into a high‑visibility standoff that raises fundamental questions about cloud ethics, corporate accountability, and the limits of vendor...
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Microsoft’s Azure cloud has quietly become the focus of one of the most consequential tech-and-human-rights controversies of the decade after investigative reporting alleged that Israel’s elite signals intelligence unit used a bespoke Azure environment to ingest, store and analyze enormous...
Microsoft has opened a formal inquiry after fresh reports allege that Israel’s elite intelligence unit used Microsoft Azure to store and analyse vast volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications, raising urgent questions about cloud governance, corporate responsibility, and the role of big...
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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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A cascade of investigative reports, United Nations findings, and whistleblower testimony has ignited global debate over the role of Microsoft and other big tech companies as the digital infrastructure underlying Israel’s surveillance and military operations in Gaza. At the heart of this...
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Microsoft is currently under scrutiny following allegations that its GitHub platform may have been used to host code facilitating unauthorized data extraction from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Representative Stephen Lynch has formally requested that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella...
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The recent firing of a Microsoft software engineer who interrupted CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote at Build 2025 over the company’s alleged involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza has ignited a heated debate within both the tech industry and the global community. This incident is not...
Across the tech industry, debates about corporate responsibility and the moral implications of advanced technologies have rarely reached the fever pitch now surrounding Microsoft’s role in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. A wave of internal dissent—sparked by high-profile firings and a...
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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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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 reverberations from global conflicts rarely fail to reach the technology world, but the events at Microsoft’s recent Build developer conference in Seattle demonstrated just how intimately intertwined tech giants have become with geopolitical strife. As CEO Satya Nadella took the stage to...
In an era where technology giants stand at the center of geopolitical storms, Microsoft has come under intense scrutiny following allegations that its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services have played a role in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. As accusations and counterclaims...
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